In accordance with the National Period of Mourning until November 5th, 2022, we are postponing the Merry-Go-Round performance and workshop to a future date. We thank you for your understanding.

If you have purchased tickets, you will be refunded to your original method of payment. For further questions regarding tickets, please email boxoffice@peridance.com.

PERFORMANCE
Saturday, November 5, 2022 at 8pm
KnJ Theater at Peridance
(126 E. 13th Street, New York, NY 10003)
Tickets: $30

WORKSHOP “Play Body”
“Play Body” with MOVER
Friday, November 4, 2022, 2:30 - 4pm
Peridance Center
(126 E. 13th Street, New York, NY 10003)
Single Class: $23

◆ ABOUT MERRY-GO-ROUND

“Merry-Go-Round” refers to a DJing technique in the hip-hop genre that repeats the interlude (break) of a song by using two turntables.

B-Boying, which originated from the music of the turntables, is a dance that mirrors our lives that flow with a repeated rhythm.

A wide range of emotions such as joy and sadness, accomplishment and emptiness are expressed by the dancers, and performed to dynamic Korean traditional music, delivering a unique sense of “heung" (a sense of joyful excitement) and “han” (a sense of deep sorrow or resentment) expressed by team MOVER through dance.

◆ PROGRAM

While staring at the music playing on the turntable,
we find that life oddly resembles the turntable that spins repeatedly;
The place where the needle comes down and touches,
changes continuously.

What kind of life will we deliver when our needle comes down to the vinyl?

◆ ARTISTS

Seungyong Sung (Tazo) - The unique flow of movement with flexibility combined with breaking
Kisoo Kim (Rocket) - Creative movement via utilizing various body parts based on breaking
Byungjoon Lee (Mario) - Dancing as a drawing based on various steps
Jooyong Shim (Sknuf) - Creative and intuitive style of movements utilizing body elasticity
Kijoo Kim (Pocket) - Overwhelmingly speedy power movements that use centrifugal force
Soojin Jung (Steel 8) - The flexible movement combined with flexibility and breaking skills
Joonyoung Kim (X June) - Geomungo player who captures life in music

◆ ABOUT MOVER

Founded in 2014, MOVER is a creator group that produces various creative activities not limited to specific genres of “modern dance,” “street dance,” or “contemporary dance.”

With Art Director Seol-Jin Kim, MOVER takes various challenges beyond just moving the body, with the goal of constantly moving around without stopping in 'life.'

◆ WORKSHOP: “Play Body” with MOVER

Instructors:
Seoljin Kim (Artistic Director of MOVER, Member of Peeping Tom)
Kisoo Kim (B-boy, Choreographer of MERRY-GO-ROUND, Creator of MOVER)

Class Description: Appreciating all differences, we explore the human body - muscles, bones, joints, etc., so we can feel and understand our physical body movements. Then, we move to more technical experiments - mirroring effects, making different poses while we make contact and mimic one another, and communicating with other participants.

Open to all levels.

To register for the workshop, please visit h ttps://www.peridance.com/openclasses.cfm.

◆ Creative Team of MERRY-GO-ROUND

Choreography: Kisoo Kim
Cast: Seungyong Sung, Kisoo Kim, Byungjoon Lee, Jooyong Shim, Kijoo Kim, Soojin Jung, Joonyoung Kim
Music: Jongim Jung, Junyoung Kim
Lighting: Yeonhwa Gong, Minsoo Kim
Sound: Hankyu Lee
Stage Director: Eunjin Cho, Younggyu Lee
Film: BAKI
Planning·Administration: Eo Jin
PD: Jinah Kim
PM: Joohan Lee
Art Director: Seoljin Kim
Management: Yellow Bomb

MERRY-GO-ROUND (North American Premiere)