superB Dance Theatre

Vulnerable Creature (2011-12) - WiP highlights

2012-01-12T19:33:00.003Z

Choreography - WooJung Kim
Dancer - Charlotte Coking

Part of Work in Progress

http://youtu.be/3X8eI3F_T_Y - youtube link!

26/Nov/2011 @ Newington Dance Space, London

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Lunacy (2011) - Performance Highlights

2012-01-12T19:16:00.005Z

Highlights of Lunacy @ Empty Shop Project

Create and performance by Curious Tiptoe
(Britta Barthel, WooJung Kim, Marina Pogiatzi)
Music by Boram Choi

http://youtu.be/LcIieMStx68 - youtube link!

13/Aug/2011 @ Surrey, UK

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Vulnerable Creature (2011-12) WiP

2012-01-12T13:30:00.005Z

Vulnerable Creature presented as part of Work in Progress at Newington Dance Space.

We've got several intersting feedback from other artists and audiences.
superB is so happy for working with Charlotte Coking, the amazing creative dancer and will finish the piece before end of February, i supposed.

I also appreciate Lauren Bridle's fantastic help in movement research!!

Photo by Jinhee Kim
26/Nov/2011 @ Newington Dance Space

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Vulnerable creature (2011)

2011-10-12T01:47:00.005+01:00

i am a vulnerable creature,
in front of love...

inspired by Camille Claudel but also from myself...

photo - Danaide by Auguste Rodin

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Lunacy(2011) - Curious Tiptoe

2011-08-26T01:06:00.004+01:00

Lunacy: stuck in my head!

Do I look crazy?
Is it real madness? Or maybe just too much focus?
Well, it could be you...

Somewhere in a place far away from this, it comes to you: Addicted! To what? It does not matter, the only thing that matters here now and today, is that we all know what it feels like. We don't talk about drugs here. We talk about what three artists found in their very own soul that moment.
So, sit and come with us – you might find it too.

Addiction combines humans darkest, yet most intense as well as ordinary features. Start diving!

Choreography and Performance - Britta Barthel, WooJung Kim and Marina Pogiatzi

Composer - Boram Choi

We presented our new piece in the Empty Shop Project in Surrey on 13th of August, 2011.

Thank you so much for coming and support us.
The highlihgts video will update soon.

13/Oct/2011 @ Empty Shop in Surrey, UK

by superB Dance Teathre as Curious Tiptoe

Lunacy(2011) joins Empty Shop Project!

2011-06-15T03:57:00.005+01:00

Curious Tiptoe got an offer to using rehearsal space and peformance as part of Empty Shop Project in Surrey, UK!!
The performance is 13th of August! I will announce detail ASAP!!

Britta, WooJung(superB) and Marina are developing the piece and it's very exciting rehearsal!!

Can't wait until next meeting!!!

You also can see another video clip of our processing on http://youtu.be/BWrJnE7p7ig

10/06/2011 @ Middlesex University, London

by superB Dance Theatre (member of Curious Tiptoe)

Lunacy(2011) - rehearsal clip

2011-06-05T13:16:00.003+01:00

Lunacy is first project of Curious Tiptoe and this piece is processing now.

Curious Tiptoe is founded in 2011 as project group for collaboration of various female artists. Three creators, Britta Brathel, WooJung Kim and Marina Pogiatzi, were exploring their artistic colour as a performer, choreographer and researcher in their own country and London.

We are researching own addiction and developing as solo work its peforming together. superB Dance Theatre also join as one of artists in this work.

26/05/2011 @ Southbank Centre, London

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solo project two - touch (2011)

2011-02-17T22:43:00.004Z

The hands touched,

then everything chnaged.

the memory in body

the feeling still remained...

awaken all sense of body.

recollection of love, through his hands.

recollection of love, through the touch,

recollection of love, through to memory.

FOR, carve it in my heart...

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solo project 1 - Dandelion (2011)

2011-02-17T22:16:00.006Z

We all die one day.
We know that.

But some people pass away earlier than our expectation.

I know someone who went early, recently.

She was very talented and such a lovely girl.
Also she had strong and positive mind even got illness.

The people around her, we all remember her smile.

superB starts making new piece of this theme.
This is the way to say goodbye to her.

This piece is dedicated to her.

Like dandelion, now she can fly and go anywhere she wants.

RIP Wendy, we all miss and remember you.

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superB in London, 2011

2011-02-11T06:04:00.004Z

it's time to show my ability!
i came back to London last Sunday, still fighting with jet lag...
however with great energy from Korea, i am more than exciting and energetic condition!!

superB is warming up for the new project, it will be started rehearsal on next week.
i hope to see you all somewhere in the world in any ways!!
will working hard and update as much as i can, so please be observers, my people!!

21/12/2010 @ small cafe, Seoul, Korea

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Happy New Year~!

2010-12-31T01:58:00.003Z

Oh... finally 2011 is coming~!!
I didn't expected i could stay in Korea until now... kkk
superB is working hard.. i mean.. spinning brain for new project!
also it's almost ready to banging~!

i will be back to London on 6th of Feb so will see you soon all of my lovely people!
Happy New Year and enjoy your 2011!
Lots of Kisses from Korea~!!!
XXX

by superB Dance Theatre

2010-12-17T16:56:00.005Z

relationship..

2010-12-15T16:04:00.004Z

한국말로 쓸까... 블러그..?
늘지않는 영어덕에 머리가 더 아파온다.. 제길...

머리커서 사람 못만난다...는 말이 떠오름....
사람에 대해서, 순수하지 못한 내가 요즘 더럽다...
모냐... 뭐지..? 혼자서 머리굴리는거...
남이 머리굴리는거..
필요에 의해서 접근하고 관리하는거...
결국 다 필요에 의한것일까... 사람관계가...
오늘 13년전 고등학교 선배를 만나고...
이제 안지 얼마되지 않는 동생을 만나고...
사람을 대하고 기대함에 있어서....
영... 재수없다는 나를 발견해서 역겹고...
그렇게 계산적인 상대방의 패를 읽어버린다는 것이...

아이의 마음으로, 순수하게...
단순하고 정직하게 대하는 법...
불가능한것인가...

사람이 제일 어렵고 힘들다...
늘 그렇듯...

people i met after my age 20...
i don't know why but i always feel some gap between us...
more and more...
it's not easy to meet someone without thought.
i mean.. it's almost impossible to facing each other purely...

it makes me sick... disgusting...
although i learn this for live in society, it's so tiring...
wanna be a child..
wanna have a simple thought...
wanna see everywhere for pure eyes...

hum... is it too late...?

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hide and seek

2010-12-08T01:46:00.004Z

where are you?

where is your focus?

where is your mind?

where is your next step?

where are you going now....?

timid me... is just following the edge of shadow...

try to not lose that but it's getting harder to follow...

the shadow is freeking cold...

my body is going to freezing but couldn't stop...

without brain... my body is out of control....

just seeking... seeking... seeking... the shadow..

and following... following... following... like a ghost...

doesn't matter the real 'YOU'.

i am not gonna meet you...

i am happy to see your back...

this is enough...

i am not gonna hurt myself....

this is enough...

this is enohgh...

흠...

영어도 잘 못하지만 막상 써놓고 보니...

한글로 옮기기도 좀 난해한 듯...

쉬우니까 다 알아보시리라 믿음~!

사랑얘기...

벽 뒤에 숨어서 바라보는 마음..

13살 소녀의 마음으로 바라보는 그 단순하고 순수한 사랑.

그걸로도 충분해,

충분해...

뒤에서 열심히 따라가며 바라보는 뒷모습에...

행복해, 행복해...

06/10/2010 @ Jeonju Hanok Village, Korea

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new piece is gonna be...

2010-12-05T14:32:00.005Z

with full of emotion, i decided my new theme...

LOVE.
always i wanted but didn't get any occasion...
i think i can start with this now...

that's so powerful but painful...
doesn't matter where it is...
doesn't matter where it goes...
doesn't matter where it ends...
just felt it, and wanna keep it, and hide it...

full of throb,
full of sad,
full of smile,
full of tears...

it's time to stop,
it's time to move instead...

충만한 영감으로, 새로운 작업을 시작하려고 한다.
사랑...
늘 생각했지만 계기가 딱히 없었던 내 소중한 아이디어...

한발짝도 더 나아가지 않겠다.
피흘리지 않겠다...
그냥 모든걸 멈추고...
움직이려고 한다...
그게 시작이자 끝이다...

28/11/2010 @ NAMI Island, Korea

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long time no see~!

2010-09-29T15:22:00.004+01:00

i am just spending soooooooooooooo busy days in Korea~!
feel so quilty to my blog.... T.T
even i really enjoy my time in Korea, also very curious about all of London!
this photo is made by my sister's husband-to-be!

of course i am finding new idea for next project...
research is not easy, however! will bring fab ideas~!!

superB is still working so don't worry about that.
sending BIG hug to my all London people and here's too!

한국에서 너무 바쁜시간을 보내는 중이다.
블로그를 너무 신경못써서 좀 죄스럽기도 하고....
한국에서의 생활은 즐겁기 그지없지만, 런던의 사람들도 모든것들도 여전히 궁금하다.

사진은 내 컴퍼니를 환영하는 미래형부의 작품이다^^

새 작업을 위한 아이디어 구상은 여전히 진행중이다.
새로운 환경에서의 리서치는 쉽지 않지만, 돌아갈때 많은 아이디어를 가져갈것을... 구상중..^^

superB는 여전히 작업중이니 모두들 기대해주시고~
런던과 또한 어디든 계시는 내 사람들에게 크나큰 마음을 보낸다~~

photo - 02/08/2010 by Jino

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Ready to present!! 'In between us' (2010)

2010-07-17T20:30:00.005+01:00

superB's new piece, in between us, is ready to present!!

last few weeks was very busy so i was very worry about this project.

however, all my family, friends and dancers support me to finish this work.

thank you so much for your all kindness!!

18th of July, 2010 @ Cochrane Theatre!

you can see our lovely piece~!

superB의 새 작품, in between us가 공연준비를 마치다!

지난 몇주간 여러모로 바빴기에 이번 작업은 더욱더 걱정스러웠다.

가족과 친구들 그리고 내 댄서들의 응원과 도움없이 불가능했을 것이다.

모두의 응원에 더없는 감사를 드린다.

내일저녁, 2010년 7월 18일, Cochrane극장에서 우리의 사랑스런 작품을 만날 수 있다!!

01/07/2010, rehearsal moments @ London Buddhist Arts Centre

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in between us - group work....

2010-06-20T01:37:00.005+01:00

I didn't make a group work for a long time.
So 'in between us' is quite fresh to myself.
Actually, i was bit nervous to work with group.
hard to control, complicated...

maybe i am one of the character in this piece, be blocked myself.
through this project, i hope to break my fear.

have to be a bigger calibre!

오랜만에 하는 그룹작업이어서
'in between us'는 꽤나 설레이고 새롭다.
여러모로 그룹작업은 겁이 나는게 사실인지라,
나도 모르게 피했는지도 모르겠다.

작품의 인물도, 아니 작품 아이디어 자체도 나로부터 시작된것 같다.
개개인의 삶에 집중하며 사람간의 직접적인 교류가 줄어들고
그런 필요성도, 믿음도 사라지고 있는 요즘 사회에 찌들어가는 나.
이 작품으로 나부터 좀 마음을 열기를 바란다.

더 큰 그릇이 되야한다~!

June, 2010 @ Middlesex University, LBAC - London

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in between us(2010) - creating moment!

2010-06-20T01:22:00.006+01:00

superB's new piece is processing now!

Lauren, Jess, Britta and Hayeon.

all my dancers are so lovely and great!

finding characters, movement, reason, meaning....

i am so exciting for next rehearsal with them!!

superB의 새로운 작업이 시작됐다!

사랑스런 나의 무용수들, Lauren, Jess, Britta 그리고 하연.

인물과 움직임, 그리고 그 정당성과 의미들.

특히나 스토리라인이 없이 조금은 추상적일지 모르는 장면들.

매번 리허설을 통해서 많은걸 배우고 찾아간다.

좋은 사람들과의 작업은 늘... 설레인다.^^

June, 2010 @ LBAC, Middlesex university - London

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Do you have...

2010-06-03T02:52:00.005+01:00

Do you have a neighbour who you can talk to?

Do you have a friend who you can call anytime?

Do you have a family who you can trust entirely?

or,

Do you enjoy your LONELY life?

we might have or not.

it's all about this point of view...
it's my story,
it's your story,
and

it's our story.

당신은?
나는?
어느쪽에 가깝습니까?

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Starting Point!! hum....

2010-05-26T02:22:00.003+01:00

with this smile~ started my new project!
this time is new challenge again! not about physical but mental way...
i hope i can enjoy this also my dancers too!!
it will be updated soon~

coming sooooooooooooooon~!!

새작업의 아이디어가 결정되다!
새로운 방식에 대한 도전이기도 하고, 몸보다 머리가 아픈 작업...!
무용수와의 만남, 그리고 결정들...
머릿속의 그림들이 눈 앞으로 잘 그려져나오길 바란다.
곧 업뎃 하겠슴~!

커밍 쑤운~~~~~~!

25/May/2010

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brainstroming....

2010-04-18T01:40:00.003+01:00

been to Van Gogh's exhibition.
i shocked... about his never-ending passion~!
artist, he was a pure artist.
what about me? how lazy i am...!

my idea box didn't get any new items....
around 3 weeks, i was in stillness.
time to move! physically and mentally!!
let's start new project~!!

반 고흐의 특별전시를 보다!
그의 엄청난 열정과 무한한 도전에 충격을 받았다.
예술가란, 순수하게 예술을 하는 사람이란 저렇구나...
난 그 앞에서 참... 부끄럽기 그지없다.

지난 3주동안 새로운 작업을 위한 아이디어가 잡히지 않아서
마음도 몸도 참... 얼어있었다.
그의 순수한 예술적 열정에 심히 자극받고!
얼른 바삐바삐 새로운 무대를 위해서 움직여야겠다!
새작업, 아이디어 고고~!!!!

17/Apr/2010

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after the performance...

2010-04-02T02:43:00.003+01:00

so!
i can breathe now.....
Cloud Dance Festival was great opportunity to present my piece.
Thank you, Lucia, you're so fabulous person as a dancer also a friend!
Glad to see you Chantal, hope to work together again. thank you so much!
All my friends who came, supported and helped me, Huge thanks and love....!

I will spend few more days for refreshment then.... start again!

coming soon.... with new item!!
opening all my senses to the world~~

photo - Pleasance Theatre

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final rehearsal of NN~

2010-03-23T00:16:00.002Z

almost there!
final rehearsal is finished today!!
after decided costume, made clear with small editing and full run~
my dancer worked quite well!
it's gone from my hands and just going to wait tech reh and show time!
couldn't believe i finish up this finally!!
thanks for my lovely dancer, Lucia and many friends who support me.
see you all in the theatre then!!
character and timing~!!

22/Mar/2010 @ solo studio in Middlesex University, London

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cleaning of No sense? Nonsense! (2010)

2010-03-20T00:07:00.003Z

Almost there!!
We tried to change some part for making clean.
Editing and cleaning is bit scary work to me because could be waved the basic theme.
Lucia and me focused on the character's situation and it was better than before.
i hope Lucia happy with that plus, costume!!
cross the fingers.... really need confidence!!

18/Mar/2010 @ Chisenhale Dance Space, London

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finding costume...

2010-03-18T04:06:00.005Z

I am very rusty in costume sense so researching ideas from friends.
for showing the identity of character, many people suggested leotard and tights.
BUT!!
I know how uncomfortable with that...(bad memory in ballet class.. kk)
Me and Mijoo, helping costume selection, had long discussion about that last night.
Hum.... it's not easy but we've took some stuff today!!
i hope it looks good with Lucia also comfortable to dance.

17/Mar/2010 @ cafe vergnano 1882, London

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choreograph as a dancer!

2010-03-18T03:53:00.003Z

i normally choreograph myself and do rehearsal with dancer for teach.
however, this time i had a big mistake during own creation.
my dancer is more flexible than me, taller than me and cleverer than me!! T.T
so needed to rethink about these differences and edited.
it was great opportunity to work with great dancer and got better result.
many thanks to Lucia!! ^^

01/Mar/2010 @ Middlesex University, London

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brand new piece in 2010!

2010-03-18T03:34:00.007Z

reworked 'Can I...?' in 2008.
it is focused on challenge of dancer even she lost her sense of legs.
for Cloud Dance Festival, I asked Lucia to work together and we started.
it is presented on 27th of March at Plasance Theatre as part of Cloud Dance Festival.

http://www.cloud-dance-festival.org.uk/

11/Mar/2010 @ Chisenhale Dance Space, London
Photo by Britta Barthel

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snaps of Inside, I'm Dancing!

2010-03-14T23:52:00.008Z

Marlo Su, Britta Barthel,Marina Pogiatzi
thanks for all my performers!

Nov/2009 @ Public place in London central, London

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Inside, I'm Dancing!(2009) - highlight

2010-03-14T23:33:00.005Z

This project came from my funny habit in public.
Always i bring MP3 and play with some part of my body.
fingers, toes, face and etc... some hidden movements or bigger,
i automatically deal with rhythm when i listen to music.

with this idea, i attempted three different ways of trial.
unconscious, conscious but passive and conscious with active.
Moreover performers only followed the music but film is showing with and without music. The difference of perspective lead viewers between sentiment and reality.

Nov/2009 @ tube, park and starbucks in London central, London

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image of Escapist

2010-03-14T02:38:00.005Z

08/Oct/2009 @ London

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Escapist (2009) - highlight

2010-03-14T02:03:00.008Z

This is my first dancefilm project.

The work is shown a character of powerelss.
She thought her life is too simple and nothing change so she decides to escape from her situation by foolish way; SUICIDE.
She always try it in various ways however she doesn't have courage to finish it.

In this film, i only used everyday movements in order to chatacter's feeling also dealt with angel of camera and editing; with this elements i attempted to make 'dance' video.
The situations only happen in a small room which is reflective her inside

Oct/2009 @ London

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Leaflat of Empty Room by Ara Youn

2010-03-14T01:50:00.004Z

Lovely leaflet design by Ara Youn

20/Jan/2009

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photograph of Empty Room

2010-03-12T02:02:00.007Z

Dancer - Lauren Bridle, Hana Kim
Choreography - WooJung Kim

20/Jan/2009 @ Lakeview Theatre, London

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Empty Room (2009) - highlight

2010-03-12T01:44:00.006Z

The women's bodies always longs for motherhood.
Even when they didn't want to their bodies naturally protects the baby.
I am curious about the women's body, about what it feels like, when after the babies have been separated from the wombs.
whether they wanted to or not, the body will experience a feeling of vacuum within it.

20/Jan/2009 @ Lakeview Theatre, London

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Empty Room - Dancer Lauren

2010-03-12T01:31:00.006Z

Lauren Bridle, studied together at London Studio Centre.
she is amazingly creative dancer and super-positive person.
already worked with her in 'Shameless' and this was second time.
she always be in my dancer list at the top!
looking forward to work with her again~!

19/Jan/2009 @ Lakeview Theatre, London

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Empty Room - Dancer Hana

2010-03-12T01:17:00.005Z

Hana Kim, very young and lovely dancer from Korea.
beautiful body and expressive face she has.

19/Jan/2009 @ Lakeview Theatre, London

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few moments of 'Shameless'

2010-03-11T01:10:00.007Z

The work with Lauren, Marianna and Kirsty was great chance to learnt how i can collaborate with dancers. It was also quite mixed my contemporary and jazz dance techniques that were based on London Studio Centre course.

29/Feb/2008 @ London Studio Centre, London

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Shameless(2008) - highlight

2010-03-11T00:30:00.004Z

This was a simple idea taken from title of the song; ‘Shameless’ by Ani Difranco. Everyone has to live in society, and therefore needs to control their emotions. In this work, I hoped to convey through movement the ideas of suffocation, escaping, freedom, anxiety and retreating. The three dancers represent one mind moving as one person. With the three dancers, I tried to teach the same dance and change the direction; small movements on the chair, gave the impression of limited space, and requested a short improvisation in rehearsal. I used three spaces on stage which I represented emotion, limitation and society. In this, I wanted to show how much pressure we feel from of society rather than freedom of emotion. On stage the dancers have to feel like they are being judged and that everything they do is wrong and that they should return to ‘normality’.

filmed on 29/Feb/2008 @ London Studio Centre

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First meeting with designer

2010-03-04T01:12:00.010Z

Ara Youn, my lovely friend and great graphic desinger.
I am so happy to work with her and be 100% trust her ability!
on the day of photo was our first 'business' meeting as a choreographer and a designer.
talked many opinions and got a better results about logo and business card.
many thanks to her and can't wait the final result!!
how lovely work she've done!!

25/Feb/2010

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fighting with Ani Difranco!

2010-03-01T02:08:00.018Z

I basically prefer music without lyrics…

When I heard ‘Shameless’ by Ani Difranco, I really loved it but couldn’t ignore the lyrics. The day of photo needed a big deal with music and words!Until my soles were getting dirty, I had to move in order to every single word… how painful! OTL...

13/Feb/2008 @ London Studio Centre, London

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'Shameless' rehearsal documentary

2010-03-01T01:30:00.007Z

'Shameless' was very interesting and exciting work with Lauren Bridle, Kirsty Green and Marianna Mouaimi who are my class mates in London Studio Centre and Intoto Company.

this video is edited for dancers as a document of rehearsal moments.
many thanks to my lovely dancers!

filmed between February and March, 2008 @ London Studio Centre, London

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'Empty Room' rehearsal snap

2010-03-01T01:06:00.017Z

with a dancer Lauren Bridle,
trying to find better direction for next position.

17/Dec/2008 @ moving art base, London
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'Can I...?' (2008)

2010-02-28T15:28:00.012Z

‘Can I…?’ is my first creative dance piece during choreography class in London Studio Cnetre in 2008. It is based on the character from Japanese movie ‘Josee, the tiger and the fish’. The girl is a disabled person who could not use her legs by nature. After she met a boy, her perspective of world changed and she recognised her problem of movement. The piece drew her emotional journey which was scared, happy, in love, disappoint, conflict and hopeful.

In 2010, this piece represents the idea of disabled situation but rework with a dancer who has got strong classical base. It is performing in Cloud Dance Festival 'Trouble & Desire' in 26-28 of March.

for further information can be found at;

http://www.cloud-dance-festival.org.uk/

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