Tracey Jones
5 days ago
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A Festival of Korean Dance Returns to Dance City

A well-established staple of the dance calendar, A Festival of Korean Dance is returning for its eighth year, bringing five companies to the UK including two companies coming to Dance City on 15th May. Kontemporary Korea is a double bill of 0g (zero grams) and A Complementary Set_Disappearing with An Impact.

A Complementary Set by Choi x Kang

0g (zero grams) utilises the principle of ‘free fall movement’ to uncover the meaning of life anew within monotonous daily routines, inspired by the repetitive and seemingly pointless actions of the mythical figure Sisyphus. Last year Melancholy Dance Company came to Dance City with their show Flight; this year they play with gravity. 

Joining it, A Complementary Set_Disappearing with An Impact is an experimental piece using video and performance to explore the gap between different dimensions. Images filmed live on stage, re-broadcast on a screen behind the performers, battle with their physical presence for attention. 

0g by Melancholy Dance Company
0g by Melancholy Dance Company Credit: Image courtesy of KCCUK

Dr. Seunghye Sun, Director of the Korean Cultural Centre UK, said “As the Director of the KCCUK, I am delighted to co-host the 8th Festival of Korean Dance with five Korean companies. We are particularly excited to see a wide variety of contemporary Korean dance performances in multiple cities across the UK as part of the festival, further enriching the cultural connections between Korea and the UK.”