APPEX Fellow from Korea

Sen Hea Ha
Acclaimed for her ability to work in traditional as well as experimental Korean forms, Sen Hea Ha is recognized for her unique ties to Korean shaman practices and contemporary theatrical choreography. Born in Pusan, Korea, Ms. Ha is an M.F.A. candidate in dance in the Department of World Arts and Cultures, where she recently completed a master’s degree in dance ethnology. Ms. Ha has been invited to perform her work as an independent artist both in the U.S. and Korea, and has performed in the opera production by Peter Sellars of Oedipus Rex. In 1996, she was awarded (together with John Bishop) a California Arts Council grant for a video on Korean shamans in Los Angeles and also received the National Dance Association's Outstanding Graduate award for her thesis on shamanism. In the fall of 1997, Ms. Ha, at the invitation of Pina Bausch, will participate in workshops at the Tanztheater Wuppertal.