Wonyoung Kim

Wonyoung is a performance artist and dancer. He took part in Sync South Korea in 2018.

Since 2019, my life has increasingly shifted towards performing arts. I am now actively working as a dancer and actor, no longer practicing law, though it remains an important area of interest for me, so I continue to research it.

While a dance without choreography may suggest freedom, it may also lead to unpredictable violence, whether towards oneself or others. This is a personal concern for me as a performer, as well as a broader question about our political community in the 21st century.”

The bodies of people with disabilities are not typically suited to traditional choreography. But should we always seek liberation solely through freedom and a lack of rules? This question is important. Since 2022, I have performed dance in several cities in Germany, Croatia, Slovenia, and Japan. I recently published a nonfiction book in Seoul on the history of dance and disability dance.

In 2024, I am making a new dance piece as a residence artist in Seoul Art Center.

Legality, in my view, is another name for social choreography that governs human bodies and movement.

Wonyoung Kim

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