Performance Info

Understanding my ‘Confession’ as you and I resemble each other
‘Nonfiction’ by a real couple
We feel delighted to find resemblance of ourselves in the loved ones. Our hearts flutter seeing our differences. We find ourselves changing and growing up without realizing it.

If it weren’t for such a strong attraction, could we have done so many unimaginable things? By the unknown power named love, we withstand, wait, and accept each other; and experience a miracle.
Those who fall in love have one thing in common: they change as they love. It is like our daily life, where we endlessly dance, sing, and play instruments as if we were addicted.
This story is not just about a couple. It is a confession about my dance, song, and music that lead me to look back on myself, understand, and grow.

Writer/ Director
Seon-kyong Yim
Starting her career in Paris in 2004, Yim has continued her efforts to communicate with her audience using body language that can overcome cultural and artistic genres. She is a founding member of the performance company UnikaJi along with young artists from France, the U.S. and Mexico. She has worked on theatre plays, contemporary dance, Chinese opera, ballet and mime, and works as permanent director and artistic director at the company. Her first Seoul-based work was the musical at the LG Art Center in 2011, and she won first prize at the third Play Act Dance Art Tech Film Festival in 2012. Ever since, she has worked more often with Seoul-based artists across a variety of art forms from dance and physical theatre all the way through to total theatre.

Composer/ Music Director
Aram Lee
Traditional bamboo flautist Aram Lee has studied new tunings and playing methods based on his deep understanding of traditional Korean music, and he has been able to develop a creative musical world with his all-round playing skills. As a composer, he has worked with artists from around the world and from all art forms, from cinema, documentaries, dance,  jazz, classical music, installation art and electronica, developing his own musical world. Currently, he runs the musical troupe Namu and is a member of the world music band Black String.

Co-Composer
Min-wang Hwang 
A percussionist with musical roots in traditional shamanistic ritual music, Min-wang Hwang understands well all the different styles of shamanistic music from all regions of the country. His musical interests cover a broad range of traditional Korean music, including pansori epic story-telling, the seven-stringed ajaeng zither and the double-reeded, oboe-like taepyeongso. Currently, he teaches at the Korea National University of Arts and at Howon University. He’s a partner in the musical troupe Namu and a member of world music band Black String.
 

Company
Maholra Company
The Hebrew word ‘Maholra’ means ‘Those who dance before God.’ Named after a Hebrew word that implies a primitive form of dance, the company holds the principle to ‘Not forget the origin and essence of dance, and to always remember those who dance before God.’ The company seeks out and boosts the aesthetics of contemporary arts throughout its works combining dance, drama and music.
 

Credits

Choreography  Jae-seung Kim, Yun-na Jang
Writer/Director  Seon-kyong Yim
Composer / Music  Aram Lee
Composer  Min-wang Hwang, Sang-rog Lee
Costumes  Min-kyoung Seong
Planning  Mi-song Kang
Stage Manager  Dong-hwan Shin
Lighting  Hyun-ju Kwak
Sound  Sun-young Huh
Cast  Jae-seung Kim, Yun-na Jang, Aram Lee, Min-wang Hwang