A Festival of Korean Dance announces eighth year

A well-established staple of the dance calendar, A Festival of Korean Dance is returning for its eighth year, bringing five companies to the UK including Korea’s premier dance company, Korea National Contemporary Dance Company (KNCDC), who will be headlining with the festival’s largest show to date with a company of 17 dancers. London favourite Modern Table will combine Shakespeare with traditional Korean song and a live rock band, and festival favourite Melancholy Dance return with a show exploring falling following last year’s Flight . The festival is completed by two shows using video: one to explore the gap between different dimensions in a returning show from Choi x Kang Project, and one creating a sensory interplay between the natural and the artificial a UK debut from Ji-hye Chung . The festival is presented by the Place and the Korean Cultural Centre UK.