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The Flower, So-Hwa's Dream _ Dance Film

"The Flower, So-Hwa’s Dream" is a Korean Contemporary Lyrical Dance piece.

It is an Imagery of the flower, 'Trumpet Creeper' which is linked to a tragic love story in the Korean folktale.
I put the story together in the Korean contemporary lyrical dance piece.
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There was a court lady named 'So-Hwa' who loved her king and was waiting for him. Sadly, he didn't love her and never returned back.
Soon she fell ill and died because of love sickness.
She left a sorrowful testament stating, “Bury me here. I will be waiting for the king who would come tomorrow”
After her death, all her quarters were filled with the Trumpet Creeper.

Choreography & Edited by MiYoung Margolis
Cinematography by Jeffrey Margolis

Dancers:
Christie Lee, Kanghee Lim, MiYoung Margolis, Parmida Ziaei and Tatiana Linardopoulou

Dance Costume : Seattle Aphrodite
Studio Sponsored by Gallery B612
Music: Ahn Ye Eun, ‘Trumpet Creeper’ 능소화

  • MiYoung Margolis
    Director
  • MiYoung Margolis
    Writer
  • MiYoung Margolis
    Producer
  • Christie Lee
    Key Cast
    "Dancer"
  • Kanghee Lim
    Key Cast
    "Dancer"
  • MiYoung Margolis
    Key Cast
    "Dancer"
  • Parmida Ziaei
    Key Cast
    "Dancer"
  • Tatiana Linardopoulou
    Key Cast
    "Dancer"
  • Jeffrey Margolis
    Cameraman
  • Project Type:
    Music Video, Short, Other
  • Runtime:
    4 minutes 49 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 15, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    1,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    digital
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • FROSTBITE International Indie Fest
    Colorado Springs
    United States
    June 2, 2021
    Finalist
  • International Fine Arts Film Festival
    Hollywood
    United States
    March 31, 2022
    Selected
  • LoudSoulMusic Festival

    United States
    December 1, 2022
    Semi-Finalist
  • NorthWest Film Forum
    Seattle
    United States
    May 21, 2023
    ACES, ACES // Artists of Color Expo & Symposium is a BIPOC-led, community-curated program
    Official Selection
Director Biography - MiYoung Margolis

MiYoung Margolis is the Founder & Artistic Director, Choreographer, Principal Dancer & Screen Dance film Maker at MiYoung Margolis Dance Collective (A.K.A MMDC Dance Collective) in Seattle, WA.

MiYoung was a TV Show Reporter & Writer as well as a K-Drama actress in Seoul, Korea for 5 years before she relocated to Seattle in 2005.

After she moved to Seattle, she worked with local cultural associations organizing events and spent more time teaching Ballet, K-pop and Zumba within the community.

Besides being a dancer, choreographer and dance film producer, also MiYoung is a fashion designer of "Seattle Aphrodite", curator & owner of "Gallery B612" and art, dance & Korean Culture & Language teacher.

MiYoung Margolis is at her core Artist and her work is inspired by oriental female emotions; depicted through symbols of love, beauty, and fertility. Her creativity is express through many different outlets.

As an accomplished Mixed-Media Artists internationally, she was trained by a sculptor and inspired by the works of Chagall & Martha Graham. Her paintings utilize a complex palate of texture and color to convey female emotions to the viewer. Her work is inspired by her life experiences with different series telling her story and providing an unfiltered view into her psyche which often inspiring her choreography and Screen Dance Film.

'The Flower, So-Hwa's Dream' was her very first screen dance film.
Premiere at 'The Future Ancient'
Featured at Dance Parade NY 2021
Featured at Dare to Dance 10, 2021
Selected by International Fine Art Film Festival Santa Barbara 2022
Finalist by FROSTBITE International Indie Fest 2021

http://MMDC.Dance

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Director Statement

The flower, So-hwa’s dream (2020)

Choreographer/Director Miyoung’s note:

I have presented the original Contemporary Korean Fusion pieces inspired by Korean folklores.

Once again, I would love to talk about “One World” through the Korean Contemporary fusion dance piece since I deeply feel that is what we all need for especially in this pandemic.

To me, living in this one world together means ‘Love’.
And as we all know, Love is All you need.

Embracing our unique heritage,
while celebrating our common life journey.
Though we all come from different backgrounds,

we can come together to create a beautiful performance.

In my choreography,

I enjoy blending
Eastern to Western
Western to Eastern

To create a fusion of cultures
and a performance we can all connect to.

I am proud to present an original Contemporary Korean Fusion piece that once again draws from my Korean Heritage
and borrows from another Korean folktale.

The tragic love story of So-Hwa,

A Court Lady,
who’s unreturned love for the king,
left her waiting forever and Dyeing Alone.

her remains transformed into the imaginary Flower, the “Trumpet Creeper” Which to this day, still wait for the kings return

This story is told by a diverse cast of extremely talented dancers.
Kang-He and Christie are professional Korean Dancers.
Parmida is a professional Dancer from Iran, with incredible upper-body movement and control. And amazing Tatiana with her legendary High Kick and professional ballet and contemporary Dance background.
I am so glad to be able to bring these dancers together to tell So-Hwa’s story.

We hope you enjoy this piece.
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Korean Note:

시애틀 안무가 설미영의 작품, ‘능소화’ 2020

절절한 여인의 한이 담긴 능소화 설화를 한국적 현대무용으로 풀어내었다. 여러 국적의 무용수의 특징적인 움직임이 퓨전 작품으로의 그 면모를 돋보이게 한다. 안무가 설미영은 이미 한국 설화나 문화를 춤과 패션 디자인을 통해 현대적인 재해석을 가미하여 미국 사회에 소개해 왔다.

2020년 시애틀 국제 무용제에 이전 작품 ‘성낭당’을 채택된 바 있다.