[KS] Korean Dance Legend Video Clips

[Frank M. Tedesco]

>               Arirang To Air Rare Footage of Dancer Choi 
>               07/10
> 
>               Video clips featuring performances by legendary dancer Choe
>               Seung-hee will be broadcast for the first time in Korea on
>               Arirang TV (cable channel 50) on Sunday at 12:40 p.m. and
>               again at 10:50 p.m.
> 
>               The video clips are part of a collection of films that
>               Arirang obtained in Japan in order to produce a special
>               documentary on Choe, to be aired in August.
> 
>               Choe's dance career and life have recently drawn keen
>               attention as Paek Hyang-ju, a dancer of North Korean origin,
>               showcased the Choe's brilliance Choe in a much-publicized
>               performance in Seoul in late June.
> 
>               Choe, widely known as a pioneer of Korean modern dance,
>               earned a worldwide reputation in the 1930s and 40s. She
>               choreographed some 135 traditional and modern dances while
>               touring Asia, Europe and the U.S.
> 
>               Choe learned modern dance in Japan and went to North Korea
>               with her husband An Mak in 1946 and died there.
> 
>               Paek Hyang-ju, now touted as one of North Korea's most
>               celebrated dancers, is said to have mastered Choe's unique
>               dancing style after embarking on the study of dance at the
>               age of three under the tutelage of her father, Paek
>               Hong-chon, a North Korean dancer also known as an adopted son
>               of Choe Seung-hee.
> 
>               The special program highlighting Choe's unparalleled talents
>               will be shown along with Paek Hyang-ju's dance performance in
>               Seoul, which was first broadcast by Arirang last Friday.
> 
>               To help the viewer to appreciate the distinctive styles of
>               the two dancers, Prof. Lee Byung-won of University of Hawaii
>               and Park Carlin, music director of ``Last Empress,'' will
>               comment on the similarities and differences between Choe and
>               Paek.
> 
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Frank Tedesco, Ph.D.
Occasional lecturer, University of Maryland
Assistant Professor
Sejong University
98 Kunjadong, Kwangjin-gu
Seoul 143-747 KOREA
Tel/fax: 82-2-997-3954
E-mail: tedesco at uriel.net

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