Gangwon Provincial Dance Company Kim Aron and Park Yongwoo Selected as 'Artists to Watch This Year'

Selected by the Korean Art Critics Association in the 'Korean Dance' Category
"Intelligent and Delicate Dancer" · "Exerting Unique Presence" Evaluation

Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province (Governor Kim Jin-tae) announced on the 26th that Kim Aaron, Associate Principal Dancer, and Park Yong-woo, Dancer of the Gangwon Provincial Dance Company, have been selected as recipients of the ‘2024 Artist to Watch Award’ by the Korean Art Critics Association.

Aron Kim, Associate Principal Dancer (left photo), and Yongwoo Park, members of the Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province Dance Company, have been selected as recipients of the "2024 Artist to Watch Award" by the Korean Art Critics Association.

The Korean Art Critics Association is the premier comprehensive organization of art critics in Korea, awarding contributors in the arts annually. This year, they selected contributing artists, outstanding artists, special artists chosen by judges, artists to watch, and young artists across 5 fields and 12 categories.

Kim Aaron and Park Yong-woo, selected in the Korean Dance category for the ‘Artist to Watch’ award, played leading roles in the 10th Gangwon Provincial Dance Company regular performance ‘Orpheus’ held at Gangneung Art Center on the 19th, receiving great acclaim from the audience for their outstanding dance that harmonized traditional and modern aesthetics.

Associate Principal Dancer Kim Aaron is praised as an intellectual and delicate dancer who brings out a harmony of strength and energy. As a transmitter of ‘Hallyangmu,’ she demonstrated both the tradition and future potential of Korean dance through choreography and performance of ‘Susukkotdari.’

Dancer Park Yong-woo showed a distinctive presence in works such as ‘Gangho’ (role of Taeho), ‘Space Gangwon’ (role of Yulgok Yi I), and creative dance pieces.

Jung Kwang-yeol, Deputy Governor of Gangwon Province and Director of the Gangwon Provincial Dance Company, said, “We hope for much support and interest in the activities of our provincial dance company members, who possess the passion and capability to lead the Korean dance world.”

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