More than words…
by Ema Izquierdo
After reading this amazing book, I did a little research on Dictee and I found that there are not only words that Theresa Hak Kyung Cha wrote in her masterpiece but feelings and sentiments that can be treasure in many ways.
Soomi Kim felt Cha’s words not only in her mind but also in her soul. She is a professional dancer, actress and artist that transformed the words into movements and made her dream come true by presenting her performance in the 3rd National Asian American Theater Festival in 2011 and later on 2012, she presented her play in the Woman Center Stage Festival in New York City.
Soomi Kim’s accomplishment began with the idea of her project to recreate Cha’s thoughts and to show them to the world. Her idea commenced with Kickstarter, a website that helps new ideas to become reality by raising money from people’s donations in exchange of some acknowledgment from the artist they are supporting. In this case, Soomi Kim obtained the money (a little more than what she asked for) she needed to put together her project.
I leave you the video of the project and her thoughts of Dictee. Take a look at her page in Kickstarter, there she talks deeply about Cha’s influence in her life and performances.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1583080250/project-dictee