ABOUT THE RESIDENCY
(Working title 49) is a performance and video-based project by choreographer Chaery Moon in collaboration with videographer Alex Munro, exploring how dance and video can exist as equal partners in performance. The work investigates the relationship between body, space, and camera, asking how we experience tangibility, and how movement reveals both visible and unseen layers of presence. Influenced by Buddhist ideas of impermanence and interconnection, the piece unfolds as a continuous cycle of emergence and disappearance, reflecting the transient nature of being. Developed through research in body sculpture, rhythm, and spatial composition, the work seeks to create an environment where the body becomes a living trace of time.
CREATIVE TEAM
Chaery Moon—Performer and Collaborator
Alex Munro—Videographer and Collaborator
Johanna Pan—Costume Designer
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Chaery Moon embarked on her dance journey with the Korean National Ballet and the Korea National Institute for the Gifted in Arts, earning early recognition by winning the Tanzolymp in Berlin. She received her BFA at The Juilliard School and later joined Ballet de l’Opéra de Lyon. Upon returning to the U.S., Moon pursued an MFA in Dance from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. Since then, she has been creating works that merge physical movement with the intricacies of human experience through collaboration with artists from various disciplines. Her creations have garnered recognition and support from NYFA, the Korean government, the Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture, Downtown Brooklyn, and the Jonah Bokaer Arts Foundation. Her writing has been published in Dance and People and Dance magazines in South Korea. She is a certified Cunningham Technique® instructor and frequently participates in projects affiliated with the Merce Cunningham Trust.
Alex Munro is a director and cinematographer who works primarily with visual and performing artists. His practice is focused on exploring the relationship between live performance and image making. He works with a number of NY-based art institutions, such as MoMA, The Whitney, Pace Gallery, and Hauser & Wirth, collaborating with artists on performance pieces as well as documentary films.