Noree Performing Arts Celebrates 5th Annual Festival

Ga・Mu 2018

Thursday May 17, 2018, 8PM at The Ailey Citygroup Theatre

Original, Mythical and Mystical Music & Dance

The Korean people use the word Ga-Mu to refer to both song (Ga) and dance (Mu). The Korean folk culture has always treated music and dance as inseparable from each other, as a unified form of arts. The idea of the integration of music and dance that is embedded in the word Ga-Mu aligns closely with Noree's mission, which is to create works that combine the elements of both dance and music and to communicate with the audience through such total art works. Noree Performing Arts invites its audiences to look into the insights, expressions, and interpretations of the artists who reside with them in the same time and space—today’s New York City.

Performers

Dance: Eun Sung Lee, Sook Kim, Seyong Kim, Caleb Patterson, Oriana Catton, Fallon Johnson

Music: Members of Noree Chamber Soloists (Stella Chen, Hahnsol Kim, Caeli Smith, Sung Jin Lee, Mariko Wyrick, Aaron Wolff), Noree Piano Trio (Yoon Lee, Amelia Dietrich, Yi Qun Xu), Alex Burtzos (Noree’s Composer-in-Residence 2017-18)

Program

Noree Performing Arts Ume Flower (dance)

Derek Bermel Soul Garden (2000) for Viola and String Quintet

Ellen Goldman Knitting Space (dance)

Ludwig van Beethoven Duo for Viola and Cello (music)

Noree Performing Arts A Dokkaebi-Bangmangi (dance and music)

Henry Max McCall Love Letters (dance)

Rebekka Nodhturft Women’s Clock (dance)

Noree Performing Arts Birth of Humanity (dance and music)

Experience an evening of Noree’s original dance works influenced by Korean cultural elements and musical performances by Noree Chamber Soloists. A premiere of a collaborative work with EunSung Lee (Choreographer), Alex Burtzos (Noree’s Composer-in Residence), A Young Yu (Visual Artist), and Curtis Shields (Lighting Designer). An exploration of topology and Geometry of Movement with Ellen Goldman (Choreographer), Anna Shapiro (Textiles and Sculptural Art Design Artist), and David Pearl (Composer). Selected choreographers Rebekka Nodhturft, Awaken Dance Theater and Henry Max MacCall 4th Sun Dance Company from past PLAYSCAP 2017.

More info: www.noreeperformingarts.org