탈-dissociation, 2026
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performance Yooha Cheon
various decoupled shoes, latex dress shirt, blue-indigo light
“De-dissociation” (탈-dissociation) traces the psychic and sensorimotor textures of a body, performed by and developed in intimate and intercultural collaboration with Yooha Cheon’s spiritual/psychic relations to birthplace [Seoul] and its relations to colonial Japan and globalized techno-culture. The solo negotiates cyborgic and spiritual overlays, unfolding a choreography of feedback between perception and its possessions vs. decompositions. The performance researches dissociation not as pathology/retreat but as a site of wonky yet raw attunement amidst aesthetic contours and atmospheres of joy and horror.
The performance emerged after three years of personal advising/mentorship of Yooha during each semester of study and coursework at School for New Dance Development. Its initiation and rehearsal in 2025 were supported in Berlin by Erasmus+, Academy of Theatre and Dance, & Theaterhaus Berlin and a residency/showing occurred at DANSEatelier with additional support from Dansehallerne (Copenhagen).
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