Is privilege something that truly exists?
This work reexamines privilege, observing how it arises and operates within social and cultural contexts. It connects these observations to movement in a game-like format. At the start of the performance, the audience is given a few choices, one being to sit in a self-selected seat and view the performance from that perspective. Due to the unique arrangement of seats, the audience’s chosen spot may offer a clearer view of some aspects, while obscuring others on the opposite side.
How will each participant confront their own privilege in this sensory scenario?
This work seeks a neutral view on privilege, reflecting on how it is interpreted across various contexts and social frameworks. It links privilege to the contradictory psychology of humans and imbalanced social dynamics seen in culture, raising questions without prescribing answers. The movement within social and cultural spaces becomes an act, not merely a physical motion, accumulating meaning and intent. These actions, absorbed within the body, resonate back into society, inviting a deeper look at the notion of privilege.

© Nam Taek-keun

© Nam Taek-keun

© Nam Taek-keun
Positioning Game ver.21 (2021)

© Nam Taek-keun
Choreography: Chung Ji Hye
Performance: Seo Il young, Jun Boram, Chung Ji Hye
Music: Tomy
Lighting Design: Yu Sunghee
Prop Production: Textume D
Project Management: Choi Haewon
Photo: Nam Taek-keun
Video: Hez Studio
Supported by Seoul Metropolitan Government, Seoul Foundation for Arts & Culture, Porsche Korea, Arts Council Korea, Dancers’ Career Development center, CSC Centro Per la Scena Contemporanea/ Casa della Danza Bassano del Grappa
Premiere: 26. Jun. 2021, This is not a church, Seoul, Korea
Performance: 26 -27. Jun. 2021, This is not a church, Seoul, Korea