Poong-gyung in Evoramonte
Dance performance by Bari Kim and Namo

Castelo de Evoramonte, Portugal
23 September 7 pm

Poong- gyung is a Korean word with two meanings. One is Landscape, the other is Wind chime (a carillon moves and sounds with the wind).
The Korean art collective BARINAMO (Bari Kim & Namo) presented an performance entitled Poong- gyung in Evoramonte. Duration: 30 minutes. The performance consisted of dance movements, body contact improvisation and singing. The performers responded on the fortress of Evoramonte: the building, the old memories, the echo, the light, space and wind.

BARINAMO is a Korean art collective of Bari Kim and Namo, established in 2013. It focuses on movement research, dance, performance, improvisation and installations. Bari Kim is a dance artist, improviser and choreographer. She studied French literature (B.A.) in Konkuk University and choreography (M.F.A.) in Korean National University of Arts. She’s been interested in body writing in a context of improvisation dance performance and poem writing on the stage.  She has been performing and making collaborative art projects in Korea, Taiwan, Germany, Japan, Ireland, Netherlands, Turkey, Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic and Norway. She founded and has been working with the improvisation performance group, Improad Badac since 2008. On 2013, she started the art collective BARINAMO, together with her partner Namo.
Namo is a visual artist and dancer. He majored in painting at Sejong University in Korea. When he went to college, he got interested in expressive methods other than on flat surface and got attracted by the possibilities of acting, performance and contemporary dance. After graduation, he worked both in a dance company and as a visual artist. He continued his education on Korea National University of Arts, where he contemplated together with other artists about body works. Later he focused on the expression of the body in nature.

The residency was supported by Jeju culture & art foundation 

N18 Evoramonte
Installation and  performance by Bari Kim and Namo
Herdade da Marmeleira, Evoramonte, Portugal
27 September 5 pm

Barinamo realized a second project, N18 Evoramonte: a performance in the form of a guided tour along the places where they worked and created during their residency. The intention was a happening outside, but as heavy rains were predicted they did all inside.  Namo shared with his audience his feelings and mood when working in the patio. Bari told in a poetic manner what came in her mind while working in studio rossio. Bari and Namo also created installations on their joy when working in the field and on the rain that changed their plans. The slideshow below gives an impression. Most images (and all black and whites) are made by Luis Branco.