BABYZOO's 'Becoming', capturing an iconic emotional line by intersecting past and present

On Mnet's 'Street World Fighter: Directors' War', which highlights the creative worlds of choreographers, a solo performance film by BABYZOO has been released. This video is a work that captures the process of how the choreographer reached her current position, and it is drawing attention for visualizing the choreographer's personal narrative beyond a simple sequence of movements.

"Being most like myself is iconic"... The meaning contained in the work title 'Becoming'

BABYZOO set the theme for this solo performance as 'Becoming'. According to the video description and the cast's remarks, this work focused on capturing the emotions felt during the process of intersecting the past and present, and the journey taken to stand in her current position. BABYZOO revealed that she attempted to find special or new movements during the practice process, but ultimately realized that showing 'what is most like myself' was the way to create the most iconic result. This reflects the intention that movements containing such personal feeling can be conveyed as BABYZOO's unique, differentiated energy.

From reminiscence of the past to a message of positivity, a flow of emotions implemented through choreography

The composition of the performance follows the flow of time and changes in emotion. The direction in the video implements scenes reminiscing about moments of the past through rotating movements, and expresses the emotional line of fighting fiercely to reach this place through choreography. In particular, the past self, the current self, and a positive attitude moving forward were represented through changes in movement. The cast members shared their opinions on the individuality of the movements shown in the video and the direction containing the choreographer's intention, noting the completeness of the work.

Directing that chose the aesthetics of restraint, seeking harmony with the brand

This performance received evaluations that it gives the impression of a brand film where the choreographer's directing ability stands out. BABYZOO considered more powerful and impactful direction, but chose 'restraint' and 'subtraction' that match the character of the brand. She mentioned that she sought to harmonize with the brand through a bold attempt to reduce movements, and that this choice ultimately directed toward revealing her own color more effectively. The video is also significant in that the detailed direction prepared by the choreographer was composed with such completeness that it increased the director's work efficiency.

Source: original video (YouTube)