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Um-Pah
  • Showcase
  • Dance
  • Contemporary Dance
Um-Pah AHA movement
  • 10-15(Thu) 18:30


  • Daloreum Theater, National Theater of Korea
  • #Um-pah #RestPractice #BreathInNow #TheArtOfRest #Dance
Introduction to the work

Inspired by the idea of a “rest-deprived society,” Um-Pah explores the psychological pressure of contemporary life, where overwork is often worn as a badge of honor and people continuously push themselves beyond their limits. Longing for rest, yet burdened by guilt and anxiety, people today lose touch with the present and become trapped between past regrets and fears of the future.

The central object of the work, a pair of stockings, physically constrains the body and distorts perception, symbolizing the invisible pressures that shape our daily lives. As the performer struggles within the tightening fabric, the movement reveals the tension between self-imposed expectations and the desire for liberation.

The moment of breaking free from the stockings becomes an act of rebirth—a journey beyond the ego toward genuine rest. Through immersive sound, lighting, and the subtle scent of flowers released into the theater, Um-Pah invites audiences into a multi-sensory experience of presence.

Rather than defining rest as simply stopping, the work proposes that true rest begins with fully inhabiting the present moment.

AHA movement

Aha Movement is a contemporary dance company led by choreographer Ji-Hye Ha that uses the body to explore contemporary sensibilities and questions. Having gained recognition as a dancer with the Ahn Eun-Me Company, Ha draws on the physical awareness cultivated through years of stage experience to create works that convey the hidden layers of contemporary society and the complexity of human emotions through movement. Using strong physicality, symbolic imagery, and rhythmic movement, Aha Movement creates intuitive and dramatic stage scenes.

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/Dancer Jihye Ha Dancer Heejung Min, Yeji Lim, Seyoung Ahn, Gahyun Kim, Jiyeon Kim
Music Director Daehee Kim Producer Junghwan Kang
Duration(Full-length/Showcase) 50 mins/40 mins Tour Size 8(6 Performers, 2 Staff members)
Age Limit Ages 7 and above Contact | Producer Junghwan Kang(ahamovement@naver.com)
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Review
  • a transformation from the human condition into a state of relentless struggle, eventually dissolving into gestures marked by futility and existential emptiness.

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