Author: Sophie Myrtil-McCourty

‘The relationship to bow and arrow was apparent in the quality of the movements. Whether fast, slow, percussive, lyrical, difficult or complex the dancers always maintained a sense of flow, of tension and release as in the act of archery — pulling back the bow and releasing the arrow. There was a sense of effortlessness…

‘Sometimes, one dancer will run toward two others who catch and swoop her/him up swiftly, into a glorious high arc. The riskiness of this is breathtaking — and addictive. Park obliges, and throws a few more swoop lifts in, but he doesn’t make the mistake of too much repetition, nor does he need to. He’s…

‘But Mr. Park’s style, seen in his “Bow” (2014) and “Balance and Imbalance” (2010), draws from many sources, including hip-hop and judo, the Japanese martial art. In the evening’s most captivating moments these coalesce into something very much his own, with a tranquil efficiency running through even the knottiest, most acrobatic sequences.’ Read the full…