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"1 Degree Celsius" by Sung Im Her | Her Project
Seven dancers capture the intensity of a heating planet through movements as sharp as they are urgent. By blending real-time atmospheric data with visceral choreography, this piece translates environmental shifts into a powerful human experience. Expect a hypnotic display that lingers in your mind long after the house lights return.
Chaillot - Théâtre national de la Danse (Paris 16th)
About
Choreographer Sung Im Her brings '1 Degree Celsius' to Chaillot - Théâtre national de la Danse, a performance investigating the climate crisis through the lens of human identity and physical endurance. Featuring seven dancers, the piece translates environmental data into a sensory experience where lighting and music fluctuate alongside rising global temperatures. Suitable for audiences from 8 years old, this contemporary dance work challenges urban lifestyles and our collective ecological responsibility. Located in the 16th arrondissement, this performance offers a rigorous exploration of movement, merging minimalist aesthetics with the urgent, intense reality of our planet's changing climate.
1 Degree Celsius questions the capacity of art to inspire action in the face of the environmental crisis. On stage, seven dancers move with surgical precision to translate the impact of climate change on our bodies and identities. The piece offers a unique sensory immersion: the musical score was created using real data on rising atmospheric temperatures, while the lighting coordinates in real time with the Earth's increasing heat. Sung Im Her confronts us concretely with the sustainability of our urban lifestyles and our responsibilities.
Sung Im Her's work is distinguished by a constant balance between a clean aesthetic and powerful storytelling. Her style is defined by raw, geometric gestures, stemming from research into the very essence of movement, freed from any prior cultural meaning. Behind this apparent abstraction, the choreographer explores burning societal themes.
Commissioned by the National Asian Culture Center (ACC), this show is part of an internationally excellent trajectory. Trained at Hansung University in Korea and then at the P.A.R.T.S. school in Belgium under the direction of Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, Sung Im Her draws on the repetitive minimalism of post-modern dance. Her time with legendary Belgian companies, such as Les ballets C de la B or Needcompany, has infused her work with intense physical theatricality. This dual influence allows her to place humanity and its relationship with the natural world at the heart of contemporary creation to make us vibrate, together, for our one and only planet Earth.
Amélie Blaustein-Niddam
Duration: 50 min
Category:
- Ages 8 and up, Young audience
- Dance
Our take on this event
The performance '1 Degree Celsius' will take place from Thursday, December 10, 2026, to Wednesday, December 16, 2026, at Chaillot - Théâtre national de la Danse. During this 50-minute show, seven performers execute precise, geometric movements that reflect the impact of environmental shifts. The production distinguishes itself through a unique sensory integration, where the musical score and stage lighting are directly influenced by real-time climate data regarding rising atmospheric temperatures.
Shows are scheduled from Tuesday to Saturday at 19:30, with a matinee performance on Sunday at 15:00. Tickets for the event are available between 10 and 25 euros. Sung Im Her, whose career spans training at Hansung University and P.A.R.T.S. alongside work with Les ballets C de la B and Needcompany, brings a physical intensity to this commissioned project from the National Asian Culture Center.
This dance piece is recommended for viewers aged 8 and up. By stripping away conventional cultural signifiers, the choreography focuses on the raw connection between humanity and the natural world, urging the audience to reflect on the sustainability of modern living within the urban space.
