Zero One Dimension
Zero One Dimension
May 13, 2016
CJ Towall Theater, Seoul Arts Center
In Zero One Dimension, 0 and 1, nothingness and existence, reality and virtuality, crisis and salvation mutually sustain one another. In the ordinary images of ourselves that seep into the virtual space on stage, the hidden face of the hero fleetingly appears.
Choreography
Ahn Aesoon
Visual Direction
Park Chan-kyong
Lighting
Takayuki Fujimoto
Music
Jang Young-gyu
Costume Design
Lim Sun-yeol
Stage Design
Baek Kyung-in
Animation
Gu In-hee
Dramaturgy
Kim Chae-ri
Movement Research
Hwang Soo-hyun
Performers
Han Sang-ryul, Lee Yoon-hee, Kim Dong-hyun, Kim Geon-jung, Yoon Bo-ae, Son Ju-yeon, Jo Hyung-jun, Jung Yoon-jung, Kim Ho-yeon, Lee Hong-won, Heo Hyo-seon, Kim Min-jin, Kang Yo-seop, Kim Ji-min

About the Work
A hero between 0 (nothing) and 1 (existence).

Zero One Dimension summons a reality plagued by extreme fatigue into a cutting-edge virtual world articulated through the language of 0s and 1s. In this virtual realm—where reality and its place are exchanged—psychological landscapes generated by individual desire and repression are revealed through games and allegory.

When war and violence, sexual desire, and pathological work ethics are amplified to a critical point in the virtual (or real) world, we call upon a hero. Is this hero a sign of crisis, or a possibility of salvation?

In Zero One Dimension, 0 and 1, nothingness and existence, reality and virtuality, crisis and salvation mutually sustain one another. In the ordinary images of ourselves that seep into the virtual space on stage, the hidden face of the hero fleetingly appears.

Review
"Although the digital era appears to promise infinite possibilities, fierce competition and labor issues in reality remain unresolved. Zero One Dimension explores the body—chosen as the most direct medium to reveal the analog within the virtual world—as an attempt to examine the limitations or superiority of the body when confronted with the digital... In the ordinary images of ourselves that seep into the virtual space on stage, the hidden face of the hero fleetingly appears." — Bang Hee-mang, Dance Webzine, June 2016