A Festival of Korean Dance 2024

A Festival of Korean Dance will return to The Place for its seventh  year, and for the first time will tour to Scotland followed by its UK  tour in Newcastle, London and Bournemouth with shows that take in the  joys of soaring, that explore the impact of social media, and that focus  on presenting traditional Asian values and stories in contemporary ways

Kontemporary Korea : A Double Bill of K-DANCE

WED 22 MAY, 19:30 l The Place

FRI 24 MAY, 19:30 l Pavilion Dance South West

Kontemporary  Korea is a double bill of contrasting works, introducing one of Korea’s  leading choreographers Cheol-in Jeong who creates virtuosic and emotive  works as Melancholy Dance Company, and audience favourite Sung Im Her,  offering her high energy and engaging personality to another edition of A  Festival of Korean Dance.

Burnt Offering by 99ArtCompany

SAT 25 MAY, 19:30 l The Place A  sublime evocation of life; a danced ritual for our times. Most dances  from all over the world originated from ‘religious rites’. Burnt  Offering invites us to consider what new rituals we need, what we might  pray for, and how we can draw on the traditions of the past. It is based  on the traditional dance ‘Seungmu’, and uses Korean music, voice and  dance to express the contemporary stories that are burning within us.

CHEOK by Ae-Soon Ahn

FRI 31 MAY ~SAT 1 JUN 19:30 l The Place

TUE 3~WED 4 JUN 19:30 l The Lowry The  renowned Korean choreographer Ae-soon Ahn will make her UK debut with  her latest work entitled Cheok. In this outstanding work, mysterious and  virtuosic solos and groups connect and communicate in a rich and  sensuous landscape of light, video, sound, and movement, creating new  connections between humans: not building on logical precision, but  rediscovering traditional Asian values. Six exquisite dancers create  delicate scenes where memories of ancient systems offer a key to the  future.

🎫Ticket: Reserve tickets at The Place

💡Price: from £16

🗓Date: 22 May - 4 June 2024