Becoming-dancer
About the Work
Becoming-dancer is a contemporary dance duet between a dancer in wheelchair Wonyoung Kim, and a non-disabled dancer Kisub Choi. Co-choreographed by Sinae Rha and Kisub Choi(Project YYIN), it was premiered in 2020 in Seoul, South Korea.
Probing the ontology of dance
As of today it is no wonder every movement can become dance; dance is open to all kinds of movement and even to non-movement. The question of what is dance seems “old.” If dance is open to all movement, however, is all movement open to all bodies?
When every movement became dance, how were we to imagine the body dancing? In order to radicalise what is dance and to expand the imagination of what dance can be, it is not the movement but the notion of body itself that is questioned in Becoming-dancer.
Credit
Choreography Sinae Rha, Kisub Choi
Performing Wonyung Kim, Kisub Choi
Dramaturgy Eunbin Ha
Costume Design Hojin Jeong
Sound Design Onyoo Na
Lighting Design Yeonhwa Kong
Videography Juho Lee
Producer Soohye Jang
Original Audio Description Suyeon Suh, Sinae Rha, Soohye Jang
English Audio Description Emma-Jane McHenry
Trio A Original Choreography Yvonne Rainer
Sponsored by Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture(SFAC), Korea Disability Arts and Culture Center, Korea Arts Management Service, Performing Arts Market Seoul(PAMS), Korea International Accessible Dance Festival(KIADA)