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  • Showcase
  • Dance
  • Contemporary Dance
Um-Pah AHA Movement
  • 10-15(Thu) 18:30


  • Daloreum Theater, National Theater of Korea
  • #Um-pah #RestPractice #BreathInNow #TheArtOfRest #Dance
Introduction to the work

Inspired by the idea of a “rest-deprived society,” Um-Pah explores the psychological pressure of contemporary life, where overwork is often worn as a badge of honor and people continuously push themselves beyond their limits. Using stockings as a primary object, the piece presses against and reshapes the body, portraying restless bodies, hurried minds, and individuals for whom rest has become unnervingly unfamiliar.
Realizing that the true source of this pressure is often ourselves, Um-Pah asks those driven by anxiety and fixated on the past or future: Where does your mind truly reside? In doing so, it opens a space to reflect on what it means to truly rest. The moment the dancers break free from the stockings, a subtle scent fills the theater, evoking the forgotten sensation of being fully present.

AHA Movement

Aha Movement is a contemporary dance company led by choreographer Ji-Hye Ha that uses the body to explore contemporary sensibilities and questions. Having gained recognition as a dancer with the Ahn Eun-Me Company, Ha draws on the physical awareness cultivated through years of stage experience to create works that convey the hidden layers of contemporary society and the complexity of human emotions through movement. Using strong physicality, symbolic imagery, and rhythmic movement, Aha Movement creates intuitive and dramatic stage scenes.

Here is a table explaining the program details. It consists of direction, cast, composition, music director, showcase time, composition, tour personnel, original work, contact information, and development support.
Choreographer Jihye Ha Dancer Heejung Min, Yeji Lim, Seyoung Ahn, Gahyun Kim, Jiyeon Kim, Jihye Ha
Music Director Daehee Kim Producer Junghwan Kang
Duration(Full-length/Showcase) 60 mins/40 mins Tour Size 8(6 Performers, 2 Staff members)
Age Limit All ages Contact | Producer Junghwan Kang(ahamovement.dance@gmail.com)
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Review
  • A visceral portrayal of our lives, encountered through evocative sound, light, and scent.

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