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I See You
a VR dance experience
by In-Jung Jun / blue elephant dance in collaboration with Olaf Hirschberg / headtrip immersive media
shown at Moovy Festival Cologne, Germany from March 21-24, 2024
Location: Tanzfaktur
previously at Festival Temps d'Images, Tanzhaus NRW, Düsseldorf
more info here
Funded by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media within the framework of the initiative NEUSTART KULTUR, aid program tanz:digital by the Dachverband Tanz Deutschland"
In-Jung Jun
Choreographer, dancer & performer
founder and artistic director of Blue Elephant Dance company (2002)
Blue Elephant Dance productions have received support by
- Ministry of Culture of the German federal state of NRW
- Kunststiftung NRW (Art Foundation NRW)
- Kulturamt der Stadt Düsseldorf
- Fonds Darstellende Künste
- Culture Foundation of the Republik of Korea
- Stiftung van Meeteren
- and other institutions
As a dancer in Germany, In-Jung has also worked with
- Rodolpho Leoni Dance
- Vera Sander Art Connects
Before coming to Germany, In-Jung was a full-time member of
- Jean-Claude Gallotta's company at Shizuoka Performing Arts Center in Japan
Awards
For her work, In-Jung has received several awards
- Audience Award at "Germany's Best Dance Solo", Leipzig, and 2nd prize in the competition (2011)
- Award of the Prime Minister of the Republik of Korea (2007)
- Award for choreography and dance (Förderpreis) of the city of Düsseldorf (2006)
- Award for young artists by the federal state of NRW (2005)
- Ballettanz magazine critics' poll: "young choreographer to watch" (2005 & 2003)
- Scholarship American Dance Festival, Durham, USA (1995)
Education
- Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul: modern dance, ballet, Korean traditional dance (B.A. 1996)
- American Dance Festival (ADF), Durham, USA (1995)
- Sunhwa High School of the Arts, Seoul (grad. 1991)
Creations & Research
Creations
- I See You - VR dance experience in collaboration with Olaf Hirschberg (2023)
- Vibration Celebration (with Simon Rummel), solo dance with improvised live music
work in progress
Festival TanzNRW21, Wuppertal (May 2021)
Stadtgarten, Köln
- 9 mountains, 9 rivers
choreography for theater piece
Director: Lee Sang-u
Gangjin Art Center, Korea National University of the Arts (2017)
- Hwa-Eom Spiritual Music Ritual
opening performance of the music festival (choreography and dance)
music by Won Il
Hwa Eom Temple, South Korea (2016)
- Ai-inga I-inga
performance at Yisang's House, Seoul, as part of the festivities to mark the anniversary of the poet's death (2016)
- Improvised performance at Seoul Improvisation Festival (2016)
- Singing of a Human Machine
choreography and dance
Big Red Space, Seoul
- Gateless Gate
solo with live percussion by Simon Barker (AU)
blue elephant production, co-produced by and premiered at LIG Arts Center, Seoul and Busan (2013)
- A Call of Chal-a
choreography and dance as part of an installation by
Yun Dong-Gu (metal installation artist)
Seoul (2012)
- Bara
prize-winning solo for "Germany's best dance solo" competition at Euro Scene Festival, Leipzig (2011)
- Choreography for the theater piece "The Farting Lady"
directed by Peter Willson (UK) and Lee Jung-Un (ROK)
Sadari Theater fot Children, Seoul (2011)
- < one, - >
dance piece for 3 dancers and 4 musicians
choreography and dance
blue elephant production, co-produced by and premiered at Jang Festival, Seoul (2010)
- Survival Strategies
dance piece for 7 dancers and 2 musicians
choreography and dance
blue elephant production, co-produced by and premiered at Tanzhaus NRW, Düsseldorf (2009)
- Soloparty
dance piece for 1 dancer and 1 musician (Simon Rummel)
choreography and dance
blue elephant production, co-produced by and premiered at Tanzhaus NRW, Düsseldorf (2008)
- choreography for
Great Journey of Princess Bari
Director: Yun Dong-Gu (installation artist)
Music: Won Il
Culture History Seoul 284, Seoul
- GIFT
blue elephant production with 5 performers
choreography and dance
co-produced by and premiered at
Tanzhaus NRW, Düsseldorf (2007)
- Story of B. / Tang!
2 dance pieces for 2 dancers
choreography and dance
blue elephant production, co-produced by and premiered at Tanzhaus NRW, Düsseldorf (2006)
- Golden Helmet
dance piece for 5 dancers and 3 musicians
choreography and dance
blue elephant production, co-produced by and premiered at Tanzhaus NRW, Düsseldorf (2005)
- you & me
dance piece for 2 dancers
choreography
created for and premiered at Busan Summer Festival
Busan (2004)
- This or That
blue elephant production with 2 dancers
choreography and dance
co-produced by and premiered at
Tanzhaus NRW, Düsseldorf (2003)
- Boxring
blue elephant production with 2 dancers
choreography and dance
co-produced by and premiered at
Tanzhaus NRW, Düsseldorf (2003)
- Sometimes it feels expensive, sometimes it feels cheap
choreography and dance
solo performed at pact Zollverein, Essen (2003)
- O2 - hole, 2 meters deep
blue elephant production with 4 dancers
choreography and dance
co-produced by Tanzhaus NRW, Düsseldorf and
pact Zollverein, Essen
premiered at pact Zollverein, Essen (2002) - Wound Clockwork
Solo
choreography and dance
co-produced by and premiered at
Tanzhaus NRW, Düsseldorf, Germany (2001) - Swell 6 Frames
creation for 3 dancers
choreography and dance
premiered at the 7th International Minjockchoom Dance Festival, Seoul, South Korea (2000) - Chewing
solo
choreography and dance
created for and premiered at Shizuoka Performance Art Center (SPAC), Shizuoka, Japan (1999) - Sugar + Sugar = Dangerous Relationship
creation for 2 dancers
choreography and dance
Seoul, South Korea & Bangkok, Thailand (1997) - Variety of Spaces
creation for 3 dancers
choreography and dance
performed in various museums, galleries, bars and streets in Seoul, South Korea (1996-97)
Work for other choreographers
- Vera Sander, Cologne, Germany
States of Transition (2001) - dancer
Trespassing (2004) - choregraphic assistant - Rodolpho Leoni, Wuppertal, Germany
The Thread (2001) - choreographic assistant
Sarara Tangled (2000) - dancer - Jean-Claude Gallotta, Shizuoka, Japan / Grenoble, France
ensemble member (dancer) at Shizuoka Performing Arts Center (1998-1999)
La Chamoule (1999)
Ulysses (1999)
Yume Manatsu no Michino (1998)
Premonition (1998)
Mammane (1998) - Kim Hyun-ok (KOR) and Paco Decina (IT)
Sinawui 2000 (Seoul 1996) - dancer - John Mead (USA)
Phoenix (Seoul 1996) - dancer - Ofra Levy (ISR)
Winter (1995, ADF, Durham USA) - dancer
Research, Teaching, Video & Film
RESEARCH and LABS
- Body Mind Centering (BMC)
participant in the Somatic Movement Education Program (2019 - present)
Workshops with Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen (2016 in Jeju, Korea, 2021 online) - Ttang-tta-mok-gi
Initiator and Art director of German-Korean choreography research and residency project in Gyeongi-do, South Korea (2007) - Colina - the European exchange project for Collaboration in the Arts
participation as artist
director: Rui Horta
Tanzhaus NRW, Düsseldorf (2005) - Mark Tompkins
participation in improvisation workshop at Vienna Tanzwochen (2004) - dance link UK@NRW with Wendy Houstoun
participation as choreographer
Tanzhaus NRW, Düsseldorf (2003) - dance link NL@NRW
European exchange laboratory with Vera Sander and Bruno Listopad
participation as dancer
Tanzhaus NRW, Düsseldorf (2001) - Josef Nadj
participation in pro-series workshop at Vienna Tanzwochen (2000)
TEACHING
- Tanzhaus NRW, Düsseldorf
various classes for professional dancers (2020, 2003-2010) - Adjunct Professor of Contemporary Dance at Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul (full academic year 2018)
- teaching at Gangjin Art Center & Korea National University of the Arts, Seoul (2017)
- teaching summer and winter classes at various universities in Korea (Sungkyunkwan, Hansung, Dungguk, Korea National Unversity of the Arts, Kookmin, Chung Ang, Wongkwang, Korea National Sports University, Hanyang - 1998-2016)
- Korea Performance Art Center HANPAC, Seoul
Let's Go Back to Body Basics
director, teacher, choreographer of a 2 months workshop for non-professional participants (2013) - Cologne University for Music and Dance (HFMT), Cologne, Germany
Raw, medium, well done? - teaching and choreography for graduating students (2010) - Theater Maqamat, Beirut, Lebanon
teaching as guest artist (2009) - Miteinander reden
teaching body work during a music and dance project for high school students, Bergheim, Germay - Carte Blanche Company, Bergen, Norway
teaching as guest artist (2008) - Cologne University for Music and Dance (HFMT), Cologne, Germany
I am here - teaching and choreography for graduating students (2007) - Galili Dance Company, Netherlands
teaching as guest artist (2005)
VIDEO & Film (excerpts)
- music video "force eject v2" (choreography and performance)
music: Wallfacer
(2019) - Video installation for projection at the facade of Hana Bank Seoul (choreography and performance)
director: Oh Mooyoung
(2018)
- music video "Aus meinem Kopf" (performance)
music: Erdmöbel
director: Sandeep Mehta
(2007) - Tang! - choreography and dance in collaboration with film director Marcel Ahrenholz
Festival Temps d'Images, Tanzhaus NRW, Düsseldorf (2005) - dance film "Meditations on 3 elements (performance)
director: Frank N. for Arte TV (France / Germany, 2004) - music video: "It never was you" (choreography and dance)
music: Thomas Brinkmann
director: Sandeep Mehta
1st price for best music video at International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, Germany (2004)
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