Tour of the Korea National Contemporary Dance Company
Choreographic Piece
JUNGLE
On 10 August, the Korea National Contemporary Dance Company will perform on the stage of the Astana Opera House. The guests will present a choreographic piece Jungle. The choreographer and artistic director of KNCDC is Kim Sungyong. The premiere of the performance took place at the International Modern Dance Festival (MODAFE) in October 2023.
Synopsis:
Jungle, a place where the instincts of the body and vitality fiercely collide with each other. Happenings unfolding on the stage turned into a jungle are seen from a perspective view. The scenes portraying the jungle, in which making and being made, the hidden and the revealed, stillness and motion as well as relaxation and tension coexist, are just like our everyday lives. Jungle is an attempt to reflect on the movements observed on stage, making us contemplate the weight and depth of our existence, heavier than thought and deeper than seen. This work is based on the atypical movement research, “Process Init,” developed by the KNCDC’s artistic director Kim Sungyong. Through “Process Init,” dancers awaken their individual concrete senses and explore mutual responses, creating changes and expansions of movement.
PRODUCTION TEAM:
Choreographer: Kim Sungyong
Rehearsal Director: Lee Junwook
Composer and Music Director: Marihiko Hara
Text and Dramaturgy: Kim Meyoung
Scenographer: You Jaehun (Youjam Studio)
Lighting Designer: Lee Jungyoon
Costume Designer: Bae Kyongsool
Sound Director: Jung Saerom
Technical Director: Cho Yoongeun
Stage Manager: Sel Yoseub
PROCESSORS
Kang Seongryong, Kang Seunghyun, Kim Minah, Kim Yoonmee, Kim Yunhyun, Sung Minjung, Yang Jiyeon, Yu Dajeong, Lee Kyungyub, Lee Jisoo, Jung Jaewoo, Jung Juryung, Jo Hyundo, Cheon Youngdon, Choi Yeonjin, Ha Jihye, Hong Jeehyun
Choreographer: Kim Sungyong (artistic director of KNCDC)
