Jungwoong Kim: what we have, that’s enough #2: February 2025

what we have, that’s enough is a series of five improvised performances curated by Studio 34's artist-in-residence Jungwoong Kim. Each performance will present a different configuration of artists from diverse disciplines—dancers/movers, vocalists, instrumentalists, designers, visual artists—in spontaneous and continuous improvisations among two to five artists. They will explore what possibilities can emerge when various types of improvisers commit to being present for and responsive to one another. Short talks and informal discussions will invite audience members and performers to exchange thoughts and observations on how practices of improvisation can build awareness, trust, and connection.

Performance dates are:

• Saturday, January 11 @ 5:00 PM with Ben Bennett (percussion)
• Sunday, February 2 @ 7:00 PM (other performers TBA)
• Saturday, March 1 @ 7:00 PM (other performers TBA)
• Saturday, April 19 @ 7:00 PM (other performers TBA)
• Saturday, May 24 @ 7:00 PM (other performers TBA)

This second performance will feature Jungwoong Kim performing with fellow dancer Germaine Ingram and composer/saxophonist/sound designer Bhob Rainey. Reception will follow.

Attend one, some, or all of the performances.

Admission to each is $10–$20 sliding scale, or get a series pass for $40!

Jungwoong Kim, born and raised in South Korea, has been a dance/performing artist, choreographer, curator, actor, theater choreographer and arts educator for 25 years. He is trained in Korean martial arts and traditional dance/ritual of Korean shamanism, which strongly inform his aesthetic and artistic vision.  Kim describes his practice as "a dynamic dialogue between my training and background in South Korean traditional dance and music and my embrace of western improvisation, especially Contact Improvisation, as a performance medium." His performance practice spans a spectrum of improvisational solos, durational ensemble work, site-specific engagement with visual and media artists, and characterizations for mainstage and experimental theater. He has performed with noted Contact Improvisors such as Karen Nelson and Christine Simpson. His work has been supported by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, the Independence Foundation, and the Knight Foundation among other funders