Tuesday, September 26, 2023

2023.9.25. The 70th Anniversary of the ROK-US Alliance Special Performance

9/25, Tuesday, 7pm, McCaw Hall. Organized by Korean Consulate. Here's what's written on the poster:
    Daejeon, South Korea, has been a sister city of Seattle since 1989. The Daejeon Metropolitan Dance Theater, which has grown up with Daejeon for 36 years, has established itself as a representative dance troupe of Korea after an era of expressing the dynamism hidden in the breath of Koreans and their passion for life. The performances will bring Korea, the United States, Koreans and Americans together to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Korea-U.S. alliance through traditional Korean dances.
It's very disappointing, very old fashioned, not much technicality. The video projection looks good, but not fitting (leaves falling for a spring dance). The music applification is too loud. The drum beat is in the recording that was broadcasted as the drum dancer drumming. Overall, I felt like watching a dance in the 1980s, or earlier. Nice costume, I like the colors. I left during the intermission.