Category: Bereishit Dance Company
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Two Pieces by Bereishit Dance of Korea Offer an Expansive Exploration of Opposing Forces. The Brooklyn Rail
[…] the choreography exhibits restraint with a tightly curated movement vocabulary and immaculate spacing and execution.’ Read the full article here.
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Bereishit Dance Company Y Sus Asombrosos Bailarines De Alto Rendimiento | Artburst
‘la simbiosis entre la estridencia del sonido y la reciedumbre del movimiento pone en evidencia el oficio impecable de Park Soon-Ho y la versatilidad desenvuelta de sus bailarines. En resumen, tanto “Judo” como “Balance and Imbalance” son ejemplos de ese tipo de espectáculo exquisito e inexpugnable que sobresale por la inefabilidad de su atractivo.’ Read…
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Bereishit Dance Company: una muestra más del vigor artístico coreano | EL Nuevo Herald
Read the full article here.
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Review: A South Korean Troupe’s Physical Risks and Daunting Tasks | New York Times
Critic’s Pick! Read the full article here.
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NYU Skirball Presents Bereishit Dance of Korea’s NYC Premiere of BALANCE AND IMBALANCE AND JUDO | Broadway World
“NYU Skirball will present two NYC premieres by the Korean Dance Company Bereis Dance: Balance and Imbalance and Judo, running March 24 & 25 at NYU Skirball. The two pieces, co-presented by the Korean Cultural Center New York, are drawn from many sources, including street dance and martial arts, and are choreographed by Soon-ho Park.”…
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Bereishit Dance Company and Reggie Wilson Fist & Heel Performance Group selected as The Arts Fuse’s Dance Favorites of 2020
‘The last live performance I liked a lot was Reggie Wilson’s POWER, in February at the ICA. Wilson is a most unaffected choreographer. His dancers don’t act up or pretend to be characters, but their dancing conveys whatever the audience needs to understand a place, a time, a person. Most of all, Wilson is invested in…
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Jacob’s Pillow Virtual Festival Presents Bereishit Dance Company
Free and premiering Thursday, August 13 at 7pm EST and available for viewing until 11.59pm on Saturday, August 15 – RSVP at https://www.jacobspillow.org/events/bereishit-dance-company-2020/
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Arts Fuse: ‘Dance Review: Korea’s Bereishit Dance Company — Addressing Violence, Beautifully’
‘These stand-offs evolved into a succession of beautiful partnering sequences that were completed with enormous precision and speed. The dancers made their challenging movements look effortless: bodies flipped over the backs of other bodies, men were tossed and caught after flying unaided through the air. The performers’ strength and grace was amazing.’ ‘The ensemble work…
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Critical Dance review: ‘Bereishit Dance Company: Judo; Balance & Imbalance’
‘Powerful dancing built to the sound of the drumbeats. The dancers’ bodies hypnotically shook like teens at a rock concert. Bereishit Dance Company’s dancers are impressive as both athletes and artists.’ Read the full review here.
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Boston Globe Review: ‘Bereishit Creates Its Own Worlds’
“Bereishit,” meaning “In the beginning,” is the first word of the Book of Genesis. It’s also the name of the Korean dance company that Soonho Park founded in 2011. “Creation of a piece is like the creation of a world,” Park has explained, and indeed the two 25-minute pieces that Bereishit is presenting at New…