2nd International Korean-German Dance Festival

In an era in which art forms, genres, and cultures are increasingly interconnected, the festival brings together traditional and contemporary dance forms as well as diverse physical expressions. Its focus is not only on presenting individual performances, but also on fostering a living dialogue in which Korean and German dance can inspire and enrich one another.

The aim of the project is to build bridges, open new perspectives, and make dance tangible as a connecting language between people, cultures, and generations.

Programm:

July 17th / K-Pop Dance Festival

The final-stage K-pop dancers selected through a nationwide open call in Germany will compete in a festival-style finale. The list of finalists advancing to the final round will be announced separately.

[Special Program & Gala Performance]

Team 1:

URI Dance Group/Director: Yun-soon Kim

Dancers: Yun-soon Kim, Hwa-Cha Schwabe, Hae-Young Krebs, Song-Ja Fehse, Su -Ja Chung, Yoong -woo Lee

Team 2:

DoRaZi Singers/Director: Ducksoon Park-Mohr

Participants: Ducksoon Park-Mohr with 9–12 singers

July 18th-19th / Festival of Choreographers

July 18th, 2026

1. Performance: Official Invitation Program

Company/Project Name: Simhyunju – Dance with us

Production Country: Germany

Choreography: Hyun-ju Sim

Title: The Joining of Emptiness

Cast: Eunice M’Boussa, Emily Mähler, Hyun-ju Sim

2. Performance: Open Call Selection

Company/Project Name: The Few Frames ProjectProduction Country: Germany

Choreography: Anibal dos Santos & Francesc Fernández

Title: Standstill

Cast: Anibal dos Santos, Clement Coudry Herlin

3. Performance: Official International Exchange Selection

Company/Project Name: KY Dance Company

Production Country: South Korea

Choreography: Mi Young Jeong

Title: Extremely Trivial Things

Cast: Mi Young Jeong and others

July 19th, 2026

1. Performance: Official Invitation ProgramCompany/Project Name: Salad/WoBo

Production Countries: South Korea, Germany Direction/Choreography: Yuko Kaseki & Kyong Ju Park / Yuko Kaseki

Title: Pseudo-Archaeological

Translation: The Case of Berlin

Cast: Yuko Kaseki, Moung-Yul Braun, Uri Tanzgruppe, Ducksoon Park-Mohr, Apoorva Moha, Wafa Shaaban, Ghaydaa Alquatly, Adriana Maria dos Santos, Mahtab Es, Kyong Ju Park

2. Performance: Open Call Selection

Production Country: Germany

Choreography: Jiwon Jenna Kim

Title: Hush-a-bye

3. Performance: Official International Exchange Selection

Company/Project Name: JAY Dance Project

Production Country: South Korea

Choreography: Jung Ah Yoon

Title: Awakenings Cast: Jung Ah Yoon