Meeting Isang Yun portrays a musician’s life as a “Documentary on Stage.” This interdisciplinary performance uses music, contemporary dance, and video technology to explore the philosophy, ideals, and thought within the music of the internationally renowned contemporary composer Isang Yun. Presented by the Trans Media Institute (TMI), which studies mixed media, and Arzid Modern Dance Company, the work premiered at the Main Hall of Daehakro Arts Theater in September 2011. It received the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Award at the 2011 Korea Dance Awards and was nominated for the Benois de la Danse, often described as the dance world’s Academy Awards, in May 2012. The company gave an invited performance at Russia’s Bolshoi Theatre.

John Neumeier, the internationally renowned choreographer, dancer, and artistic director of Hamburg Ballet, praised Meeting Isang Yun as “a truly moving story about an artist’s life—a sincere and profound work that left me speechless.” Nina Kudriavtseva-Loory, artistic director of the Benois de la Danse, described it as “the year’s most innovative work—a groundbreaking work that marked a milestone for the Benois de la Danse by opening a new path for contemporary dance.”