Korean showcases at 2011 APAP: Ahn Ae-soon Dance Company
January 7 & 8, 2011 at 7:30PM
Japan Society
(333 East 47th Street, NYC)
The Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism proudly present Ahn Ae-soon Dance Company in association with Japan Society; co-organized by the Korea Arts Management Service and Korean Cultural Service New York.
Ahn Ae-soon Dance Company will showcase Bul-ssang, a satiric take on Buddhist rituals fusing several forms of Asian traditional dance – including Indian kathak, Korean Jindo drum dancing and Chinese martial arts – with pop and street dance styles in the 14th Annual Contemporary Dance Showcase: Japan + East Asia.
Ahn Ae-soon Dance Company is one of the most preeminent Korean contemporary dance companies which create experimental styles by combining Korean traditional dance technique and modern dance language. Ms. Ahn is the grand prize-winner of Les Rencontres Choreographiques de Seine-Saint-Denis and also registered as one of the leading Korean dancers in the Oxford Dictionary of Dance.
Tickets: $23/ $20 (Japan Society members). To purchase tickets, call 212.715.1258 or visit www.japansociety.org