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Ahn Eunme, Eunme Ahn
Ahn Eunme, or Eunme (Eunmi) Ahn (An) is a Korean Avant-garde choreographer born in 1963. She is quite controversial for her use of sexual themes and stage-nudity, and known for unusual retellings of established Korean stories, use of unusual music (often live or incorporating Korean traditional instruments or both), and use of bright color. She is a well known media personality and stands out as perhaps the only Korean female star with a shaved head. After a BA and MA in Dance from Ewha Womans University in Seoul, Korea, Ahn received an MFA in Dance at Tisch School of the Arts in New York in 1994. She has worked extensively in Germany since about 2005.

Ahn's Work
Ahn has made many dance pieces including individual pieces as well as works which fall within certain themes and are given serialized names. She has also had various choreographic positions with certain large-scale Korean events. Many of Ahn's large cast pieces were first developed when she was the director of the Daegu City Modern Dance Troupe.

Please Series: Please, Hold My Hand Please, Love Me Please, Kill Me Please, Forgive Me Please, Look at Me Please, Close Your Eyes

Let's Series: Let Me Tell You Something Let Me Change Your Name Let's Go

Individual Pieces: Hanul Gochu / Sky Pepper: The Little Match Girl: ShinChunhyang: Ahn's retelling of the Korean classic love-story Chunhyang (often compared to the story of Romeo and Juliet). Ahn took this piece to the World Music and Theatre Festival in 2006. . The piece was reviewed after a performance in London. Symphoca Princess Bari: Ahn's retelling of the Korean shamanic tale. Ahn showcased this at the 9th Seoul Performing Arts Festival. She's been invited to take this piece to the 2011 Edinburgh Festival.

Ahn's Festival/Event Work: Ahn Eunme was the artistic director of the Spring 2008 Hi! Seoul Festival.

Movies: Ahn has appeared in at least seven movies and documentaries.