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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Chris Wiegand

Sung Im Her: 1 Degree Celsius review – ragtag band unite to call for climate reset

Sung Im Her, far right, with her dancers in 1 Degree Celsius.
Sung Im Her, far right, with her dancers in 1 Degree Celsius Photograph: PR

Eulogising a show for its scene changes may seem like damning with the faintest praise. But South Korean choreographer Sung Im Her’s sparky sequences for Paradise Now! at the Bush theatre in 2022 were not just strikingly inventive but also perfectly attuned to playwright Margaret Perry’s satire.

Alongside movement direction for theatre, her dance productions have considered the sway of social media and #MeToo in her home country. She now confronts another headline issue, the climate crisis, in the Southbank Centre’s Kunsty performance series.

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