Dana Tai Soon Burgess, Sylvia Plath

Dance and poetry combine in the premiere of "I am Vertical", a new work choreographed by Dana Tai Soon Burgess based on the "One Life: Sylvia Plath" exhibit at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2017. "One Life: Sylvia Plath" (June 30, 2017 - May 20, 2018) is the first exploration of the poet and writer's life in an art and history museum. The exhibition reveals how Plath shaped her identity visually as she came of age as a writer in the 1950s. (Photo by Jeff Malet)

Dana Tai Soon Burgess, Sylvia Plath

Christin Arthur and Ian Ceccarelli (photo) perform. Dance and poetry combine in the premiere of "I am Vertical", a new work choreographed by Dana Tai Soon Burgess based on the "One Life: Sylvia Plath" exhibit at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2017. "One Life: Sylvia Plath" (June 30, 2017 - May 20, 2018) is the first exploration of the poet and writer's life in an art and history museum. The exhibition reveals how Plath shaped her identity visually as she came of age as a writer in the 1950s. (Photo by Jeff Malet)

Dana Tai Soon Burgess, Sylvia Plath

Christin Arthur and Ian Ceccarelli (photo) perform. Dance and poetry combine in the premiere of "I am Vertical", a new work choreographed by Dana Tai Soon Burgess based on the "One Life: Sylvia Plath" exhibit at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2017. "One Life: Sylvia Plath" (June 30, 2017 - May 20, 2018) is the first exploration of the poet and writer's life in an art and history museum. The exhibition reveals how Plath shaped her identity visually as she came of age as a writer in the 1950s. (Photo by Jeff Malet)

Dana Tai Soon Burgess, Sylvia Plath

Christin Arthur and Ian Ceccarelli (photo) perform. Dance and poetry combine in the premiere of "I am Vertical", a new work choreographed by Dana Tai Soon Burgess based on the "One Life: Sylvia Plath" exhibit at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2017. "One Life: Sylvia Plath" (June 30, 2017 - May 20, 2018) is the first exploration of the poet and writer's life in an art and history museum. The exhibition reveals how Plath shaped her identity visually as she came of age as a writer in the 1950s. (Photo by Jeff Malet)

Dana Tai Soon Burgess, Sylvia Plath

Joan Ayap and Felipe Oyarzun Moltedo (photo) perform. Dance and poetry combine in the premiere of "I am Vertical", a new work choreographed by Dana Tai Soon Burgess based on the "One Life: Sylvia Plath" exhibit at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2017. "One Life: Sylvia Plath" (June 30, 2017 - May 20, 2018) is the first exploration of the poet and writer's life in an art and history museum. The exhibition reveals how Plath shaped her identity visually as she came of age as a writer in the 1950s. (Photo by Jeff Malet)

Dana Tai Soon Burgess, Sylvia Plath

Dance and poetry combine in the premiere of "I am Vertical", a new work choreographed by Dana Tai Soon Burgess based on the "One Life: Sylvia Plath" exhibit at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2017. "One Life: Sylvia Plath" (June 30, 2017 - May 20, 2018) is the first exploration of the poet and writer's life in an art and history museum. The exhibition reveals how Plath shaped her identity visually as she came of age as a writer in the 1950s. (Photo by Jeff Malet)

Dana Tai Soon Burgess, Sylvia Plath

Dance and poetry combine in the premiere of "I am Vertical", a new work choreographed by Dana Tai Soon Burgess based on the "One Life: Sylvia Plath" exhibit at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2017. "One Life: Sylvia Plath" (June 30, 2017 - May 20, 2018) is the first exploration of the poet and writer's life in an art and history museum. The exhibition reveals how Plath shaped her identity visually as she came of age as a writer in the 1950s. (Photo by Jeff Malet)

Dana Tai Soon Burgess, Sylvia Plath

Dance and poetry combine in the premiere of "I am Vertical", a new work choreographed by Dana Tai Soon Burgess based on the "One Life: Sylvia Plath" exhibit at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2017. "One Life: Sylvia Plath" (June 30, 2017 - May 20, 2018) is the first exploration of the poet and writer's life in an art and history museum. The exhibition reveals how Plath shaped her identity visually as she came of age as a writer in the 1950s. (Photo by Jeff Malet)

Dana Tai Soon Burgess, Sylvia Plath

Dance and poetry combine in the premiere of "I am Vertical", a new work choreographed by Dana Tai Soon Burgess based on the "One Life: Sylvia Plath" exhibit at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2017. "One Life: Sylvia Plath" (June 30, 2017 - May 20, 2018) is the first exploration of the poet and writer's life in an art and history museum. The exhibition reveals how Plath shaped her identity visually as she came of age as a writer in the 1950s. (Photo by Jeff Malet)

Dana Tai Soon Burgess, Sylvia Plath

Dance and poetry combine in the premiere of "I am Vertical", a new work choreographed by Dana Tai Soon Burgess based on the "One Life: Sylvia Plath" exhibit at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2017. "One Life: Sylvia Plath" (June 30, 2017 - May 20, 2018) is the first exploration of the poet and writer's life in an art and history museum. The exhibition reveals how Plath shaped her identity visually as she came of age as a writer in the 1950s. (Photo by Jeff Malet)

Dana Tai Soon Burgess, Sylvia Plath

Dance and poetry combine in the premiere of "I am Vertical", a new work choreographed by Dana Tai Soon Burgess based on the "One Life: Sylvia Plath" exhibit at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2017. "One Life: Sylvia Plath" (June 30, 2017 - May 20, 2018) is the first exploration of the poet and writer's life in an art and history museum. The exhibition reveals how Plath shaped her identity visually as she came of age as a writer in the 1950s. (Photo by Jeff Malet)

Dana Tai Soon Burgess, Sylvia Plath

Dance and poetry combine in the premiere of "I am Vertical", a new work choreographed by Dana Tai Soon Burgess based on the "One Life: Sylvia Plath" exhibit at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2017. "One Life: Sylvia Plath" (June 30, 2017 - May 20, 2018) is the first exploration of the poet and writer's life in an art and history museum. The exhibition reveals how Plath shaped her identity visually as she came of age as a writer in the 1950s. (Photo by Jeff Malet)

Dana Tai Soon Burgess, Sylvia Plath

Dance and poetry combine in the premiere of "I am Vertical", a new work choreographed by Dana Tai Soon Burgess based on the "One Life: Sylvia Plath" exhibit at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2017. "One Life: Sylvia Plath" (June 30, 2017 - May 20, 2018) is the first exploration of the poet and writer's life in an art and history museum. The exhibition reveals how Plath shaped her identity visually as she came of age as a writer in the 1950s. (Photo by Jeff Malet)

Dana Tai Soon Burgess, Sylvia Plath

Dance and poetry combine in the premiere of "I am Vertical", a new work choreographed by Dana Tai Soon Burgess based on the "One Life: Sylvia Plath" exhibit at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2017. "One Life: Sylvia Plath" (June 30, 2017 - May 20, 2018) is the first exploration of the poet and writer's life in an art and history museum. The exhibition reveals how Plath shaped her identity visually as she came of age as a writer in the 1950s. (Photo by Jeff Malet)

Dana Tai Soon Burgess, Sylvia Plath

Dance and poetry combine in the premiere of "I am Vertical", a new work choreographed by Dana Tai Soon Burgess based on the "One Life: Sylvia Plath" exhibit at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2017. "One Life: Sylvia Plath" (June 30, 2017 - May 20, 2018) is the first exploration of the poet and writer's life in an art and history museum. The exhibition reveals how Plath shaped her identity visually as she came of age as a writer in the 1950s. (Photo by Jeff Malet)

Dana Tai Soon Burgess, Sylvia Plath

Dance and poetry combine in the premiere of "I am Vertical", a new work choreographed by Dana Tai Soon Burgess based on the "One Life: Sylvia Plath" exhibit at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2017. "One Life: Sylvia Plath" (June 30, 2017 - May 20, 2018) is the first exploration of the poet and writer's life in an art and history museum. The exhibition reveals how Plath shaped her identity visually as she came of age as a writer in the 1950s. (Photo by Jeff Malet)

Dana Tai Soon Burgess, Sylvia Plath

Sarah Halzack (photo) performs. Dance and poetry combine in the premiere of "I am Vertical", a new work choreographed by Dana Tai Soon Burgess based on the "One Life: Sylvia Plath" exhibit at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2017. "One Life: Sylvia Plath" (June 30, 2017 - May 20, 2018) is the first exploration of the poet and writer's life in an art and history museum. The exhibition reveals how Plath shaped her identity visually as she came of age as a writer in the 1950s. (Photo by Jeff Malet)

Dana Tai Soon Burgess, Sylvia Plath

Sarah Halzack (photo) performs. Dance and poetry combine in the premiere of "I am Vertical", a new work choreographed by Dana Tai Soon Burgess based on the "One Life: Sylvia Plath" exhibit at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2017. "One Life: Sylvia Plath" (June 30, 2017 - May 20, 2018) is the first exploration of the poet and writer's life in an art and history museum. The exhibition reveals how Plath shaped her identity visually as she came of age as a writer in the 1950s. (Photo by Jeff Malet)

Dana Tai Soon Burgess, Sylvia Plath

Sarah Halzack (photo) performs. Dance and poetry combine in the premiere of "I am Vertical", a new work choreographed by Dana Tai Soon Burgess based on the "One Life: Sylvia Plath" exhibit at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2017. "One Life: Sylvia Plath" (June 30, 2017 - May 20, 2018) is the first exploration of the poet and writer's life in an art and history museum. The exhibition reveals how Plath shaped her identity visually as she came of age as a writer in the 1950s. (Photo by Jeff Malet)

Dana Tai Soon Burgess, Sylvia Plath

Sarah Halzack (photo) performs. Dance and poetry combine in the premiere of "I am Vertical", a new work choreographed by Dana Tai Soon Burgess based on the "One Life: Sylvia Plath" exhibit at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2017. "One Life: Sylvia Plath" (June 30, 2017 - May 20, 2018) is the first exploration of the poet and writer's life in an art and history museum. The exhibition reveals how Plath shaped her identity visually as she came of age as a writer in the 1950s. (Photo by Jeff Malet)

Dana Tai Soon Burgess, Sylvia Plath

Sarah Halzack (photo) performs. Dance and poetry combine in the premiere of "I am Vertical", a new work choreographed by Dana Tai Soon Burgess based on the "One Life: Sylvia Plath" exhibit at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2017. "One Life: Sylvia Plath" (June 30, 2017 - May 20, 2018) is the first exploration of the poet and writer's life in an art and history museum. The exhibition reveals how Plath shaped her identity visually as she came of age as a writer in the 1950s. (Photo by Jeff Malet)

Dana Tai Soon Burgess, Sylvia Plath

Joan Ayap (photo) performs. Dance and poetry combine in the premiere of "I am Vertical", a new work choreographed by Dana Tai Soon Burgess based on the "One Life: Sylvia Plath" exhibit at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2017. "One Life: Sylvia Plath" (June 30, 2017 - May 20, 2018) is the first exploration of the poet and writer's life in an art and history museum. The exhibition reveals how Plath shaped her identity visually as she came of age as a writer in the 1950s. (Photo by Jeff Malet)

Dana Tai Soon Burgess, Sylvia Plath

Joan Ayap (photo) performs. Dance and poetry combine in the premiere of "I am Vertical", a new work choreographed by Dana Tai Soon Burgess based on the "One Life: Sylvia Plath" exhibit at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2017. "One Life: Sylvia Plath" (June 30, 2017 - May 20, 2018) is the first exploration of the poet and writer's life in an art and history museum. The exhibition reveals how Plath shaped her identity visually as she came of age as a writer in the 1950s. (Photo by Jeff Malet)

Dana Tai Soon Burgess, Sylvia Plath

Joan Ayap and Felipe Oyarzun Moltedo (photo) perform. Dance and poetry combine in the premiere of "I am Vertical", a new work choreographed by Dana Tai Soon Burgess based on the "One Life: Sylvia Plath" exhibit at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2017. "One Life: Sylvia Plath" (June 30, 2017 - May 20, 2018) is the first exploration of the poet and writer's life in an art and history museum. The exhibition reveals how Plath shaped her identity visually as she came of age as a writer in the 1950s. (Photo by Jeff Malet)