ARTSinTANK Dance Festival in Korea  

Winter Camp  

Korean Inspirations : International Dance & Music Lab 2026

                     : Choreographers' Camp 2026

                                                                       Date :  2026. 01. 08 - 12 

                                     Location : Daegwangsa Temple (Seongnam), South Korea 

                                                                              Application Deadline : 2025. 12. 15

The ARTSinTANK Winter Camp invites artists from around the world 

to explore creativity through Korean dance, music, and cultural immersion. 

Held at Daegwangsa Temple Stay in Seongnam—a peaceful retreat surrounded by mountains 

and the Tancheon Stream—the program offers time for reflection, collaboration, and creation. 

Over five days, participants connect movement and sound, blending tradition and experimentation 

to rediscover your artistic rhythm in a uniquely Korean setting.

Two Creative Tracks, One Shared Experience

The ARTSinTANK Winter Camp invites Korean and international artists to explore creativity through dance, music, and cultural immersion. 

Participants choose one of two tracks—Dance & Music Lab for collaborative works, or Choreographer’s Camp for guided solo creation. 

Mornings feature shared activities like meditation and workshops, while afternoons focus on the chosen track. Over five days, participants connect, 

exchange ideas, and transform inspiration from Korea’s cultural and natural settings into new artistic expression. 

Dance & Music Lab

For dancers and musicians eager to collaborate.

• Focus : Creating innovative works through dance and music collaboration

• Goal : Develop a joint performance and present it in a showcase

• Open to : Dancers and musicians of all genres interested in collaborative creation

Choreographers' Camp

For choreographers seeking to expand their choreographic voice.

• Focus : Deepening personal creative work in a natural and cultural setting

• Goal : Develop or complete a new or existing choreography

• Open to : Choreographers working on new or existing pieces

Application Deadline : 2025. 12. 15

Background & Achievements

Since the launch of the ARTSinTANK Dance Festival in Korea in 2018, the festival has developed into a platform for multinational 

and cross-genre collaborations. The program has included residencies and showcase performances at venues such as 

Oil Tank Culture Park and the Seoul Art Support Center.

Outstanding showcase works have been invited to prestigious stages, including the ARTSinTANK Dance Festival in Korea, 

the Festival Corée d'ici in France, and the Seongnam Festival, where artists refined their creations into fully realized performances.

• Multinational residencies and showcases since 2018.
  
  

• Successful showcases at venues such as Oil Tank Culture Park and Seoul Art Support Center.
  
  

• Outstanding works invited to both domestic and international festivals, including France’s Festival Corée d'ici and the Seongnam Festival, where they were further developed into fully realized performances.
  
  

Past Projects & Creative Milestones

Music & Dance & Digital (MDD)

Korea x France Co-work

Choreographer Camp

New Directions (2026)

• Integration of Korean dance and music experiences into the multinational/multidisciplinary residency and showcase.
  
  
• Creation of original works inspired by uniquely Korean sites such as Daegwangsa Temple, Bulgoksan Mountain, Tancheon, and Jeongja Café Street.
  
  
• Participants in the Winter Camp may return for the Summer Festival (ADFK) (on-site or online) for further development and presentation.
  
  
• Refined structure reflecting feedback from past artists, with a stronger focus on experimental, creative collaboration.

Program Goals

• Connect international and Korean artists in dance and music.
      
• Foster collaboration and creation leading to a final showcase performance.
  
  
• Encourage originality, experimentation, and innovation.
  
  
• Produce collaborative works deeply inspired by Korean culture and artistic spaces.

Daegwangsa Temple 

Daegwangsa Temple is uniquely located in Seongnam, offering a rare balance between accessibility and tranquility.
Unlike many temples nestled deep in the mountains, it’s just outside of Seoul—making it easy to reach while still providing a peaceful, immersive atmosphere. Surrounded by nature, it offers a peaceful environment for reflection, traditional cultural experiences, and spiritual practice.
Participants can explore Korea’s heritage through temple life, meditation, and scenic mountain views.

Participation Package & Creative Opportunities 

• Showcase photos & videos for portfolio use.
  
• Official invitation letter & certificate of completion.
  
• 4 nights’ accommodation + daily breakfast & lunch.
  
• Airport pick-up & guidance service.
  
• Featured in ARTSinTANK Online Theater.
  
• High-quality training in Korean dance & music led by acclaimed artists with international touring experience.
  
• Critical review by Korean dance critics, published in Dance Forum magazine.  
• ADFK festival website upload
• Selected works invited to the 9th ARTSinTANK Dance Festival in Korea and ARTSinTANK Film Festival (online or on-site, with accommodation support).

5 Day Schedule

✽Please note that the program is subject to change without prior notice. 

✽Orientation will begin at 2:00 PM. Detailed information about class hours will be announced via email after Dec 15

Workshops

< Korean Music Workshop with Dance Improvisation >

Dongwon Lee / Byungyu Roh

Experience the textures of Korean traditional music through improvisational movement, exploring rhythm, emotion, and space as sound and motion become one. 

Participants will feel the subtle nuances of nonghyeon (string vibrations) and jangdan (rhythmic cycles) flowing through the body, translating music into movement. 

This workshop encourages spontaneous responses to sound, fostering a dialogue between music and motion and helping each artist discover their unique expressive voice. 

< Korean Traditional Dance Workshop : Salpuri Dance > 

Seongok Lim

Salpuri, one of the representative forms of Korean traditional dance, is characterized by delicate, refined, and controlled technique.

Embodying simplicity, emotional depth, and a strong sense of improvisation, Salpuri prioritizes expressing one’s inner world over outward display.
The dance reaches the height of Jeong-Jung-Dong aesthetics, where stillness and motion exist in perfect balance.

Korean Dance Workshop <Breath Technique> 

Moonea Choi / Soyeon Lee

Discover how breath animates movement, exploring tension, release, rhythm, and center to uncover your natural movement language. 

By focusing on in-breaths, out-breaths, and the pauses between, participants experience how breath becomes the origin of energy that moves the body. 

The workshop guides artists to notice subtle changes in rhythm, dynamics, and energy, cultivating awareness of how breath shapes expression and physical presence.

< Korean Contemporary Dance Workshop : Body Energy and Movement Textures >

Hwanhee Kim

Explore movement that begins from sensing the body’s internal energies and the waves that arise within them.

The class unfolds through states such as connection, interruption, circulation, and release, combined with texture cues like softness, roughness, lightness, and heaviness.
Using these states and textures as foundations, participants transform internal sensations into embodied movement and expressive variation.

This workshop opens pathways for each artist’s movement to evolve in new directions, enhancing physical sensitivity, functional capacity, and creative potential.

Korean Dance Workshop <Jeong • Jung • Dong>

Hyunsun Kim
Blend traditional Korean dance with contemporary creation, emphasizing stillness in motion, curved lines, and unique Korean rhythms. 

Participants will explore how classic movements and breath combine with modern choreographic ideas, creating new possibilities within the traditional form. 

This workshop highlights the beauty of Jeong-Jung-Dong, where pauses and fluidity coexist, allowing dancers to experience Korean movement aesthetics in 

both grounded and expressive ways.

Winter Camp Showcase Award Benefit : Invitation to the Festivals

Benefits for Invited Performers

• Professional theater and rehearsal support
• Stage, technical, and lighting assistance
• Promotion through website, program book, social media, and press
• Opportunities for international festival invitations

What Makes This Camp Unique? 

• Cultural Inspiration 🌿
  Work in unique Korean venues that blend tradition and modernity. Create not in rehearsal studios, but through meditation, nature, and cultural immersion.
  
  

• Authentic Korean Arts Exchange ✨ 
  Engage in traditional Korean dance and music through "Breath" & "Jeong-Jung-Dong (靜中動) " and discover fresh rhythms and movements.
  
  

• Global Networking 🌐   
  Meet artists from around the world, collaborate intensely, and access real opportunities for further festival invitations.
  
  

• Full Support 👍
  Accommodation, meals, airport guidance, documentation, and reviews— you can focus fully on your art.
  
  

• From Creation to Stage 💡 
  Experience the full artistic cycle: improvisation → creation → cultural immersion → showcase performance. More than a workshop, it’s a residency that culminates in presentation.