2019 was a particularly strong Festival of Korean Dance. And in a strong year the standout performances were, for us, by Choi X Kang and Art Project Bora. So don’t miss this evening’s performance.
K-Dance 2023: Choi x Kang Project | Art Project BORA Double Bill
A double-bill of Korean contemporary dance from leading Korean choreographers: A Complementary Set: Disappearing with an Impact by Choi x Kang Project and Byeol Yang by Art Project BORA, part of A Festival of Korean Dance, now in its 6th year.
A Complementary Set: Disappearing with an Impact by Choi X Kang Project
The last installment in Choi x Kang Project’s trilogy and following Complement presented as part of A Festival of Korean Dance in 2019, A Complementary Set: Disappearing with an Impact combines live performance with footage recorded on stage to create an optical illusion in the space between what is seen and unseen. Perceptions of past and present are distorted, sound turns into noise and the performers original movements are transformed in witty and unexpected ways.
A Complementary Set: Disappearing with an Impact is a captivating, and often funny, game, which plays with what’s seen and what’s not seen, past and present, and call into question what has disappeared and what exists.
Choreographers and dancers: Choi x Kang Project (Min-sun Choi, Jin-an Kang)
Scenographer: Rohwa Jeong
Music: Yohan Ko
Filming Peformancer: Taekyung Kim
Stage Manager: Eunjin Jo
Byeol Yang by Art Project Bora
A striking and minimalist duet, showcasing how Korean artists are using dance to make sense of how the pandemic has impacted our bodies in ways we might not realise. Two organisms, not quite at home in their bodies, try to make sense of the world around them. Seemingly identical, they explore how their environment impacts changes in their bodies in distinct and separate ways.
In strange and unavoidable times, Byeol Yang offers a starting point for understanding the world around us and its impact on ourselves and our bodies.
Artistic Director: Bora Kim
Choreographer: Soyoung Choi
Dancers: Yejin Suh and Seungri Sohn
Music: Jaeduk Kim
Costume Designer: Insook Choi
Producer: Mijin Lee
This double-bill is part of A Festival Of Korean Dance 2023, supported by Korea Cultural Centre UK and Korea Arts Management Service, produced in partnership with The Place, Warwick Arts Centre, South East Dance and The Lowry.