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Basic Dance: The Formula of Miracle
  • Showcase
  • Dance
  • Contemporary Dance
Basic Dance: The Formula of Miracle Choi x Kang Project
  • 10-14(Wed) 17:30


  • Haneul Round Theater, National Theater of Korea
  • #dance #Breath #MuscleMemory #EmotionalDesaturation
Introduction to the work

Basic Dance: The Formula of Miracle reveals what memories the body can summon when emotions are stripped away and nothing remains but the act of breathing.
A body that deliberately blocks emotions and delays sensations starts to breathe. Through repetitive inhaling and exhaling, memories engraved in the muscles are stirred—specific emotions begin to resurface.

Choi x Kang Project’s debut work Basic Dance (2015) examined how memories layered deep within the muscles lead the body toward particular emotional states. The latest incarnation, Basic Dance: The Formula of Miracle (2025), establishes and expands upon the relationship between breathing patterns and muscular sensations that evoke such universal human emotions as joy, sorrow, anger, and fear.

Choi x Kang Project strips the body of overt emotion and movement and induces a state of emotional de-saturation through a breath-based trance. From this threshold, they enter the body anew—tracing the faint residue where emotion once passed. Here, memory does not surface all at once; it triggers other muscles in sequence, forming a chain of physical responses. The muscle memory activated by breathing irregularly summons fragments of personal narrative.

Choi x Kang Project

Choi x Kang Project is a contemporary dance company founded in 2015 by choreographers Minsun CHOI and Jinan KANG. The company explores creating movement through intuitive methods and focuses on connecting the body with various external devices through multidisciplinary experimentation. Choi x Kang Project expands its creative field by collaborating not only within dance but also with artists from other genres, taking part in a wide range of projects—from pieces created for theatre spaces to works that move beyond traditional performance environments.

Here is a table explaining the program details. It consists of direction, cast, composition, music director, showcase time, composition, tour personnel, original work, contact information, and development support.
Choreographer/Performer Minsun Choi, Jinan Kang Lighting Design Yeonhwa Gong
Stage Manager Eunjin Jo Producer Boramie Lee
Duration(Full-length/Showcase) 55 mins/40 mins Tour Size 4(2 performers, 2 staff members) / Minimum 3(2 performers, 1 staff member)
Age Limit Ages 12 and above Contact Boramie Lee(leeboramie@gmail.com)
Website https://choixkangproject.creatorlink.net Instagram Instagram
Review
  • "Through the body as an active subject—a body engaged in diligent performance—we are encouraged to focus on and expand upon its immaterial qualities rather than simply overlooking them. While this process naturally involves a degree of imagination and subjectivity provided by the audience, the repetition of simple, clear movements—movements merely remembered by the muscles—opens up a diverse spectrum of possibilities."— Sunghye Park(Dance Critic)

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