《Boisterous Bodies》 by Shin’s People
Dance
The gestures of the marketplace unfold onstage. Boisterous Bodies reinterprets the vibrant atmosphere and sensory character of Korean traditional markets through a contemporary movement language. From ajummas squatting beside large basins, to hands swiftly sorting goods on narrow stands, to the rhythmic call of “Golla-golla!” and the lively motions of the yeot seller, familiar market actions are transformed into new choreographic textures. The performers shape the market’s bustling warmth and collective energy into movement, exploring how the everyday bodies of today might become the embodied traditions of tomorrow. Through this process, familiar gestures become dance, and the breath of daily life is reborn onstage.
Choreography | Shin Eunjeong
Performers | Shin’s People (Kim Dabin • Lee Seowon • Lee Goeun • Eunjeong Shin)
School of Dance,
Choreography Major
Graduated with a bachelor’s degree (2024)
Shin’s People explores the physicality of contemporary Korean dance through traditional movement vocabularies and everyday gestures deeply rooted in Korean life. Their work begins with observing the rhythms, textures, and sensory nuances embedded in daily actions, then translating these patterns into contemporary choreographic structures. They reimagines habitual postures, repeated gestures, and the pace of ordinary life, expanding the meeting point between lived experience and the formal language of the stage. Through this process, she continues to reconstruct the distinctive bodily sensibilities shaped by Korean social and cultural life.