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[K-Dance NOW #3] Og by Korea National Contemporary Dance Company (Oct 30 - Nov 1)

Oct 08, 2020 | 1221 Hit



K-Dance NOW: Creative Trends in Korean Contemporary Dance | #3

The third edition of K-Dance NOW presents Og by the Korea National Contemporary Dance Company, a visceral performance that delves into the physics and psychology of falling, failure, and recovery—themes that often define the human experience. View it now through Sunday, Nov. 1 at 7:00 p.m. EST!
Og
Korea National Contemporary Dance Company
 
Friday, October 30 at 7:00 p.m - Sunday, November 1 at 7:00 p.m.

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A simple falling trust exercise provides a familiar and intuitive choreographic starting point for Og, which explores the increasingly extreme possibilities of human motion under the effects of gravity. Four male dancers gradually push the boundaries of this theme beyond measure to reveal how all thing, in time, becomes part of a greater balance of opposing forces. The captivating music duo Kuang Program provides live accompaniment as well, elevating the performance to a new level of unpredictability, sensuousness, and innate emotion.

Og evolved into a revised standalone performance after its selection as winning entry in KNCDC's annual choreography competition and repertory development project Step Up in 2018, that version in turn having been based on choreographer Jeong Cheolin's 2014 work Free Fall, which also dealt with the physics of falling and repetition. This latest 2019 performance, focused and refined, is recomposed to fine tune the natural senses of speed, weightiness, friction, gravity, elasticity, and centrifugal and centripetal forces that the dance evokes.

Premier
Pickup Stage Step Up Series at Seoul Arts Center in 2018
 
Credits
Choreographer I Jeong Cheolin
Music I Kuang Program
Costume Designer I Choi Insook
Dancers I Ryu Jisoo, Mun Gyungjae, Jeon Joongkeun, Jeong Cheolin
Credit & copyright for all images: Jinwoo Mok.
Jeong Cheolin is choreographer of Melancholy Dance Company and a dancer with the esteemed Korea-based Bereishit Dance Company, where he has performed in various works since 2010 including Balance & Imbalance, Judo, Bow & Control, and Gyeong-In and continues to work with the company's choreographer, Park Soonho. Jeong is recognized for his tasteful compositions that also incorporate high-intensity movement. In 2016, Jeong participated in the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, leading to his nomination for Best Male Dancer at Dance Magazine's Readers' Choice Awards. He began choreographing in 2014 and released his first work, Free Fall, that same year, followed by Flight and Agit in 2016. Jeong was selected to represent Korea at the first HOTPOT East Asia Dance Platform, a collaboration of the Seoul International Dance Festival and Japanese and Hong Kong counterpart festivals. Jeong was also awarded the jury prize at the 25th Seoul International Choreography Festival and in 2017 was awarded the special prize at 4th Beijing International Ballet and Choreography Competition. He has been invited to perform internationally at the Hong Kong City Contemporary Dance Festival (2017), Hungary Sziget Fesztivál (2018), Mexico International Contemporary Dance Festival (2017), Japan Yokohama Dance Collection (2019) and Germany Hessisches Staatstheater. 

The Korea National Contemporary Dance Company (KNCDC), established in 2010, is Korea's only nationally-funded contemporary dance company, led by Artistic Director Jeongho Nam. In collaboration with leading Korean and international artists, KNCDC aspires to produce and present works that reach out to audiences of all generations and sectors of society with a variety of themes that touch on history, society, and daily life in today's complicated world. KNCDC strives to make contemporary dance fun rather than abstruse, with performances that audiences can intuitively understand, sympathize with, and enjoy. By protecting the rights of the artists, KNCDC also enables creators and performers to freely express their individuality within a healthy ecosystem of diverse values that also serves audiences. The company hopes to reach a broader audience through universally appealing performances that expand the contemporary dance community. Visit the KNCDC website for more.

K-Dance NOW: Creative Trends in Korean Contemporary Dance is a new limited-term virtual performing arts series that explores recent trends and techniques in Korea's contemporary dance scene through exclusive recorded performances by the Korea National Contemporary Dance Company, presented in collaboration with the Korean Cultural Center Washington, D.C. With new content released monthly for the remainder of 2020, this short term program introduces exceptional Korean contemporary dance works that transcend borders and contribute to greater cross-cultural understanding. At a time when many live venues remain empty, K-Dance NOW will allow creators to communicate on an intimate level with all those interested in dance in the DC region and beyond. See the full schedule of performances below.

Performance Release Schedule

August | Traces of Black Sand
September | Beyond Black
October | Og
November | This is Not a Game

Recordings are available for 48 hours only and release on the last Friday of each month at 7 pm EST.


[Contact]

hmbaik@koreaembassyusa.org

202-587-6152


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