Sung Im Her (Seoul, South-Korea) obtained a master’s degree in contemporary dance at Hansung University. In 2004 she moved to Brussels, Belgium to study at PARTS, the acclaimed contemporary dance school led by Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker. After graduating in 2006 she started working with Jan Fabre / Troubleyn, Les ballets C de la B and Needcompany in Belgium.
In parallel, she has been creating works of her own, starting with ‘Philia’ (2012) ‘En-trance’ (2013), ‘Tuning’ (2014) and ‘You Are Okay’ (2016).
In 2019 Sung Im created two new works; ‘NUTCRUSHER’ and ‘WAY’. Both works were commissioned by the Korean Arts Council and premiered at the renowned ARKO Arts Theater in Seoul. With NUTCRUSHER she was elected by the Korean Arts Council as Best Emerging Artist of 2019. NUTCRUSHER was also selected for Aerowaves’21 and in 2022 was a part of Horizon showcase presented during Edinburgh Fringe Festival where she received a 5-star review by The Skinny.
In 2021 Sung Im Her’s dance piece WAY was re-worked and premiered at The Place in London and received four-star review by The Guardian. In 2024 Sung Im Her created ‘Everything Falls Dramatic’ for the Korean National Contemporary Dance Company and toured the work to Seoul, Madrid, Brussels, Manchester, and London.
Sung Im received Dance Artist of the year in 2022 from the Korean Ministry of culture and was recently named as one of ‘Ten Stage Sensations to Watch Out For in 2023’ by the Guardian Newspaper. In 2025 Sung Im’s work ‘1 degree Celsius’ will premiere at SPAF - Seoul Performing Arts Festival, supported by ACC - Asian Cultural Center and Van Cleef & Arpels / Dance Reflection.
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