KIADA Korea International Accessible Dance Festival

KIADA2023
Residency

The Earth Body

The embodiment of the language of human-nature coevolution
Exploration of themes such as earth, nature, and the climate crisis through bodily language
Development of movement materials and self-expression in a nature-friendly environment

DATE

April 25, 2023, Sun
~ June 9, Fri

VENUE

Pyeonghwa Park
I-eum Art Hall

CHOREOGRAPHER

Suzanne Cowan / New zealand

KIADA2023
Workshop

Connection and Creation

Dance is a pathway to a natural connection regardless of language, age, or disability
Natural relationships being created within the same space and time as a catalyst for expanding creative movements
Bodily movements evolving into infinite forms through external stimulation

DATE

August 15, 2023, Tue

VENUE

I-eum Art Hall

CHOREOGRAPHER

Dai Matsuoka / Japan

KIADA2023
International
forum

Discourse on the Global Accessible Dance and Arts Ecosystem

Expanding the horizon of an integrated and glocal discourse within the field of accessible dance
Exploring the three topics of global trends in accessible dance, the establishment and operation of organizations, and personal stories of disabled dancers
Vibrant storytelling and sharing of experiences from the invited international teams of KIADA2023 to foster professional discourse on accessible dance

DATE

August 21, 2023, Mon
14:00 - 17:00

VENUE

Seoul Tourism Organization 4F

KIADA2023
Dance film
screening

Documentary film featuring Marcos Abranches, a Brazilian dancer with choreoathetosis
The story of Marcos Abranches' life and artistic journey, from his struggles to his growth as a dancer and choreographer

DATE

August 23, 2023, Wed
11:00 - 12:30
13:30 - 15:00

VENUE

I-eum Art Hall

DIRECTOR

Elder Fraga

CAST

Marcos Abranches

O Artista e a Força do Pensamento

Synopsis

THE ARTIST AND THE POWER OF THOUGHT (documentary film) reflects the relationship between balance and unbalance within the partiality of movement of the dancer Marcos Abranches. He oscillates his body to awaken from the emptiness and isolation caused by the imbalance. The lack of movement is felt by abandonment and rejection, understanding that relief lies in the support of love. Investigating movement of the body, a world without anguish, without pain, without despair. Search for life. It finds in dance the balance of the body and the beauty of the soul