Brother

Brother

TitleBrother
CountryKorea
Production CompanyDance Theater chang
Date2012-05-11~2012-05-12
Time11th 14:00/12th 20:00
Age restrictionRated PG-12
Running time60min
VenueCulture Alley Yongcheon Jiral Theater (Kyungsung Cultural Street)
TicketAdults 15,000won / Students 10,000won
Websiteblog.naver.com/dancechang

The most famous choreographer from Busan, Kim Nam Jin, rebels against the world with tense movements. Kim sheds lights on something often pushed to the shadows: disability and shame. 
 


This is the story of a family of disabled person. This work describes their pain, love and their life suffering from stereotype, prejudice, and discrimination.
The duet dance of a healthy old brother and his disabled little brother, along with singing by live group/band, Geomungo, sets <Brother> apart.
 
This work won the grand prize at Russian Proteatr Festival 2012 and was performed at many festivals overseas in places such as Hong Kong, Switzerland, Belgium, Germany and France.
 

Synopsis

My only loving baby brother Sung Gook is disabled. Ever since we were infants, we were very close, making us not only brothers but also best friends. However, one day I realized that every time we went outside together, people would look at us strangely. After a while, I found out that it was because of Sung Gook. From then on, I was ashamed to be known as his brother, and every time I looked at him, I became furious. Soon with the disappointment in myself and feeling pity towards my brother, my behavior turned violent and I started hitting and abusing him.
Even then, my little brother never once looked at me with resentment or screamed……
The days when I didn’t know much……
I can’t imagine all the pain and scars that I might have caused him.
Now older and mature, I look at him……
Still with the pure innocent eyes, my baby brother Sung Gook looks to me…… depending on me……
I now talk about my only loving baby brother. 

Dance Theater Chang
 

Dance Theater Chang was established in June 2006 with a goal to lead Korea’s modern dance from an abstraction to a more forward and realistic choreography. The purpose for this was to combine dance with theatre in a way so that they may create a theatrical dance performance to connect with audiences. With the choreographer’s experiences throughout Europe for 10 years, he has been meeting with many art directors from various festivals to build his network.

Dance Theater Chang looks forward to impressing the world with Korea’s mind, spirit and soul through Korean contemporary dance.

 

Lineup

Jang Heechul, Park Heeman, Lee Jaesung

 

Cast

Kim Namjin, Kang Sunggook, Sim Eunyong(Music live; Geomungo), Kim Hyangeun(Song)

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