edgy, current and
fiercely independent
fiercely independent
Choreography: Kuik Swee Boon & Kim Jae Duk
In this pulsating work, T.H.E Artistic Director Swee Boon Kuik collaborates with Jae Duk
Kim, T.H.E’s resident choreographer from Korea. Working against a cultural and language
divide, Kuik and Kim connect over the stirring theme music for the Hong Kong wuxia film
classic, The Legendary Swordsman.
Using this theme music as a starting point, they explore the possibilities of gestures extended
into evocative movement phrases. RE:OK…BUT! is a work based on relationships that are not
always smooth-sailing. Negotiation, confrontation, compromise, tension; these dynamics all
come into play in a work that uses physical intensity to bring forth raw emotion and energy.
Praise for RE:OK…BUT!:
“It all came together – the perfect piece to showcase Singapore’s best dance company that, in its willingness to up the stakes, finds itself at the top of its game” – Mayo Martin, TODAYOnline
“One of the top 10 performances of 2011” – Voted by TODAYOnline
Premiere: CONTACT Contemporary Dance Festival 2011, 3 – 4 December 2011, Esplanade Theatre Studio
Tours: November 2014, 11th Guangdong Dance Festival in Guangzhou, China.
September 2014, INTERFACE Festival 2014 in Kolkata, India.
June 2014, International Dance Festival Cultural Ecotopias in Katowice, Poland.
October 2013, SIDance Festival 2013 in Seoul, Korea; The 2013 Padang Bagalanggang Festival in Padang, Indonesia.
performance date 16-19 Jul 2019 | Esplanade Theatre Studio | Kim Jae Duk
performance date 6 April 2019, 7.30pm | Supercell Festival | Kuik Swee Boon
performance date 16–17 & 23-24 March 2019, 2pm – 7pm | National Gallery Singapore | LPD'i & T.H.E Dance Company
performance date 11-12 Oct 2018 | Esplanade Outdoor Theatre | Kuik Swee Boon
performance date 15-16 Jun 2018 | Esplanade Theatre Studio | Kim Jae Duk
performance date 7-9 Nov 2017 | Esplanade Theatre Studio |By Dimo Kirilov Milev
performance date 22-24 Jun 2017 | Esplanade Theatre Studio | Borderline by T.H.E Dance Company and Muscle Mouth
performance date 7 - 9 Dec 2017 | Esplanade Theatre Studio | By Kim Jae Duk
performance date 7 - 9 Dec 2017 | Esplanade Theatre Studio | By Kuik Swee Boon
performance date 28 Mar – 6 Apr 2018 | Esplanade F.Y.I Festival | By Kim Jae Duk
performance date 1-4 Mar 2018 | Esplanade Theatre Studio | By T.H.E Dance Company and Nine Years Theatre
performance date 20-21 May 2016 | SOTA Drama Theatre | By Kuik Swee Boon
performance date M1 CONTACT Contemporary Dance Festival 2013, Esplanade Theatre Studio, Singapore
performance date 1-2 Dec 2016 | Esplanade Theatre Studio | Pure by Kuik Swee Boon
performance date 30 May | Heart to Heart Ep. 29 | Kim Jae-duk, Artist dancing under the spotlight - Full Episode
performance date 7-10 Sep | Daegu Intern'l Dance Festival | As It Fades
performance date 1-2 Oct | Seoul Dance Collection | Silences We are Familiar With
performance date 10-11 Feb | Yokohama Dance Collection | Organised Chaos
performance date 2 - 4 Apr | SOTA Drama Theatre | Triple Bill
performance date 2 - 4 Apr | SOTA Drama Theatre | Triple Bill
performance date 8 - 10 May 2014
performance date 31 May 2014 in Busan, Korea
performance date 29 & 30 Nov 2013
performance date 24 & 27 Oct 2013 in Seoul & Busan
T.H.E Dance Company is supported by the National Arts Council under the Major Company Scheme for the period from 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2020.
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