<p>K-Style’, an evening of Korean contemporary dance featuring works by the Choe Contemporary Dance Company, Bereishit Dance Company and EDx2 Dance Company, brought the ‘Attakkalari India Biennial’ to a close in the City. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The programme started with ‘Balance and Imbalance’ by Bereishit Dance Company, which was choreographed by Park Soon-ho. <br /><br />It explored body movements and sounds as the oldest and most basic tools of human beings to express themselves. ‘Modern Feeling’, the second piece that was choreographed by Lee In-soo, and performed by EDx2 Dance Company, was a duet that explored the relationship between two men through diverse movements of hip hop, acrobatics and martial arts. A piece with wit and humour, it portrayed encounter, conflict, indifference, competition and more.<br /><br />The third piece, ‘Help’ by EDx2 Dance Company, also choreographed by Lee In-soo, examined the notion of integrating hip hop with different groups and creating original contemporary movement. <br /><br />The last piece for the evening, ‘Argument’, by Choe Contemporary Dance Company, and choreographed by Choe Sang Cheul, featured a fundamental examination of methods for communication in overcoming the anxieties of modern society.<br /><br />“Each one of the pieces had a message to convey. While all of them dealt with human emotions, they also gave an insight into what we often don’t like to face,” says Maureen Charise, a visitor.<br /><br />As part of the festival, a performance called ‘Obtus’ was also held prior to that at ADA Rangamandira. It was a piece that began with a hand in focus. This performance was inter-related to the ray of light that was seen. <br /><br />The dancer, through gestures, began a persistent exploration of a ray of light. This was followed by meditative gestures and other movements which seemed measured, continuous, reflecting a body in peril, and pushing the boundaries. <br /></p>
<p>K-Style’, an evening of Korean contemporary dance featuring works by the Choe Contemporary Dance Company, Bereishit Dance Company and EDx2 Dance Company, brought the ‘Attakkalari India Biennial’ to a close in the City. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The programme started with ‘Balance and Imbalance’ by Bereishit Dance Company, which was choreographed by Park Soon-ho. <br /><br />It explored body movements and sounds as the oldest and most basic tools of human beings to express themselves. ‘Modern Feeling’, the second piece that was choreographed by Lee In-soo, and performed by EDx2 Dance Company, was a duet that explored the relationship between two men through diverse movements of hip hop, acrobatics and martial arts. A piece with wit and humour, it portrayed encounter, conflict, indifference, competition and more.<br /><br />The third piece, ‘Help’ by EDx2 Dance Company, also choreographed by Lee In-soo, examined the notion of integrating hip hop with different groups and creating original contemporary movement. <br /><br />The last piece for the evening, ‘Argument’, by Choe Contemporary Dance Company, and choreographed by Choe Sang Cheul, featured a fundamental examination of methods for communication in overcoming the anxieties of modern society.<br /><br />“Each one of the pieces had a message to convey. While all of them dealt with human emotions, they also gave an insight into what we often don’t like to face,” says Maureen Charise, a visitor.<br /><br />As part of the festival, a performance called ‘Obtus’ was also held prior to that at ADA Rangamandira. It was a piece that began with a hand in focus. This performance was inter-related to the ray of light that was seen. <br /><br />The dancer, through gestures, began a persistent exploration of a ray of light. This was followed by meditative gestures and other movements which seemed measured, continuous, reflecting a body in peril, and pushing the boundaries. <br /></p>
