Burnt Offering by 99 Art Company

A Festival of Korean Dance 2026

Two women face each other, with their hands locked into each other's, and their heads down, against a dark black stage. Their arms and hands are covered in a black inky substance.
Burnt Offering by 99Artcompany

About Burnt Offering by 99 Art Company

A danced ritual for our times.

Burnt Offering, winner of the Best Production Award at the 2nd Seoul Arts Awards, invites us to consider what new rituals we need, what we might pray for, and how we can draw on the traditions of the past. Based on the traditional dance ‘Seungmu’, it uses traditional Korean music and movement to express contemporary stories.

Dancers gather at the altar and offer their sacrifices one by one. They are engrossed in repetitive daily routines, searching for meaning, and the clouds of incense seeping across the stage envelope their senses and stir their imagination. In a world that grinds us down, this is a ‘burnt offering’ for meaning, beauty and peace.

About 99 Art Company

Founded in 2014, 99 Art Company is a group of like-minded artists led by choreographer Hye-rim Jang, who focus on expressing Korean traditions through contemporary stories.

Since Hye-rim Jang was selected as Best Choreographer by Critics’ Choice in 2015, the company has participated in major platforms including the Seoul International Performing Arts Festival (2016, 2018, 2020) Italy’s Operaestate Festival (2019), the Russian Open Look Festival (2020), the Italian Cultural Institute (2021), the Brazilian SESC Dance Biennale (2021), and Singapore’s SIFA (2023). The company remains committed to meaningful artistic encounters, creating works that resonate deeply with audiences around the world.

IG: @99artcompany

Cast & Creatives

99 Art Company

Artistic Director: Hye-rim Jang

Deputy Artistic Director: Seo-yi Jang

Rehearsal Director: Go-woon Lee

Project Producer: Jean Uh

Company Manager: Ji-won Choi

Lighting Operator: Na-yeoung Hong


Burnt Offering

Choreographer: Hye-rim Jang

Dancers: Seo-yi Jang , Go-woon Lee, Soo-kyung Lee, Se-ryoung Choo Musicians: Ji-hyun Park, Hae-rang Cha

Composer/ Music Director: Bo-ra Ju, Gina Hwang Writer: Joo-hee Lee Lighting Designer: Keon-young Kim

Costume: Kyoung-sul Bae, Cheon-hong Min

Dramaturg: Min Chae

Credits

Part of A Festival of Korean Dance 2026, presented by The Place and the Korean Cultural Centre UK, in partnership with Lowry, Tramway, Dance City and Pavilion Dance South West and supported by SIDance and MODAFE.

  • From above we see a white floor, with expressive inky black marks across it, and two women grasping each other by the hand with their limbs spread around.
  • Two musicians dressed in black playing instruments, with incense wafting in the air.
  • Two musicians dressed in black playing instruments.
  • A wide image showing a pitch-black stage, and a white floor. Two women are facing each other, their hands locked together and their heads down. They wear skin-coloured shifts, and their feet trace inky-black circles on the white floor.