21st Century Simcheong Delivers Life's Comfort... Korean-style Convergent Performance <淸, The Blue Bada-reul Yeolda>

A Holistic Dance Creation Combining Korean Tradition and Modern Choreography
Last Year's Sold-Out Legend... Premiering Next Month on the 1st at Daehangno Arts Theater

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Yunjin Kim] The comprehensive dance creation play <淸, The Blue Bada-reul Yeolda (Opening The Blue Sea)> will meet audiences at the Daehangno Arts Theater in Seoul on the 1st and 2nd of next month. The active activities of the Chasoojeong Sunheon Dance Company, which is opening a new horizon in the fusion genre dance performance, continue.

<淸, The Blue Bada-reul Yeolda> is a work adapted with a modern sensibility from the oral folktale 'Simcheongjeon'. Based on the imagination that the protagonist 'Cheong' of Simcheongjeon is born in 21st century modern society, it depicts the selfishness of modern people and the emotions of alienated communication through creative dance, awakening the importance of family.

This work is recognized for its value beyond the dance world in the Korean-style fusion art performance. Last year, it received the Korean Dance Critics Award for Best Work and the Korean Art Critics Association's Best Artist of the Year Award for directing, and was selected as KOPIS (Arts Management Support Center Performing Arts Integrated Network) 'Best Performance of the Year - Dance', achieving concrete results. It was first introduced in 2020 as a short-format showcase, attracting the attention of experts, and last year's full-length performance at the National Theater Daloreum set a record by selling out all seats within 30 minutes of online ticket sales. This year, it will be staged at the Daehangno Arts Theater Grand Theater.

<淸, The Blue Bada-reul Yeolda> expresses the realistic aspects of our society through four acts, depicting the moment when a person who dreamed of complete possession confronts the harsh truth of reality and the people around them. The dancers maximize all expressions beyond dance, including acting, speech, articulation, singing, and sounds containing traditional customs, inviting the audience to endless exploration through experiments, maximization of stimulation, and new sensory experiences possible through the body.

The Chasoojeong Sunheon Dance Company, which produced the work, was founded in 2005 and is opening new horizons for fusion genre dance performances suitable for the present era with an experimental spirit and a challenging mindset. Artistic Director Chasoojeong said, "It will give us time to reflect on the various ways we cope with our own lives," and added, "I pray that this work will be a good help for the right changes of our time."

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