Synopsis

Can a silent, stationary dance reach social praxis? By focusing on the possibilities of a flustered body facing such a question, Theory of Useful Dance (Yuyongmuyonglon) seeks clues to the sustenance of artistic activity. CHOI, EunJin captures and accumulates the moments in which the body, unable to be accepted by the conventional pragmatism, slips away from a clear and practical purpose. During the 45-minute performance, the audience witness the process in which the body gives rise to the ironical dance from friction and conflict. Selected and sponsored by YAC of LIG Cultural Foundation in 2014, the premiere received a positive response.

Review

Although the pot containing a rubber tree pot was ferreted out and the stage littered with dirt and torn-apart styrofoam by the three performers who exhibited incapacity through performing incomplete tasks, the forty-five-minute performance left both the dancers and non dancers in the audience stimulated. -Dancewebzine(Korea) , 2014.10

With less than two years of experience as a professional choreographer CHOI, EunJin has been creating interesting performances based on a single discourse. -Momm (Korea), 2014.10

Photos and video

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

Creator / artist

CHOI, EunJin attempts to find a diverse perspective on the body by extending the boundaries of choreography and dance. In 2014, her work Decoding Movement that was funded by ARCO’s Emerging Interdisciplinary Artist was invited to Festival:Bom and in 2015 she showcased a collaborative piece Self-generative Theatre, an extension of Decoding Movement, at the Random Access Exhibition of Nam June Paik Art Center. She is continuing her practice, which incorporates a variety of choreographic and dance methodologies in National Theatre Wales summer camp and New York Movement Research residency/exchange program.

Promotion Information

TOUR SIZE
Performers : 3
Staff : 1

DURATION
45 min. (no intermission)

STAGE SIZE
Width: 9m, Depth: 9m, Height: m

Contact

Manager : CHOI, EunJin

Korea Arts Management Service Manager 02-708-2275
pams@gokams.or.kr