Kyoto Experiment: Kyoto International Performing Arts Festival 2018
Geumhyung Jeong Rehab Training

2018.10.6 (SAT) – 10.8 (MON)

Theatre North Hall

Photo by Mingu Jeong

An astonishing duet that transforms perspectives on how we interact with objects

While relentlessly building a collection of various items from everyday modern life, including mannequins, vacuum cleaners, sex toys, body brushes, and training machines, Geumhyung Jeong has continued to explore the relationship between these objects and her own body. Based in South Korea, she works internationally as a choreographer and performance artist, counting a solo performance and installation at the Tate Modern, UK, in 2017 among her recent achievements. Her desires and senses at times escalating as she interacts with her collection, she coolly inquires into the connection between humans and these objects of modernity. Her co-performer for Rehab Training is a life-sized male doll designed for use in healthcare education to show how people should care for patients. Jeong confronts and controls “him” while also attempting to "rehabilitate" the immobile dummy or the human shaped object through various tasks. As these gestures and actions build up, the relationship between puppet and puppeteer ultimately take on peculiar aspects that transcend intimacy. Who is controlling whom? The inorganic object starts to become its own unique kind of life form and the line between subject and object is no longer clear. How should we describe or define this relationship between “her” and “him”?

Information

2018.10.6 (SAT) – 10.8 (MON)

October 6 (Sat) 15:00-
October 7 (Sun) 18:30-
October 8 (Mon) 15:00-◎
◎ Childcare service available. Please contact the Kyoto Experiment Office for more information.
Details will be announced at a later date.

Venue : North Hall

Performance Time：160 min.

About

Caution

Audiences aged 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult.

Geumhyung Jeong

Born in 1980, Geumhyung Jeong is a South Korea-based choreographer and performance artist. Jeong studied Acting at Hoseo University in Asan, Dance and Performance at the Korean National University of Arts in Seoul and Animation Film at the Korean Academy of Film Arts in Seoul. Jeong’s work explores the potential of the body, its sensuality and it’s power to change its surroundings. Her works combine dance and puppetry and bring attention to the technical aspects of theater. She has exhibited works and performed internationally at Tate Modern, Liveworks Festival, PuSh Festival, Atelier Hermes (Seoul), New Museum Triennial, Zürcher Theater Spektakel, AI-Hall, SPIEL ART Festival, ImpulsTanz Festival and many others. Jeong first presented her work in Japan in 2011 with Oil Pressure Vibrator at Festival/Tokyo and AI Hall.

Vimeo Geumhyung Jeong

Kyoto International Performing Arts Festival Executive Committee
(Kyoto City, ROHM Theatre Kyoto [Kyoto City Music Art Cultural Promoting Foundation],
Kyoto Art Center [Kyoto Arts and Culture Foundation],
Kyoto Performing Arts Center at Kyoto University of Art and Design)

Contact

KYOTO EXPERIMENT Ticket Center　TEL.075-213-0820
11:00～19:00

Tickets

Ticket Prices

Adult Advance ¥2,500 / Day ¥3,000
Youth, Students Advance ¥2,000 / Day ¥2,500
High School Students & Younger Advance and Day both ¥1,000
Pair ¥4,500 (Advance Only)
Youth Tickets: available for those aged 25 and under.

Tickets on Sale

2018.7.20 (FRI)

Day Tickets
Same day tickets will be available for each performance at the
venue box office one hour before the performance starts.
The latest information on ticket availability will be updated
below at 11:30am on the day of each performance. We also
accept ticket availability inquiries by phone.
Ticket Center: 075-213-0820 (11:00-19:00).

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Babysitting Services

Please contact the Kyoto Experiment Office for more information.
Details will be announced at a later date.

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