Showing posts with label KNCDC. Show all posts
Showing posts with label KNCDC. Show all posts
Nov 14, 2012
Read about us on the BAM Blog
Our Project Coordinator flew to Idaho last week to help make our US residency trailer and wrote all about her visit for BAM. Give it a read here!
Nov 12, 2012
The Boise Grand Finale
It's SHOW TIME.
This past Saturday, An Lee, Taehee and So Jin performed with Trey McIntyre Project in TMP's annual fall show at the Morrison Center for the Performing Arts in Boise, Idaho, where they premiered Trey's new piece The Unkindness of Ravens together. This new work was inspired by both Trey's travel in Korea with DanceMotion USA this past spring, and his collaboration with Korea National Contemporary Dance Company members at home in Idaho.
All photos courtesy TMP's Facebook Page:
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| People head to their seats |
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Dancers greet fans and sign posters after the matinee |
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Now, on to New York! Trey McIntyre Project and KNCDC will perform The Unkindness of Ravens, along with pieces from each individual company, at BAM this week in Brooklyn.
Thank you to everyone in Boise - from the TMP staff to the Mayor's office to the friendly neighbors in the greater Idaho community - the success of this residency was a real testament to your kindness.
We here at DanceMotion USA couldn't thank you enough. See you in Brooklyn - or maybe, Korea?
We here at DanceMotion USA couldn't thank you enough. See you in Brooklyn - or maybe, Korea?
Oct 31, 2012
Mayor of Boise Declares Official KNCDC Day
On Tuesday, Boise's Mayor David Bieter invited the KNCDC dancers, accompanied by TMP, to attend a special ceremony with the Boise City Council. In a gesture of great generosity and honor, the Mayor declared October 30, 2012 official Korea National Dance Company Day in Boise. Thank you, Idaho, for being such incredible hosts!
And some photos:
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| So Jin, An Lee, and Taehee (c Shana Parker) |
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| The whole group (c TMP Blog) |
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| KNCDC's So Jin thanks the City Council and Ben Chon translates (c TMP Blog) |
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| TMP's John Michael with Mayor Bieter (c TMP Blog) |
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| Presenting the proclamation (c TMP Blog) |
Oct 29, 2012
Korean Dinner in Boise
Ben Chon, our Korean translator out in Boise, hosted an amazing traditional Korean meal at his home the other night. It was the dancers' first chance to really relax and hang out together.
Thank you Ben for such kindness and thank you TMP for the photos!
And check out what happened at the end of the night:
Thank you Ben for such kindness and thank you TMP for the photos!
So Jin, Taehee, and An Lee in Boise
After an incredible airport welcome, the three KNCDC dancers are hard at work with TMP in Boise, rehearsing their new piece, The Unkindness of Ravens.
All photos from the Trey McIntyre Project Blog, where TMP is posting updates about the residency regularly.
Oct 22, 2012
Welcome KNCDC Dancers!
In one of the best airport welcomes we've ever seen, the entire Trey McIntyre Project company and staff, along with Boise residents, greeted An Lee, So Jin, and Taehee of KNCDC in the arrivals hall at Boise Airport on Sunday with some spectacular Korean moves.
Welcome to the USA, friends!
Aug 28, 2012
Introducing the Korea National Contemporary Dance Company
We are very excited to announce that Seoul-based Korea National Contemporary Dance Company will be performing in BAM's Next Wave Festival with Trey McIntyre Project. TMP traveled to Korea this spring as part of their Asian tour with DanceMotion USA, and requested to collaborate further with dancers from this company.
Three dancers from KNDCDC will join TMP in their home state, Idaho, to collaborate on a new work. Then, additional KNCDC members will come to New York for joint performances featuring the new collaboration and work by each of the two companies here at BAM in November.
Meet the Korea National Contemporary Dance Company
Established in August 2010, the Korea National Contemporary Dance Company is the country’s first national ensemble dedicated to contemporary dance. Artistic Director Sung-yop Hong has identified several goals for the company: to encourage creative work by Korean choreographers; to popularize contemporary dance by creating access for regional and local communities; and to contribute to the global contemporary dance scene through international collaboration and partnership.
Joining Trey McIntyre Project
This week, Dance Magazine wrote on their blog, "So what makes McIntyre's work American? Just the music? The can-do confidence? The sense of daring? The mix of ballet and quasi-party dance? The willingness to break with the past? Whatever it is, he’s turned the American city of Boise, Idaho, into a dance-loving city."
This spring, TMP toured as part of DanceMotion USA to China, the Philippines, Vietnam, and Korea - where they met KNCDC. During their tour, Trey McIntyre and his dancers not only presented their uniquely American style, but also embraced and studied Korean traditions:
Now, they will further Korean-American dance exchange on their home soil.
We can't wait to see what these two companies devise together. Don't miss it!
Three dancers from KNDCDC will join TMP in their home state, Idaho, to collaborate on a new work. Then, additional KNCDC members will come to New York for joint performances featuring the new collaboration and work by each of the two companies here at BAM in November.
Meet the Korea National Contemporary Dance Company
Established in August 2010, the Korea National Contemporary Dance Company is the country’s first national ensemble dedicated to contemporary dance. Artistic Director Sung-yop Hong has identified several goals for the company: to encourage creative work by Korean choreographers; to popularize contemporary dance by creating access for regional and local communities; and to contribute to the global contemporary dance scene through international collaboration and partnership.
Joining Trey McIntyre Project
This week, Dance Magazine wrote on their blog, "So what makes McIntyre's work American? Just the music? The can-do confidence? The sense of daring? The mix of ballet and quasi-party dance? The willingness to break with the past? Whatever it is, he’s turned the American city of Boise, Idaho, into a dance-loving city."
This spring, TMP toured as part of DanceMotion USA to China, the Philippines, Vietnam, and Korea - where they met KNCDC. During their tour, Trey McIntyre and his dancers not only presented their uniquely American style, but also embraced and studied Korean traditions:
Now, they will further Korean-American dance exchange on their home soil.
We can't wait to see what these two companies devise together. Don't miss it!
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