DREAM RITUAL
03 - 06 July 2019
A dance journey through sleep and into the subconscious inspired by the Korean tradition of buying and selling dreams
Acclaimed London-based Korean artist Bongsu Park has joined forces with choreographer and dancer Jinyeob Cha to create Dream Ritual, a dark ethereal dance performance inspired by the Korean tradition of buying and selling dreams. Together, Park and Cha take the audience on a journey through the stages of sleep and the subconscious.
Dream Ritual is rooted in the tales of dream transactions first encountered in the Samguk Sagi, the oldest surviving chronicle of Korean history. Cha’s character Munhui buys a dream and becomes a shaman who travels to the collective unconscious where she encounters the dreams of others.
Quotes from real-life dreams – donated via the project’s website – are projected onto sweeping folds of organza which represent the arcs and ripples of a typical sleep brainwave. Jinyeob Cha travels along and between the curved line of fabric, her ritualistic choreography swirling and earthbound. haihm’s ambient soundtrack includes field recordings of aboriginal dream ceremonies.
In the Print Room studio running alongside the performance of Dream Rituals is an exhibition of a selection of Bongsu Park’s video works, part of her ongoing exploration of dreams, mythologies and the cycle of life.
Project realised in collaboration with the Korean Cultural Centre
General Information
Dream Ritual
The Coronet Theatre, 103 Notting Hill Gate, London, W11 3LB
Performance: Wed - Sat, 7:30 pm
Main Auditorium
Book tickets HERE
Video exhibition: Wed - Sat, 6:30pm & 9:30pm
The Print Room
Free entry
More info: dreamritual.org
