CPR Practice

source: trailer-ruhrde

Geumhyung Jeong hat eine ganz besondere Art, die Beziehung zwischen sich selbst und ihrer Umwelt mittels Tanz darzustellen. Meist erweckt sie ganz alltägliche Gegenstände zum Leben, gibt ihnen ein bizarres Eigenleben, um auf diese Weise die eigene Rolle im Leben zu definieren. In ihrer aktuellen Performance „CPR Practice“ ist es eine Gummipuppe, der die südkoreanische Künstlerin Leben einhaucht. Die ganz besondere Beziehung zwischen der Künstlerin und der Puppe, ein intimer Moment, endet plötzlich, als die Gummipuppe aufhört zu atmen. So erlebt das Publikum Jeongs verzweifelten Kampf um das Leben dieses eigentlich leblosen Gegenstands mit.
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source: akademie-solitudede

»CPR Practice« (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation)
With Geumhyung Jeong, performer/choreographer, Seoul/ South Korea

During her performance Geumhyung Jeong will practice CPR in a simulated emergency, following the latest CPR guidelines.
CPR stands for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and is used in emergencies. CPR is a combination of chest compressions and rescue breathing given to a person whose heart has stopped beating and who has stopped breathing. CPR can temporarily help a small amount of blood flow to the heart and brain and attempts to get the heart to beat again.
Emergencies like sudden cardiac arrest can happen anywhere, whether at work or at home. At anytime an individual may find they are in a position to act when an emergency unfolds. If someone is not breathing and the heart is not beating, the three steps in CPR should be immediately performed, which are known as »C-A-B« – C: compressions, A: airway, B: breathing.
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source: akademie-solitudede

Born 1980 in Seoul/South Korea.

Geumhyung Jeong studied acting at Hoseo University as well as dance and performance at the Korean National University of Arts and at the Korean Academy of Film Arts.

She works as a choreographer and participated in numerous festivals, such as the 2010 EXiS (Experimental Film and Video Festival) in Seoul with her performance Oil Pressure Vibrator; Experimentica 09, Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff/UK; Seoul Marginal Theatre Festival. With 7Ways she participated at TNP (Théâtre National Populaire), Villeurbanne/France and in 2010 at the Nam June Paik Centre in South Korea.
Geumhyung Jeong’s current project Video Camera was presented at the Chapter Arts Centre in Cardiff/UK.