About Palette Exchange
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About Palette Exchange *
Can the live exchange of raw energy in a freestyle dance jam session break down walls between cultures?
Drawing upon rituals of circle dancing, cyphering and jam sessions in street dance as practice-exchange models, this project invites 5 Korean and 5 Australian dancers to explore this provocation through a reciprocal cultural exchange program.
From hip hop to breaking, vogue femme, Bodyweather, Pangalay, contemporary dance, somatic practices and more, this diverse cohort will work through the messiness of intercultural collaboration together.
Led by Palette Session - a cross-cultural dance collective in Sydney and Seoul.
Auspiced by Auspicious Arts Project.
Funded by Australia-Korea Foundation, MATCH Lab and crowdfunding
held in seoul for two weeks
held in sydney for two weeks at brand x
date: 23 july 2025
time: 6:30pm - 9:30pm
location: zoom
Attendance:
dylan, gerard, reina, caleb, cassie
chaedo, haru, nabi, myosu, ava
In july 2025, palette session held an online freestyle dance jam session for 5 australian and 5 korean dancers.
we paired each australian dancer with a korean dancer to connect, experiment and learn from one another.
the exercise followed this order:
person a dances
person b observes and formulates a response to person a’s movement.
Person a observes and formulates a response to person b movement.
the dancers recorded their freestyle improvisations which was stitched together to make these 5 videos.
date: 7 SEPTEMBER 2025
time: 11pm - 1am
location: haymarket, sydney
Attendance: chaedo & dylan
purpose of the exchange program:
Individual: Through this exchange program, what do you want to feel / experience / gain as an individual?
Friendship: What is a way to become closer to you?
Friendship: What are some things to be aware about when it comes to you?
Community: Through this exchange program, what do you want to do as a crew member of Palette Session?
Cultural exchange: When you encounter another culture, what kind of barriers do you face? (e.g. personality, language, distance, culture, another reason)
values of the exchange program:
Break down walls between relationships
Be understanding and patient.
An effort / attitude to learn another language
Relationships amongst friends
results of the exchange program:
archives
memories
friends, relationships, international networks
future collaborations / driving force, impetus
long-term dreams
Global palette session chapters in tokyo, auckland, singapore, toronto, etc.
exchange schedule [seoul]
date: 13 - 27 november 2025
icebreaker over food
lab: twice a week
jam session with local korean dance community
party with dance performances,
PALETTE SESSION KOREA X PALETTE SESSION AUSTRALIA CO-HOST A FREESTYLE DANCE WORKSHOP AT THE SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE
7 SEPT 2025
VIDEO: GERARD CABELON
CHAEDO AND DYLAN CO-DESIGNING PALETTE EXCHANGE THROUGH A COLLABORATIVE MAPPING EXERCISE TO ESTABLISH SHARED OBJECTIVES AND VALUES.
DYLAN IS GREEN.
CHAEDO IS PINK.
sept 7, 2025
photo: dylan & chaedo
