
KONGJWI PATJWI
We reinterpreted the Korean folktale of Cinderella in a modern way with traditional Korean wardrobes, handmade by a Hanbok designer who we collaborated with. Containing the thoughts of our ancestors about good and evil with minimal movements and symbolic objects. The contrast between good and evil is emphasized with complementary colors. The two characters are emphasized through interpretations and expressed through simple and modern movements. As a mini-project series, we aim to continuously link other Korean folktales in the future.
Project Credits
ART DIRECTOR_ YOON JUNG KIM
CHOREOGRAPHER / PERFORMER_ JI HYUN KIM
COMPOSER_ EJ JEONG
PHOTOGRAPHER_ DONG MIN PARK
VIDEOGRAPHER_MINAM KIM
MANAGER_ JIN LEE
Special Thanks for Hanbok _Ji Hee Kim
Filmed in
Queens, NY
2021
Scene 2: Byeo
A few days later, the village was having a party. The stepmother and PatJwi beautifully dressed, told KongJwi she can come to the village party if she milled the vast Byeo (rice plant) field and filled the HangAri (a traditional jar) with water. With a stroke of luck, a flock of sparrows flew over the fields and helped mill the rice with their beaks, quickly picking up five rice island fields.