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PRINCESS GRACE FOUNDATION-USA ANNOUNCES 2008 AWARDS WINNERS FOR THEATER, DANCE & FILM (PDF)
Mr. Dao is the recipient of the 2008 Princess Grace Choreography Fellowship. As part of the fellowship, Mr. Dao will return to Ballet Austin to create a new work for the second company. Learn more: http://www.pgfusa.org.

"Thang Dao is already an accomplished dance-maker in the classic-modern strain that runs from Doris Humphrey to Mark Morris."
—Christine Temin, Boston Globe

"The crafty wisdom of age has been said to trump the energy of youth. But the young overachievers of the Thang Dao Dance Company nearly disproved that maxim in an impressive performance on Saturday night."
—Jennifer Dunning, New York Times

"He's a choreographer to watch."
—Christine Temin, Boston Globe

"Thang Dao is surprisingly accomplished for a young choreographer. His work is cleanly and sensitively etched with just enough of a classic touch to proffer a polished finish."
—Madeleine Dale, Attitude

"In Stepping Ground, Dao explored the slow unraveling of Jeff Buckley's voice and lyrics to gently pry open notions of weakness. Dancers pushed and pulled each other's limbs with a buttery softness twinged with sadness."
—Clare Croft, austin360.com

"...a tour de force."
—Madeleine Dale, Attitude