Post-Show Talk: Eun-Me Ahn

This Post-Show Talk is moderated by Scholar-in-Residence Maura Keefe in conversation with Artistic Director and Choreographer Eun-Me Ahn. Recorded on August 28, 2025, following the company's performance in the Doris Duke Theatre. Eun-Me Ahn is a leading artist of the Korean performing arts scene, known for her avant-garde choreographic worlds and technicolor productions. In her return to Jacob’s Pillow for the first time since 2000, Ahn presented the official U.S. premiere of "Dragons," a “spectacular” (BroadwayWorld) dance with tumbling and 3D holographic choreography that juggles speed, scale, and illusion. The work was conceived before the pandemic and transformed by the reality of her initial cast of pan-Asian dancers being split and isolated through it. "Dragons" incorporates the 3D holographic presence of the remote cast with live choreography for eight on-stage dancers, many of whom were born in 2000—the year of the dragon on the Asian Zodiac calendar. The presentation of Eun-Me Ahn was made possible in part with support from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Korea, the Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange, K-arts on the GO, and the Korean Cultural Center of New York. This program is supported in part by the Neil Chrisman Fund for International Dance. Video by Nel Shelby Productions.