KRIGA Hosts a Panel Talk, “Time to Encounter Self: Stage, Somewhere Between Flutter and Fear"

On 16 September, the Korea National Research Institute for the Gifted in Arts (KRIGA) gives a panel talk, “Time to Encounter Self: Stage, Somewhere Between Flutter and Fear.” Founded in 2005 based on an enactment on prodigy education, the KNIGA is a national institution responsible for art prodigy research and education. To discover and foster creative talents to be future leaders, the KNIGA runs various research programs such as recruiting art prodigies, developing curricula or evaluation models, and training instructors.

While the panel talk was arranged based on specific research on top young talents in music and dance, it focuses on dealing with the stage fright they undergo. The experts will illuminate the reasons and solutions for the issue from various angles and with the audience seek a policy plan that can be practically applied.

Program

-     Yun Dong-wuk. Psychiatrist of the YD Mental Health Clinic

“The Necessity of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Overcoming Stage Fright.”

-     Kang Kyeong-sun. Music Therapist & Professor of Sungshin Women’s University

“Self-assessment of Stage Fright and Music Therapeutic Approach.”

-     Kim Su-yeon. Director of AT Movement Analysis Research Center

“A Necessity of Body Cognition Education in Prodigy Education: Focused on the Alexander Technique.”

-     Panel Discussion Guests: Kim Da-ae (Former ballet soloist at the Staatstheater Nuernberg, Germany), Kim Seo-ryang (Vice-principal ballerina of the Dance Theater at the National Gugak Center, South Korea), Jeong Ji-won (Pianist), Kim Eun-yang (Principal researcher of the KRIGA).