JUNYI SUN – Am I Bruce Lee ©Tristan Perez-Martin
Junyi Sun (1987) is a choreographer, dancer and actor. Born in Valencia, he grew up between Tarragona and Barcelona. His projects blend dance, theatre and martial arts. He is a founding member of the troupe Dance Kernel Theatre. He won a Premio de la Crítica award (Best New Artist) in 2014 for Kyla, directed by Adrian Devant, and another one (Best Dancer) in 2017 for Dancing with frogs, made in collaboration with theatre company Sol Picó.
Am I Bruce Lee is his first solo project.
“Did you know that Bruce Lee was a Cha-Cha champion?” This is how Junyi Sun begins to describe his first solo work, stemming from his curiosity towards the global prodigy who embodied the popular character in the 70s. “Bruce Lee was a man of small stature who practised a style of martial arts that wasn’t globally known at the time. How can such a ‘small’ man, through something as ‘small’ as punches and kicks, transform into such widespread cultural phenomenon?” To a lot of people, Bruce Lee is a superhero, through and through. The connections and similarities between the artist (origin, professional work, professional and personal journeys…) and Junyi’s search for ideals, objectives, desires… or superheroes, will be the defining mark of his work. (Kernel Dance Theatre website)