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Unworking Movement / Migrating Bodies, 2025 (Choreography)

Choreography by Yon Natalie Mik

Conceptualized as part of a larger same-titled collaborative project with Choi Taeyoon
Commissioned by the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul (MMCA)
Performed by Esl Kim, Sooyoung Park, Hyeontaek Oh, Daelan Yoon, Kwonkeum Ko, Yon Natalie Mik

Music Composer by Gregory Lenczycki and Christopher Davidson

Audio-Description by Yon Natalie Mik, Ko Kwonkeum
Photo documentation by MMCA

Unworking Movement / Migrating Bodies was a collaborative project with artist Choi Taeyoon, consisting of multiple works including a group live performance, a durational solo performance, notation drawings, and a video piece. The project explored the relationship between migration, labor, and movement. It examined the embodied knowledge of four individuals with different migration experiences, engaging with their memories and aspirations through the lens of eight key movements. These movements were used as a shared practice to cultivate empathy and care for lives different from our own.