This perspective is shaped by the practice of Ahn Ae-soon (b. 1960), a choreographer and artistic director whose work has long explored the relationship between body, movement, and cultural memory. Trained in dance at Ewha Womans University and holding a Ph.D. from Hanyang University, she founded the Ahn Ae-soon Dance Company in 1985 and has presented works at major international festivals including Yokohama Dance Collection, Singapore Arts Festival, and Tokyo Dance Triennale. Drawing from traditional Korean culture and philosophy, her contemporary language bridges past and present—an approach that extends into Ahnaesoon as a platform that observes how subtle forms and gestures quietly shape everyday life.
Choreography as observation, inquiry, and slow accumulation.
Works emerge through time, repetition, and refinement.
Small movements and ordinary gestures become the core material.
Dance intersects with sound, space, objects, and
design
A focus on the unnoticed roles objects play in daily life.
space for reflection, documentation, and collaboration.
Design is understood through use, habit, and bodily interaction.
Each issue is structured around one object, deeply examined.
Her works have been presented in theaters, alternative spaces, and research-oriented platforms, adapting to each context while maintaining a consistent choreographic language.