SUNG IM HER - CV

Artistic Direction, Choreography & Research

2024

  • TomorrowisNowTodayisYesterday

    • Co-Commissioned by Seoul Performing Arts Festival (SPAF) (KR) & The Place (UK).  Additional support from FABRIC (UK), New Italian Dance Platform (IT), Duncan Center (Greece) Horizon Showcase Created in England (UK), TEN (IT), Fuorimagine(IT) S’ala (IT), Zeit (IT).

    • Premiere in Korea Kontemporary Festival in the UK, May 2024

  • Where is the Rabbit?

    • Supported by Korean Arts Council, Arko Selection (KR), Needcompnay (BE)

    • Premiered in DaeHakro Grand Theatre, Seoul, Mar 2024

2022

  • Everything Falls Dramatic

    • Supported by Korean National Contemporary Dance Company

    • Premiered in Seoul, Seo Jong Arts Center, Oct 2022

    • Other performances include KVS Brussels, The Place, London, Theatros del Canal, Madrid and The Lowry, Salford

2020

  • Time Between Time

    • Supported by Seoul Foundation of Arts and Culture, Platform L and Arts Council England

    • Premiered in Platform L, Seoul, Nov 2020

  • The I Of The Beholder

    • Supported by Victoria & Albert Museum, Arts Council England and Needcompany

    • Premiered at Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK

2019

  • W. A. Y. (We Are You)

    • Supported by Korea Arts Council (Arko partner)

    • Premiered in Seoul, Arko Grand Theatre, Sep 2019

  • Nutcrusher

    • Supported by Korea Arts Council (creative performance scheme)

    • Premiered in Seoul, Arko Theatre

    • Other performances include The Place, London, December Dance Festival, Belgium and Brighton Dome Studio Theatre, UK

2018

  • Meaningless Meaning

    • DaeGu Dance Company (Korea) Choreography

    • Supported by Korean Arts Council

    • Presented in V&A Museum, Theatre Delicatessen and British Museum as a part of Refugee Week Festival

2017

  • You Are Okay!

    • Supported by Tanz recherche #17 BONN, Seoul Dance Center, Korean Arts Council, NRW KULTURsekretariat, Oost Vlaanderen, Cocoon dance Residence in School van Gaasbeek, Trip Space , GC Woeker , De grote Post, WP Zimmer, Bedfordshire University, Roehampton University

    • Presented in Solo Tanz festival, Theatre Im Ballsaal, Bonn, Germany

2015

  • Nymf

    • Collaboration with Abattoir Ferme

    • Supported by Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture, Flamish Overheid Subsidie.

    • Residence and Performance in Mullae Art Center , Seoul, Korea

    • Selected by Korean Dance Critics Association “Best dance piece of 2015”

2014

  • Tuning (Solo dance project with Abattoir Ferme)

    • Collaboration with Su-Mi Jang & Thomas Jeker  

    • Supported by LIG Art Center, Korea Art Council, Theater Freiburg

    • Residence in LIG Art Center (Seoul and Pusan), Theater Freiburg, Ufer studio Berlin

    • Performed in Berlin Ufer studio, Theater Freiburg, Korea LIG Theatre Seoul, Solothurn

2013

  • Entrance

    • Performed in Nona Mechelen, Brigittines Brussels, Hanpac Seoul

2012

  • Philia (Collaboration with Su-Mi Jang)

    • Performed in Theater Freiburg, Korea SPAF Festival, Zurich Spektakel Festival

Performance Experience

2019

  • Choreographer and dancer

    • Troi Contes (Devil in the belfry), Lille Opera, France

2009-2021

  • Dancer for Needcompany, Choreographed by Grace Ellen Barkey (Belgium)

    • Odd But True

    • Mushroom

    • This door is too small (for bear)

    • Intolleranza 1960

  • Dancer for Needcompany, Choreographed by Jan Lauwers (Belgium)

    • Marketplace76

    • House of Our Fathers

    • Isabella’s Room

2011

  • Dancer for Abattoir Ferme (Belgium)

    • Monkey

2008-2009

  • Dancer for Les Ballets C de la B / Koen Augustijnen (Belgium)

    • Ashes

2006-2008

  • Dancer for Troubleyn / Jan Fabre (Belgium)

    • Quandol’uomoprincipaleèunedonna (Solo Performance)

2007

  • Dancer for William Forsythe (Belgium)

    • Human writes

Movement Direction & Other Professional Experience

2024

2023

2019

2016-2018

2014-2015

  • Choreographic Assistant

    • Time Between Two Mistakes, Needcompany, Belgium

  • Actress

    • Begin the Beguine, Burgtheater & Needcompany Collaboration, Austria

Education & Training

2004-2006

  • Second Cycle, Choreography and Dance (3th & 4th year)

    • P.A.R.T.S. (Performance Arts Research and Training Studios) Artist director Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker

2002-2003

  • Master of Arts in Contemporary Dance

    • Han-sung University Graduate School (Seoul)

1995-1999

  • Contemporary Dance Bachelor

    • Han-sung University (Seoul)