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Mira Mann

Info: In January 1938, Choi Seung-Hee arrived in San Francisco to begin a tour of performances across the US and Europe. The first woman dancer of colonial Korea to perform abroad, her performances attracted large audiences, including figures such as Pablo Picasso and Charlie Chaplin. Choi was trained in modern dance and ballet but later began incorporating elements from Korean folk dance and shamanistic rituals, creating a radical mix of hybrid dances that blended traditional Korean and Western dance. In 1946, Choi relocated to North Korea, where she started a dance school and engaged in international socialist networks. In May 1958, French writer, photographer and documentary film director Chris Marker traveled to North Korea with a delegation of French journalists and intellectuals following an invitation from the communist government. (…) – text by Anna R. Winder