I am very enthusiastic when I received
invitation from Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) Jakarta office to see Sachoom
performance, because I missed Sachoom performance when the team came to Jakarta
to enliven Korea Festival in 2015.
So I have arrived at the venue Ice
Palace Lotte Shopping Avenue on Thursday (24/11/2016) to see Sachoom full
performance. In its performance that night, Sachoom broght a story of three
friends coming of age: Jun, Sun and Bin. They are seen throughout different
stages of their lives by using the universal language of dance.
Ten members of Sachom from team “Sa” perform their amazing dancing ability from
breakdance, pop dance to comtemporary dance with the accompaniment of various
music genre such as hiphop, jazz, pop, and techno. But they do not only dance
attractively that make the audiences screaming hysterically but also laughing
because of humorous story line and act of the Sachoom members during the
performance.
On full version of Scahoom performance
that night, it was devided into five themes:
1. Life
in the body
Witty physical
expressionsof birth combine with brilliant visual image
2. Lantern
Dance
Precise timing creates
a flying lantern experience
3. Sensuality
and Temptation
The audience is drawn in
with breathless intensity
4. Hero
The audience identifies
with heroic characters, swinging their arms in the air
5. Contest
Talent and technique
are in high gear at the highlight of the show
6. Let’s
dance
After the conflict is
resolved, the vibrant music and dancing make the audience stand up and groove
to the music
Everybody look excited and delighted
that night after the show and so do I. I
am really amazed on how the
entertainment industry in Korea creates the non-verbal performing arts into an
amusing and entertaining show to its spectators. It really has a strong selling
point so that Korea can make the non-verbal performances as one of its tourist
attractions.
What is very interesting about Sachoom,
it combines dynamic choreography, music, storyline, costume and the chaming
appearance of its personnels.
About Sachoom, Director of KTO Jakarta
Oh Hyonjae said, “Besides visiting tourist attraction and shopping, non-verbal
performances with its high standar also become tourists destination in Korea”.
K-Pop
Dance Class
During its visit to Jakarta, Sachoom
also held a show case at Korean Cultural Center Indonesia (KCCI) on Sunday
(27/11/2016). On its 20 minutes show
case, Sachoom again receive a rousing welcome from thea audience. After that,
two members of Sachoom U Je and Lee Soung Seok
teach 80 guests who came to KCCI that day a shor K-Pop dance class. They teach some basics
movement in K-pop dance from Korean hits song today.
All the guests, mostly senior high
schools and university students enthusiastically follow the instructions of U
Je and Lee Young Seok. They try to master some difficult style of dance, after
they manage them, they dance happily together. It seem very tiring but they
really have fun and a good time.
After the show, in the name of all Sachoom members express
his impressions about Indonesia audiences. “Our fans here are really, really awesome
and is the best. We all thak you very much,” said U-Je.
Among the guests are members of Sachoom
fans club in Jakarta. The fans club established a year ago as a medium of
communication among Sachoom fans in Indonesia.
The atmosphere in Sachoom performance at
Ice Palace and KCCI is just like the meaning of Sachoom itself “Saranghamyeon
Choom Chuoral”—“If You Love it, Let’s Dance”.
Sachoom prove and demonstrate its slogan
“Dance is the Most Honest Languange” that all kind of people at any age and any
part of the world will understand it.
That’s why Sachoom which is devided
into two team “Sa” and “Choom” has held world tour to many coutries that
is France, Japan, England, Germany, Russia, Canada, China, Vietnam and
Malaysia. Sachoom has its own theather which is called ‘Sachoom Theather” buit
in 2008.
Overall the perfomance of Sachoom is
beyond dancing. I hope I can see Sachoom in its native country, South Korea. []
