Creative Group SUMBI (숨비)

The Border of the Water: The Song of the Wind

23 & 24 June 2017

Greenwich Park Hill

An entrancing dance duet performed within a column of water and set against a night-time backdrop of Maritime Greenwich, the Thames and Canary Wharf beyond.

Creative Group SUMBI, based in Seoul, produce experimental work on roofs, in corridors and on the street, inviting audiences into their fascinating, synesthetic experience.

People in Backpack (배낭 속 사람들)

Metamorphosis

24 & 25 June 2017

Greenwich Park Hill

This puppetry performance, inspired by Kafka’s great work, promises to delight and surprise Festival audiences within the grounds of the Royal Observatory.

People in Backpack, from Korea’s Gyeonggi-do province, create imaginative performances based on social and personal experiences.

CCOT (꽃)

Massager

24 & 25 June 2017

Greenwich Park Hill

The audience is co-creator in CCOT’s ritualistic Massager where community participants will be trained to give paper massages to others, creating ‘Paper Humans’ whose susceptibility to wind and water reminds us of the fragility of life.

CCOT is a troupe of performers, painters and musicians led by Director Cheolsung Lee and based in Gyeonggi-do. They were established in Jerusalem in 2000 by Cheolsung Lee and Jinyoung Kim, who were both studying at The School of Visual Theater in Jerusalem, Israel. Since then CCOT have presented their visual performances in Europe, South America and Asia.

Modern Table (모던테이블)

Men of Steel

1 July 2017

Canary Wharf

A rare UK appearance from this all-male company from Seoul, South Korea, led by up-and-coming choreographer Kim Jae-duk.

The company mainly performs contemporary dance and at the same time, stage musicals, Pan-sori, rock and hip-hop performances that transgress the borders between genres. They have garnered much attention from the public and critics alike for their unconventional ideas and experimental projects that break down the barriers that traditionally exist between the audience and the stage, as well as between art forms.