Modern dance: new voices & workshops
Choreographers are blending fluid contemporary floorwork with versatility — dancer Juwon’s recent choreography is getting praise online, Emanuel Gat is running a 5‑day "Decentralized Choreography" workshop, and Crystal Pite’s London ballet 'Body and Soul' is being noted for crowd choreography that mimics natural forces. Social clips are driving fast rediscovery of these makers. (x.com)
Park Juwon is a principal dancer in the K‑pop project group AHOF, which officially debuted on July 1, 2025. (kprofiles.com) A practice clip posted on AHOF’s official TikTok account showing Juwon’s choreography recorded 56.9K likes on the platform. (tiktok.com) Multiple fan edits and reposts of Juwon’s floorwork and footwork have circulated across TikTok and YouTube, with individual clips drawing hundreds to thousands of likes (examples include posts with ~618 and ~1,387 likes). (tiktok.com) (tiktok.com) Emanuel Gat’s Decentralized Choreography (DCW) is running a five‑day “5‑Day Deep Dive” at EDEN Studios, Berlin from 25–29 May 2026, billed as a 25‑hour intensive. (decentralizedchoreography.com) The Berlin deep dive is advertised for professional dancers and young choreographers, carries a published participant fee (≈375€ in recent listings), and requires registration through the DCW site. (dancingopportunities.com) DCW’s module descriptions say the workshops distill tools from more than 30 years of Gat’s practice and present choreography as a shared process that emphasizes autonomy and collaboration; the DCW program is run by Gat and longtime collaborators. (decentralizedchoreography.com) English National Ballet staged Crystal Pite’s Body and Soul (Part 1) at Sadler’s Wells in March 2026, and critics singled out the company‑wide ensemble passages that form undulating rows and “make waves” as a central visual moment. (thestage.co.uk) Reviews of the London double‑bill note Pite’s piece as the standout in the programme and describe the massed choreography shifting between industrial marching and wave‑like undulations that echo natural forces. (balletherald.com) Short‑form social clips, fan edits and reposts on TikTok and YouTube are the primary vectors cited by promoters and outlets for renewed attention to this generation of choreographers, with DCW and individual maker clips appearing across those platforms. (tiktok.com) (tiktok.com)
