I don’t fear anything

I Am FREE

Through the character Zorba, who understands life by heart and action and leads a free life, About Liberty encourages the audience to break free from constraints, to realize what it means to be free, and to think about how they should lead their lives. The process of life is like a constant struggle striving to create harmony among endlessly contradicting notions; God and humans, angel and devil, body and mind, material and spirit, the seen and the unseen, the internal and the transcendental, thought and action, desire to produce and production to desire. “Aren’t many problems confronting us today similar to these heaps of contradiction?” The choreographer suggests that truthful life can be achieved not by religious self-restraint or pursuit of truth, but by our instinctive freedom.

Choreographer’s note

Two different views on liberty

We recognize what and who we are through the views and attention of others. That is, the definition of ‘I’ is not formed solely through my thoughts alone. The existence of others creates a view and this view becomes a necessary condition in establishing existence. There lies more power than we think in a view. A view is not a mere gaze but power between a person who watches and the other watched. We constantly struggle to be recognized by others, but I must say, humans are absolutely free, irrespective of the views of others.

There is one particular view on freedom. Life should not be subject to anything. Their lives are theirs and should not be restricted. Freedom is one’s own right, including the right to commit suicide. Then there is another view. Nothing can restrict or be restricted by the grace of god. We are not slaves, but freemen who own the dignity of freedom.

Which of those constitutes true freedom?

What is true freedom?

Train of thought - meditation

As if trapped, the train of thoughts pops into our minds unintentionally. Such meditation makes one develop. The existence of humans - the stories of its greatness and lowness, pleasure and agony, confidence and anxiety: and the stories about human beings who are laughed at, thought of, and make you want to cry for - will be created from the perspective of the observer.

Company

Trust Dance Theatre

Since its establishment in 1995, the Trust Dance Theatre has presented works under the slogan of ‘Our Shared Stories Focused on Humans.’ Its works show the unadorned, rather rough aspects of life, all embodied in the form of dance.

While the company regularly presents new productions from both home and abroad, it also continues to engage in educational and therapeutic programs, and in performances for the underprivileged. It intends to create dance productions that can be truly recognized by the audience, not just for their visual aspects, and as an art group, to open up a community where dance and life can be shared among everyone.

Credit

Choreography    Hyeong-hee Kim

Music George Durham

Lighting Cheol-hee Kim

Costume Jin-hee Lee

Objet Jong-geun Ok

Cast  (Dancer) Sun-young Lee, Young-chan Kim, Dong-uk Kim, Sung-tae Jung, Jong-taek Sung, Ye-jin Kwon, Jin-han Choi, (Musician) George Durham(Cello), Alexander Sheykin(Accordion), Mark Lentz(Guitar), Indian Soonie(Singer)