Eun-Me Ahn is a splash of color in every respect. Her studio in South Korea's capital is located behind a gas station, in the basement. Outside, the city highway, concrete facades, people in subtle shades of gray or beige, a few green bushes. Then you go down the stairs, push open the door, and suddenly the colors explode, in bright blue, red, yellow, green ... Shades of nuance? Almost none. Korea's enfant terrible and her choreographies are woven from radical, orgiastic fabric.
Post-Orientalist Express is the title of Eun-Me Ahn's latest piece, which premiered at Seoul's Sejong Center for the Performing Arts in early May. In her previous work, Dragons, she interviewed young dancers from various Asian countries about their lifestyles, preferences, desires, and visions of the future. She ...
