MUJE(무제)
"MUJE" means "untitled poem" in Korean and simultaneously describes the "mist on a distant sea that appears like land" – an illusion of something tangible yet elusive. This concept of something infinite, vast, and distant which nevertheless feels familiar, permeates the entire performance.
The structure of MUJE is inspired by jazz improvisation. Like in jazz solos, the two dancers, the musician, and the lighting designer seek to express their individuality, which at times is interrupted, overlaps, forms duets, and continuously transforms. Dance, live music, and light move through this landscape of dissonance like jazz musicians, with ever-changing rhythms and movements. The four performers maintain their individuality while simultaneously creating something new and interconnected together.
A central element of MUJE's soundscape is the use of the Piri and Taepyeongso, two traditional Korean wind instruments. These instruments are deeply rooted in Korean musical tradition and are inseparably linked to shamanistic rituals. In MUJE, this ritualistic quality is reflected not only in the sound but also in the choreography and movement.
In its exploration of coexistence through dissonance, MUJE becomes a metaphor for the complexity of human relationships. Can harmony only emerge when we recognize and accept the beauty in dissonance, instead of attempting to smooth out differences? Through a multi- layered interplay of sound, light, and movement, MUJE invites the audience into a space of discomfort, challenging them to embrace the unknown, the unsettling, and the relentless search of a balance that may never be fully achieved.
Concept l Jin Lee
Choreography, Direction l ZINADA(Jin Lee&Jihun Choi)
Performance l Jin Lee, Jihun Choi, Shin Hye Jung, Dennis Dita Kopp
Piri, Taepyeongso, Sounddesign l Shin Hye Jung
Light design l Dennis Dita Kopp
Dramaturgy l Susanne Schneider
Costume l Kyongsool Bae, ZINADA
Artistic production l Laura Manz
Press & Public Relations l Simone Lutz
Photography & Design l Christina Gerg
Videography l Alex Taylor
Duration l 60 min
Premiere l 09.01.2025, 11-12.01.2025, HochX theater & Live music,Munich, Germany
PRESS :
https://www.tanznetz.de/de/article/2025/premiere-von-muje-von-zinada-im-muenchner-hochx
“(…)MUJE is very generous and inviting in its performativity. It has nothing to do with self-dramatization; instead, it wants to let something in that is bigger than that. This bigger, unknown and ambiguous element is very present in the piece and is precisely what makes MUJE a speechless piece. This also creates some eerie moments because you can't understand what's happening; there is no storyline. It is an individual experience for each spectator, which you can engage with or not, which can move you or not.
(…)” - Leonie Stöcke, Tanznetz, 11.01.2025
“I experienced a dissonance between my heart and the brain while watching MUJE. My heart was drawn into the performance, and my brain didn’t understand where I was and what I was experiencing. I was fascinated”
- by the audience from Muje play table, 9.01.2025
“The honesty, pureness, and realness of performers made the performance perfect”
- by the audience from Muje play table, 11.01.2025
“The space was vibrating so much; you guys are incredible. I had to cry of joy in the last part of the piece, between your vibrancy and the power of the air instruments, really touched me”
- by audience from Muje play table, 12.01.2025
MUJE play table
drawings, poems, letters, reflections, feedbacks of audience
ZINADA