Contemporary Dance Festival: Choi X Kang Project
Presented by the Japan Society
January 14 & 15, 2022 at 7:30pm
Japan Society
(333 East 47th Street, New York, NY 10017)
Tickets: $30
Photos by Korea National Contemporary Dance Company
One of New York City’s most anticipated contemporary dance events kicks off 2022 with its return. Now in its 19th installment, the Contemporary Dance Festival from East Asia includes: from Japan, butoh artists Kentaro Kujirai and Barabbas Okuyama embodying the philosophy of yin and yang in their haunting duet entitled A HUM SAN SUI; from Taiwan, mathematician-turned-choreographer Hao “Demian” Cheng uses the stage as his chalkboard in a solo that explores quantum physics through repetitive circular motion; and duo Choi Min-sun and Kang Jin-an (Choi × Kang Project) from Korea, who twitch and jerk like windup toys to the sound of a ticking clock in their comical and technically-daring piece Complement.
The Choi X Kang Project is a project group consisting of Choi Min-sun and Kang Jin-an, based in Seoul, Korea since 2015. The group is looking for an intuitive way to create motions and focusing on the process of connecting external devices to the body through diverse experiments.
From 2010 to 2016, the two worked as dancers at the Korea National Contemporary Dance Company. The group received an award in the Seoul Dance Collection. They have been consistently selected for projects supporting young promising choreographers, further solidifying their own style and direction. They have also been broadening their activity boundaries by getting involved in various projects such as collaborating with visual artists and working in art galleries. The Choi X Kang Project works actively inside and outside of Korea in recognition of Korean dance scene for its potential in the unique style.
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