KIADA Korea International Accessible Dance Festival

KIADA2024
International
Academic
Symposium

KIADA KNOWLEDGE

"Art and Technology: Convergence of Technology and Disability Dance"

How can technology be integrated into contemporary disability dance?
How do experiences of disabled and non-disabled artists, dancers, and audiences change with technological advancements?
How is the relationship among technology, disability, and dance evolving?
What aspirations can inclusive dance hope to achieve through technology?

DATE

8. 13. 2024 (Tue)
13:00 - 16:30

VENUE

I-eum Art Hall

Purpose

Explore new aesthetic and ethical possibilities of inclusive dance integrated with future technologies.
Identify current trends in contemporary inclusive dance art and explore sustainable futures.
Inclusive/Disability dance is one of the artistic fields deeply influenced by technology. In particular, the integration of advanced technology with disability dance is innovatively transforming the field by expanding artistic boundaries and offering greater creative possibilities for disabled artists.

However, there are times when technology and disability dance conflict. Often, technology seeks to erase or fix vulnerabilities and imperfections of the body, whereas in dance, especially inclusive dance, these aspects are sources of uniqueness—pride and beauty that contribute to artistic creation itself. It is crucial to consider how technology can appropriately support and enhance the specificity of inclusive dance, and how evolving technologies reshape its aesthetic and ethical identities. These are critical issues that we must earnestly contemplate moving forward.

The relationship between inclusive dance and technology presents various possibilities and challenges simultaneously. In this symposium, we aim to critically examine the transformations that technology has brought to inclusive/disabiltiy dance, while respecting the values inherent in disability dance, and explore new creative approaches in a thoughtful manner.

Content

Paradigm Shift in the Global Accessible Dance Ecosystem

Session1. Case Studies on Research and Development of Applied Technologies for Visually Impaired Dance Performances (Korea)
Session2. Exploration of the Applicability of Contemporary Disability Dance and Technologies (Overseas)

Expected Outcomes

Explore new aesthetic and ethical possibilities of inclusive dance integrated with future technologies.
Identify current trends in contemporary inclusive dance art and explore sustainable futures.

Cast

Session 1

Inkyu Park
Professor of Mechanical Engineering, KAIST

Jeong-gil Ko
Professor of College of Computing, Yonsei University

Hyejin Park
Researcher of Light Sound Friends

Session 2

Karen Peterson Corash
Founder & Director of 「Karen Peterson and Dancers」

I-Lien Ho
Professor, Department of Theatre Arts of National Sun Yat-sen University in Taiwan

Maylis Arrabit
disabled dancer, co-choreographer of 「Resident Island Dance Theater」

Susanna Curtis
Founder & Director of 「Curtis & Co. – dance affairs」

KIADA2024 International Academic Symposium Timetable

Moderator

Jinhee Jo,Head of The Korea Society of Dance Studies

SESSION 1	Research and Development of Technologies Applied for Hearing/Visually Impaired Dancers' Performance		Korea
12:30~13:00	Registration
13:00 ~ 13:10	Opening	Youngmook Choi Director, Head of Light Sound Friends	Korea
13:10~13:25 (15’)	#1	Development of Barrier-Free Technology for the Creation and Collaboration of Choreography for Dancers with Auditory/Visual Impairment Presenter \| Inkyu Park Professor of Mechanical Engineering, KAIST Debater \| Joonbum Bae Professor of Electrical Engineering, UNIST
13:25~13:40 (15’)	#2	Video-based Dancer Localization and Tracking for Supporting Dancing for the Visually Impaired Presenter \| JeongGil Ko Professor of College of Computing, Yonsei Univ. Debater \| Jeongsub Lee Choreographer
13:40~13:55 (15’)	#3	Utilizing Haptic Technology for Sensory Integration and New Possibilities in Dance Education for Visually Impaired Dancers Presenter \| Hyejin Park Researcher of Light Sound Friends Debater \| Yerim Kim Dance Critic
13:55~14:25 (30’)	Session Discussion
14:25~14:35 (10’)	Break Time
SESSION 2	Exploring the Applicability of Contemporary Disability Dance and Technologies
14:35~14:50 (15’)	#4	The Technology of the Electric Wheelchair and its Possibilities for Choreographers Presenter \| Karen Peterson Corash Founder & Director of ‘Karen Peterson and Dancers’ Debater \| Jeongmin Shim Dance Critic	USA
14:50~15:05 (15’)	#5	Flexible Time and Empowering Technology Presenter \| I-Lien Ho Professor, Department of Theatre Arts of National Sun Yat-sen University in Taiwan Maylis Arrabit disabled dancer, co-choreographer of「Resident Island Dance Theater」 Debater \| Seokjin Han Professor of Dance Theory, KARTS	Taiwan France
15:05~15:20 (15’)	#6	The human connection: why we must never forget the power of humanity in the development of technology for the accessible arts. Presenter \| Susanna Curtis Founder & Director of 「Curtis & Co. – dance affairs」 Debater \| Youngmi Kim Professor of School of Dance, Kyunghee Univ	Germany
15:20~15:50 (30’)	Session Discussion
15:50~16:20 (30’)	Free Discussion
16:20~16:30 (10’)	Closing	Youngmook Choi Director, Head of Light Sound Friends	Korea

12:30~13:00
Registration

13:00~13:10
Opening
Youngmook Choi Director, Head of Light Sound Friends		Korea

SESSION 1 Research and Development of Technologies Applied for Hearing/Visually Impaired Dancers' Performance Korea
13:10~13:25 (15’)
#1	Development of Barrier-Free Technology for the Creation and Collaboration of Choreography for Dancers with Auditory/Visual Impairment Presenter \| Inkyu Park Professor of Mechanical Engineering, KAIST Debater \| Joonbum Bae Professor of Electrical Engineering, UNIST
13:25~13:40 (15’)
#2	Video-based Dancer Localization and Tracking for Supporting Dancing for the Visually Impaired Presenter \| JeongGil Ko Professor of College of Computing, Yonsei Univ. Debater \| Jeongsub Lee Choreographer
13:40~13:55 (15’)
#3	Utilizing Haptic Technology for Sensory Integration and New Possibilities in Dance Education for Visually Impaired Dancers Presenter \| Hyejin Park Researcher of Light Sound Friends Debater \| Yerim Kim Dance Critic
13:55~14:25 (30’)
Session Discussion
14:25~14:35 (10’)
10분 Break Time

SESSION 2 Exploring the Applicability of Contemporary Disability Dance and Technologies
14:35~14:50 (15’)
#4	The Technology of the Electric Wheelchair and its Possibilities for Choreographers Presenter \| Karen Peterson Corash Founder & Director of ‘Karen Peterson and Dancers’ Debater \| Jeongmin Shim Dance Critic	USA
14:50~15:05 (15’)
#5	Flexible Time and Empowering Technology Presenter \| I-Lien Ho Professor, Department of Theatre Arts of National Sun Yat-sen University in Taiwan Maylis Arrabit disabled dancer, co-choreographer of 「Resident Island Dance Theater」 Debater \| Seokjin Han Professor of Dance Theory, KARTS	Taiwan France
15:05~15:20 (15’)
#6	The human connection: why we must never forget the power of humanity in the development of technology for the accessible arts. Presenter \| Susanna Curtis Founder & Director of 「Curtis & Co. – dance affairs」 Debater \| Youngmi Kim Professor of School of Dance, Kyunghee Univ	Germany
15:20~15:50 (30’)
Session Discussion
15:50~16:20 (30’)
Free Discussion

16:20 ~ 16:30(10’)
Closing
Youngmook Choi Director, Head of Light Sound Friends		Korea