Global Water Dances
In 2008, a university in England had held a meeting on “Dance & the Environment”. The scholars of dance who studied ‘Movement Analysis’, chose the theme of environmental issue as “water” due to the common characteristic between water and movement of dance, “flow”. The event named “Global Water Dances” was made to show everyone’s resolution by dancing together to suggest the importance of water.
“Dance altogether” was inspired by “Movement Choir” which Laban, the theorist of contemporary dance and choreographer, had advocated. It also has message of raising our voices by doing same movement, and it can be thought as “Flash Mob” of nowadays. In 2011, Global Water Dances event was first held simultaneously in 57 cities around the world on the weekend with ‘World Oceans Day’. This year, 2021, 10th anniversary celebration was held in 138 cities around the world at a similar time slot considering local time of each country. South Korea first participated in the event, which has been held biennially, in 2017, and at first, it was held in Cheonggyecheon Stream, but in Myeongnyundang, located in Sungkyunkwan, since 2019. With dearest wish for letting clear water stream of Okryucheon Stream revive, which starts from east stream of Mt. Bukak, passes spring of Secret Garden of Changdeokgung Palace, and joins Cheonggyecheon Stream, the event has been held in Myeongnyundang, Sungkyunkwan.
※ Film link : https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cVlp8n_zG3kanPOaUFEjpjha2c4ea5Oy/view?usp=sharing