Korea Emotion
Universal Ballet Premiere | Seoul Arts Center CJ Towol Theater on June 18, 2021 |
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Choreography | Bingxian Liu |
Music | Pyeong-kwon Ji |
Staging | Bingxian Liu |
Set Design | Seungcheol Kim |
Costume Design | Yeonju Jung |
Lighting Design | Nakcheon Kang |
Running Time | 25 minutes |
情: Korea Emotion -
Jeong, the emotion that dominates Korea, the keyword to changing the world
Jeong, a unique emotion that all Koreans relate to, runs through this ballet work, 情: Korea Emotion. Jeong is one of the most complex and profound emotions, and it seems to be the exact opposite of dislike and hatred, but the two emotions and love and affection coexist in it.
The music and choreography for 情: Korea Emotion are very Korean in style; however the modes of expression are precisely in tune with modern sense. The music uses four songs from the album Daul Project 2nd (2014) directed by Pyeong-kwon Ji. The crossover with Korean traditional music extends the beauty of music. The choreography also adapts elements of Korean tradition dance and expresses them beautifully through ballet.
The work thus shares an aesthetic sensibility beyond neo-classic, and through the dynamic variation of the choreography that intersects lyricism and passion, the complexity and ambivalence of the original emotion, Jeong, are intricately unraveled.