Category: Bereishit Dance Company

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‘The name “Bereishit,” Hebrew for “in the beginning,” implies the process of creation, writes Park via email: “Creation of a piece is like the creation of a world.” The company will present two of Park’s creations blending contemporary dance with traditional Korean music. “I learned contemporary dance from Western culture,” writes Park. “For me, [Korean]…

‘Founder and artistic director Soon-ho Park said he was thinking not about the physical but the “mental or spiritual strangeness and harmony” in “Bow,” a duet. “Archery needs physical and mental strength both. Through the archery, we can see ourselves deeply. Actually the piece was made for myself,” he said by email. That process has…

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‘The tremendously skilled and focused dancers approach many of their movements as if these were tasks to be appraised and tested. Their rhythms are full of pauses, and they explore the contrast between slow, drawn-out moments and slashes of dancing so rapid that you can’t be sure what you’ve seen.’ Read the full review here.

‘Every second of both works drew one in. The evening went by in a flash, and one was left with indelible impressions of technical mastery and penetrating human insight.’ Read the full review here.

‘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…