Korean Contemporary Dance Week in Brazil
Korea Arts Management Service and Government of Sao Paulo City co-presented Korea-Brazil Contemporary Dance Week. Performances of 5 Korean dance companies, 3 workshops with choreographer Ahn Ae Soon, Deca Madureira and Korean dancers, a debate forum and networking reception have been presented for a week in late November, at Centro Cultural Sao Paulo and Cacilda Becker.
" For the artists, this was an opportunity not only to present performances to the Brazilian audience, but also to get more inspiration from their cultural background and ressources. This experience motivates me to perform my dance work richer and wider than ever." - In Jung Jun, Choreographer of Blue Elephant -
" I have worked as dance critic in Sao Paulo for more than 20 years, but this is my first time to see Korean contemporary dance works. It is important to show the national identity by presenting its traditional performing arts. However, I think that both Brazil and Korea have to make efforts for artistic exchanges to show their own contemporary works, the current issues and concerns of each country's contemporary artists." - Ana Francisa, Dance critic -
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Debate forum: Contemporary Dance Scene of Korea and Brazil
Date: 28th November 2009
Place: Centro Cultural Sao Paulo
Participants
- Kim Kyoung Ae (Dance critic, Editor of Monthly Dance Forum, Korea) presenting on how Korean contemporary dance has developped in its technical and esthetic view
- Lee Jong Ho (Artistic director, SIDance, Korea) presenting on the international exchange activities in contemporary dance field, with citation of examples from Korea
- Ana Francisa Ponzio (Dance critic, Brazil) presenting on Brazil's contemporary dance history from the 70s up to now
- Leticia Sekito (Dance artist, Brazil) presenting on her work contemplating on the identity of Brazilian people
* You can download the file [Brazil: Korean Contemporary Dance Week] in this page.
Contents
1. Debate forum (KO/EN/PO)
(a) Korean Contemporary Dance Today / Kim Kyung Ae
- Influence of Martha Graham and Korean Modern Dance
- Expansion of Modern Dance: Post-modern dance of the '80s and '90s
- Challenges of professional modern dancers and support for choreographers
(b) International Exchange in Korean dance: the Present and Future / Lee Jong Ho
- Celebrated Pioneers
- Promotion of originality and active international exchange
- Channels and Networking
2. Participating Dance Companies
3. Directory
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Workshop
Date: 24th/25th November 2009
Place: Centro Cultural Sao Paulo
Contents
- Encontro de Improvisação
- Brazilian popular contemporary dance workshop with choreographer Deca Madureira
- Korean open class with choreographer Ahn Ae Soon