GRACE ELLEN BARKEY, SUNG IM HER, JI HYE HA Sung Im Her (Seoul, South-Korea) obtained a master’s degree in contemporary dance at Hansung University. In 2004, she moved to Brussels, Belgium to study at P.A.R.T.S. After graduating in 2006, she started working with Jan Fabre/Troubleyn , Les ballets C de la B and Needcompany in Belgium and in parallel Sung Im Her has been creating works of her own.
In 2019, she created two new works: ‘NUTCRUSHER’ and ‘W.A.Y’. Both works were commissioned by the Korean Arts Council and premiered at the renowned ARKO Arts Theater in Seoul. With NUTCRUSHER she was elected by the Korean Arts Council as Best Emerging Artist of 2019. NUTCRUSHER was also selected for Aerowaves’21 and in 2022 was a part of Horizon showcase, presented during Edinburgh Fringe Festival where She received 5 star reviews by The Skinny. In 2021, Sung Im Her dance piece ‘W.A.Y’(re-work) premiered at ‘The Place’ in London and received a four-star review by The Guardian. In 2022, Sung Im Her created “Everything Falls Dramatic” for Korean National Contemporary Dance Company and toured in Seoul, Madrid, Brussels, Manchester and London. And received “Dance Artist of the year in 2022” by Korean Ministry of culture and recently named as one of ten “Stage sensations to watch out for in 2023” by the Guardians. This year, Sung Im’swork 1 degree Celsius will premiere at SPAF(Seoul Performaing Arts festival) supported by ACC(Asian Cultural Center) and Van cleef & Arpels / dance reflection. During LAD, Sung Im Her researched with renown artist Grace Ellen Barkey, co Founder of Needcompany in Belgium.
Sung Im Her completed a Lab residency in 2022.
