Part 2 - LA84 Foundation

crane were the themes of these two
dance pieces in the Korean traditional
folk dance style. They were
choreographed by Kim Sook-ja, Jung
Jae-man and Cho Hung-dong. Seventyfive
dancers performed for audiences
totalling 2,805.
• Shim Chung, by the Universal Ballet
Company, at the Little Angels Performing
Arts Center, September 18-23
Forty-two dancers including Moon
Hun-sook appeared in this dance
piece about a filial daughter,
choreographed by Adrian Delis. A
total of 6,564 persons attended the
performances.
• Gori (Unification), by the Seoul
Metropolitan Dance Company, at the
Small Hall of Sejong Cultural Center,
September 23-24
Moon ll-chi choreographed this dance
based on a script by Park Yong-gu.
Sixty-seven dancers appeared, and
audiences totalled 1,465.
• Wavecrest, by the Korean Modern
Dance Company at the National
Theatre, September 25-26
This contemporary dance,
choreographed by Yook Wan-sun, was
performed by 41 dancers including
Ahn Shin-hee. A total of 3,784 persons
attended the performances.
• The Picture of Longevity and They
Went to the Countryside, by the Hong
Jung-hee Ballet Company, Ballet Blanc
and the Ae-ji Ballet Group, at the
Munye Theater, September 26-27
A total of 3,205 persons attended
these performances of two dance
works choreographed by Hong Jung-hee
and Kim Myong-sun, and presented by
78 dancers including Kim Myong-hee
and Kim Pok-son.
• White Blood, by the National Dance
Company at the National Theatre,
September 28-29
The dance borrowed its theme from the
epic of a sixth-century Buddhist martyr
who sacrificed his life to propagate
Buddhism in Korea. One hundred and
eighty dancers, including Son Pyong-wu
and Choe Young-sook, appeared
in this dance choreographed by Kook
Su-ho. A total of 4,283 persons
attended the performances.
• Yo Suk, the Princess of Shilla, and
Twiler, Theatre and Tambour, by the
Kim Pok-hee & Kim Hwa-sook Dance
Company and the Korea Contemporary
Dance Troupe, at Munye Theater,
September 29-30
Yo Suk, the Princess of ShiIla was
choreographed by Kim Pok-hee and
Kim Hwa-sook and Twiler, Theatre and
Tambour by Kim Ki-in. The two-day
performance attracted a total of 2,673
persons.
Performances by foreign
dancing companies
• Carmen, A busy Life and Allegro de
Concerto, by Maria Rosa Su Ballet
Espanol, at the National Theatre,
August 24-25
These three varied repertoires of
flamenco were performed by 27
members of the Maria Rosa Su Ballet
Espanol led by Maria Rosa, one of
Spain's most renowned dancers,
before a combined andience of 4,228.
Chu Lee, a Korean dancer residing in
Spain, also took part in the performances.
• Baroque Suite, Radical Lights,
Animated Shorts and Sacra Conversazione,
by the Toronto Dance Theatre,
at Munye Theater, August 28-29
Twenty dancers including Suzette
Sherman performed these four works
choreographed by Christopher House
and Patricia Beatty. The three performances
drew audiences totalling
2,367.
• In the Glow of the Night, Time Out
and Silvia Pas de Deux by the
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12. The Washington Ballet of the United
States performed 'In the Glow of the
Night', 'Time Out', and other dances at
the National Theater on August 30 and 31.
13. The London Contemporary Dance
Theater of Great Britain performs during
the Seoul International Dance Festival.
14. Dancers from the Soviet Bolshoi Ballet
stage 'Swan Lake' and other pieces from
their repertoire at Sejong Cultural Center
from September 3 to 5.
15. The Maria Rosa y su Ballet Espanol of
Spain dances 'Carmen' among other
works at the National Theatre on
September 24 and 25.
16. Canadian dancers of the Toronto
Dance Theater stage a performance at the
Munye Theater on August 28 and 29.
17. The Hungarian Ballet Company of
Gyor dances at the Munye Theater on
September 17 and 18.
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