Jung-Ah Chung (Victoria)

Connection

Presented as part of the 2009 CanAsian International Dance Festival

Choreographer and Performer: Jung-Ah Chung

In her solo work, Connection, Jung-Ah Chung harmonizes Korean style dance motions and traditional aesthetics with the techniques of Western modern dance, to discover symbolical meanings immanent in minds and cultures.

Photographers: Larry Du Fresne/Sandra Lynn Belanger

Jung-Ah Chung

Jung-Ah Chung graduated from the Ewha Women's University in Seoul, Korea. Since moving to British Columbia she has worked with Constance Cooke, Ballet Victoria, Tripod Dance Collective, Out of the Box Productions, Suddenly Dance Theatre, Wen Wei Dance and battery opera. Recently Jung-Ah’s solo Connection was invited to Tangente in Montreal. She also participated in Suddenly Dance Theatre’s film Nature ecstasy and Opium and Aisling for Bravo and directed, choreographed and performed in her first film Drive in 2005. With her non stop versatile performances she was chosen as Victoria’s Favourite Choreographer in 2006 and favourite Dancer in 2004 by M-Awards, Monday Magazine.