Texts
Magazine
- Experimentation and Expansion Through Conversation: Monad Seoul Trio at Gravitational Field, Korean Contemporary Composers and Compositions, Vol. 25, August 2024. [English version available soon]
- Beyond the Institutionalized Body, Korean Contemporary Composers and Compositions, Vol. 23, August 2023. [English version available soon]
Doctoral Papers
- Improvising Body (Advisor: Tim Feeney), CalArts, 2023.
- The aesthetic of slowness, density, and linearity: Contextual similarities between Korean court music and Western experimental music focusing on Cage and Krieger (Advisor: Ulrich Krieger), CalArts, 2023.
- The Physicality of the Haegeum: A Guide to Traditional and Non-Traditional Techniques (Advisor: Nicholas Deyoe), CalArts, 2023.
Conference Abstracts
- Living in an Era of AI as a Traditonal Musician, Jakarta Institute of the Arts 2024 International Seminar (Keynote Speech), Online, October 2024.
- The Art of Bowing: Extended Physicalities of the Contemporary Haegeum, Doctors in Performance Festival Conference, Royal Academy of Music, London, UK, August 2023.
- New Works and Performance Techniques for the Contemporary Haegeum, Composition in Asia Symposium & Festival, University of Southern Florida, Tampa, FL, January 2023.
Book Translation
- The Haegeum: A Comprehensive Guidebook for Composers and Performers. Written by Eunah Noh, English Translated by Jeonghyeon Joo, Seoul National University Press, 2024.
Featured
- Experimental Haegeum Performance Explored the ‘Ritual of Mundanity’ by Vania Fong, asia pacific arts, June 2023.
- Exploring the Art of Bowing - Haegeum Performer Jeonghyeon Joo by Gugak TV, May 2023.
- Hidden Dimensions Review by Guwon Jeong (Arts Council Korea), April 2023.
- Artists Who Will Bring You to a Whole New World by Hyein Seong, Gugak Nuri, Vol. 177, National Gugak Center, January 2021.
- array - ICMC 2018 Review, International Computer Music Association, 2018.
Interviews
- Discovering Creative Bowing Practice in Your Everyday Life - Interview with Yongsok Lee, Gravitational Field Podcast, July 2024.
- Voyage LA - Conversations with Jeonghyeon Joo, March 2022.
- Endless Possibilities of Two Strings - Haegeum Performer Jeonghyeon Joo, written by Hyun-min Lee, Monthly Music Magazine Review, January 2020. [full text available below]
Selected Performance Archive
The Art of Bowing II (2023) presented by The Hidden Dimension
January 6-10, 2023, Post Territory Ujeongguk, Seoul, South Korea
Program
1. solo (2019/22)
2. trio (2015-23)
3. duo (2022-23)
4. improvisation
Jeonghyeon Joo, concept; composition and performance
Hyein Seong, producer
Somi Lee, curator
Xuege Cai, filming and editing
Fanfan Zhou, filming
Chusu Kim, stage design
James Lim, sound engineer
Daon Jin, stage manager
Ahyeon Kim, lighting designer
supported by Arts Council Korea
1. solo (2019/22)
2. trio (2015-23)
3. duo (2022-23)
4. improvisation
Jeonghyeon Joo, concept; composition and performance
Hyein Seong, producer
Somi Lee, curator
Xuege Cai, filming and editing
Fanfan Zhou, filming
Chusu Kim, stage design
James Lim, sound engineer
Daon Jin, stage manager
Ahyeon Kim, lighting designer
supported by Arts Council Korea
from the performance of trio
from the performance of duo
from the performance of improvisation The Art of Bowing (2022)
November 22-23, 2022, Mullae Art Space, Seoul, South Korea
© Kwanhee Yoon
© LIFT-OFF, Jeonghyeon Joo
The Art of Bowing (2021, online project)
monthly release of audiovisual work on https://joo.work
© Max Harper
Starting December 1st, 2021, haegeum performer/composer Jeonghyeon Joo presents new work under the theme of The Art of Bowing every month until May 2022. Featured works include her solo compositions and collaborative works with composers, performers, and filmmakers based in Los Angeles and Seoul. Each of the six chapters will consist of an audiovisual piece, performance recording, or writing.
The Art of Bowing explores aesthetics and the world beyond the action of bowing, questioning what is beyond the body, sound, and movement of herself and her instrument. It first draws the aesthetic meaning of the bowing itself by putting a microscopic lens to the physicality of the haegeum and the performing body. It then captures the moment of connection and disconnection between them and expands its perspective to the environment and socio-cultural context surrounding the haegeum and body.
The Art of Bowing is made possible through the generous support from the Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture.
Deepest thanks to dear collaborators; Sam Wells, Max Harper, Tim Feeney, Sangbin Patrick Rhie, Ulrich Krieger, and Yoona Kim.
The Art of Bowing explores aesthetics and the world beyond the action of bowing, questioning what is beyond the body, sound, and movement of herself and her instrument. It first draws the aesthetic meaning of the bowing itself by putting a microscopic lens to the physicality of the haegeum and the performing body. It then captures the moment of connection and disconnection between them and expands its perspective to the environment and socio-cultural context surrounding the haegeum and body.
The Art of Bowing is made possible through the generous support from the Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture.
Deepest thanks to dear collaborators; Sam Wells, Max Harper, Tim Feeney, Sangbin Patrick Rhie, Ulrich Krieger, and Yoona Kim.
Cries and Whispers (2021)
original film by Ingmar Bergman | directed by Genevieve Fowler | music by Jeonghyeon Joo
produced by the CalArts Center for New Performance
project supported by Arts Council Korea
Work-in-Progress Performances
Feb 19 8pm PST / Feb 20 1pm KST
Feb 20 10pm PST / Feb 21 3pm KST
Panel Discussion
Feb 21 8pm PST / Feb 22 1pm KST
FREE | Presented Virtually
In a radical reimagining of the seminal film, director Genevieve Fowler creates a liminal memory space in which lineage, histories, and the personal lens expand, inform, and liberate the powerful women of Bergman’s world. Collaging the film’s text and visual narrative with the performers’ individual experience, the work offers an exploratory space, expanding previous perceptions of the seminal film.
With original composition by renowned haegeum performer and composer Jeonghyeon Joo, this international collaboration brings the viewer into a dreamlike environment through deep listening, collage, and the performers’ individual experiences.
Produced by CalArts Center for New Performance.
Cries and Whispers was made possible through funding by Arts Council Korea.
Cries and Whispers is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York.
Feb 19 8pm PST / Feb 20 1pm KST
Feb 20 10pm PST / Feb 21 3pm KST
Panel Discussion
Feb 21 8pm PST / Feb 22 1pm KST
FREE | Presented Virtually
In a radical reimagining of the seminal film, director Genevieve Fowler creates a liminal memory space in which lineage, histories, and the personal lens expand, inform, and liberate the powerful women of Bergman’s world. Collaging the film’s text and visual narrative with the performers’ individual experience, the work offers an exploratory space, expanding previous perceptions of the seminal film.
With original composition by renowned haegeum performer and composer Jeonghyeon Joo, this international collaboration brings the viewer into a dreamlike environment through deep listening, collage, and the performers’ individual experiences.
Produced by CalArts Center for New Performance.
Cries and Whispers was made possible through funding by Arts Council Korea.
Cries and Whispers is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York.
연습 - EXERCISE (2019-20)
premiered on January 2020, Daehakro Arts Theater, Seoul, South Korea
project supported by Arts Council Korea & ARKO Creative Academy
© Sejin Choi
Gugak Nuri, Volume 177
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from Artists Who Will Bring You to a Whole New World by Hyein Seong, Gugak Nuri, Vol. 177, pp. 54-55.
© National Gugak Center, 2023.
© National Gugak Center, 2023.
The Review, January 2020![]()
© REVIEW, 2020.
array - ICMC 2018 Reviews
array, ICMC 2018 Reviews, p. 7 & 19-20
© International Computer Music Association, 2018.
© International Computer Music Association, 2018.