Articles from the ‘KIADA’ collection

Four dancers stand in a clump around one dancer lying on the floor. They are onstage against a black background.

A Dance that Relentlessly Challenges and Changes

Hyejeon Hong, the director of Hong Dance Company in Seoul, discusses “Possible Dance 2022,” an improvised performance featuring dancers with disabilities.

Helliot catches Laura by the ribs as she extends her arms and jumps into him. They are both wearing yellow on a black stage.

Dancing One’s Inner Monster

Seville-based choreographer Laura Morales Davila and Danza Mobile dancer Helliot Baeza Gonzalez describe their piece “Soy Todo El Mundo” about finding and releasing one’s inner monster for the 2022 Korea International Accessible Dance Festival.

Two ballet dancers wearing white tendu to the side. The man is behind the woman. The backdrop is blue and green.

Sharing Disabled Lives and Stories Onstage

Luda Lee, the choreographer and director of Black Toe Dance Company in South Korea, describes the process of creating “Trialogue,” a piece that explores the stories of three dancers with disabilities.

Erin hugs themself into a ball, balancing on their butt onstage. They are wearing a red leotard with red hair in a bun.

Circus Centering Disability

Erin Ball, Vanessa Furlong, and April Hubbard, who perform as LEGacy Circus in Canada, describe their use of leg attachments, mobility aids, and traditional and non-traditional circus apparatuses in their piece “The World at Our Feet.”

Sungkuk is outside on dirt wearing blue pants. He leans forward to pick up a roll of toilet paper.

Dancing the Weight of Life

Sungkuk Kang, a dancer, choreographer, and the director of OnMom Company in Seoul, discusses his piece “How to Fold” that he choreographed and performed for the 2022 Korea International Accessible Dance Festival.