HOTPOT. Seoul
The 6th HOTPOT East Asia Dance Platform
- 12.14 [Sat] 16:00
＜PROGRAM＞ Three performances by Korean-based artists
Jeon Misook＜Jeon Misook Dance Company＞“Bow”
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The simple gesture of bending forward to acknowledge the presence of another carries a wealth of symbolism and etiquette.
With BOW, Jeon Misook Dance Company investigates the relationship between the bower and the person being bowed to, and how this tradition differs from one meeting to another, questioning the sincerity of the gesture that society has agreed to recognize as a mark of respect. The choreographer constantly pushes dancers’ physical limits, making BOW a piece where the movements range from fluid to erratic, and where beauty and intelligence meet. BOW captures the beauty of Korea by interpreting the beauty of empty space, lighting, and costumes with a contemporary twist.
“Bow”
Choreographer：Misook Jeon
Dancer：Sdt Byeol Lim, Jumi Lee, Yoon Joo Han, Hong Lee, Jeongeun Lee, Namkeun An, Jongkyung Im, Nara Yoon, Haneul Jung
Composer：Jaeduk Kim
Lighting Designer：Jung Wha Kim
Costume Designer：Insook Choi
Photographer：BAKI, Gunu Kim
Producer：Jisoo Gook
Seo Yuensoo＜Mujer Dance Company＞“Home within Home”
“Home within Home” is a contemporary dance work by reinterpreting the roots of Korean dance from a contemporary perspective. It is between compromise and inclusion of tradition and modernity, and Home within a Home.
“Home within Home”
Choreographer：Yuensoo Seo
Director：Yochan Kang
Dancer：Soyeon Kang, Mira Jeon, Hayeon Jeong, Sol Jin, Jisoo Yang, Minjoo Kim, Yebeen Song
Music：Jaeduk Kim
Keum Baesub＜Chumpan Yamoo＞“Worn out”
My ability to sense in relation to moving things is wearing out before I know it.
I fail to communicate with moving things, resulting in malfunction and misunderstanding.
While my ability to perceive moving things has worn off, I am creating a relationship with things that do not move.
I am beginning to resemble things that do not move.
‘The process of becoming similar through wear and tear’
I am embracing this wear and tear.
“Worn out”
Choreographer & Dancer：Baesub Keum
Dramaturgy：Poongnyun Kim
Music：Ohmbre
Light：Yooseok Jung
Stage director：Kyenam Kim
Support：Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Arts Council Korea, Korea Arts Management Service.
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The 6th HOTPOT East Asia Dance Platform
Established in 2017 by three dance festivals in East Asia -City Contemporary Dance Festival (Hong Kong), SIDance (Seoul), Yokohama Dance Collection- to discover and foster fresh talent, the “HOTPOT” marks this year its 6th edition. Eleven choreographers based in East Asia will perform their works and give presentations, and take part in dialogue and exchange programs with programmers coming from around the world.
Organizer：Yokohama Dance Collection, City Contemporary Dance Festival, SIDance
Co-Organizer：YPAM (Yokohama International Performing Arts Meeting)
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Jeon Misook
Choreographer Misook Jeon explores the delicate choreographic structure, composition, the philosophical point of view penetrating the theme, and the humorous yet ambivalent aspects of life. She expresses the experimental concept of contemporary dance based on the concept of the stage as a space, a delicate and outstanding interpretation of music, and extremely logical choreography.
The Jeon Misook Dance Company’s works include Desalto Quasi Novus(2023), BOW (2016), Talk to Igor (2012), Amore Amore mio (2010), Stay there (2006), Are you happy to see me (2005), What’s going on (2005), Adieu, My love (2001), to name a few.
The Jeon Misook Dance Company participated in 2020 Holland Dance Festival (Netherlands), 2018 Dance Festival Steps (Switzerland), 2011 Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival (U.S.), 2011 White Bird Festival (U.S.), and 2005 Festival Internacional Cervantino (Mexico).
Seo Yuensoo
Seo Yeonsoo is the artistic director of Mujer Dance Company, a company that keeps Korean creative dance alive, and a professor of dance at Hanyang University. She is regarded as a dancer leading the contemporarization of Korean dance through her work that reinterprets the roots of Korean dance from a contemporary perspective. Seo Yeonsoo was especially recognized for executing in a fusion creative style of materials that cross human consciousness and sense so that she has been recognized for her value through various awards.
Mujer Dance Company, led by artistic director Seo Yeonsoo is renowned for her innovative reinterpretation of contemporary Korean dance and has received prestigious awards in the field of dance including the 2023 Beautiful Vision Award. Her multidisciplinary approach explores themes beyond human consciousness, captivating audiences worldwide.
Keum Baesub＜Chumpan Yamoo＞
Chumpan Yamoo was founded in 2009 based in Korea (Seoul) and the relationship between humans has been its focus ever since.
The premiere of As for Me in 2019 was a watershed and, since then, we have developed our own methodology of “creative concept of separation,” which aims to dismantle works by separation and pursue creating works with blank spaces.
Rather than driving the audience as planned, each element floats, encounters coincidences, and wanders with unfamiliar sensations. The audience intervenes in the empty space with their own emotions, senses, and experiences.
We believe that the audience will have more freedom of imagination and interpretation right at the moment when the empty space appears.