'Synergy' Brought a Third Instalment of Music To Gwangju Last Saturday!


On Saturday 8th October, music-lovers from all over the world gathered at the Gwangju International Centre to enjoy the third installment of Synergy featuring performance artists from Gwangju, South Korea.

Synergy is an interactive showcase that features live performances and visual artists, and is hosted every alternative month by a dynamic creative team in Gwangju – Gabrielle Zilla (synergy co-host and free-style poet), Joshua Alexander Wright (synergy co-host), Annie Bratko (synergy co-founder) and Jordan Mathis (synergy curator). 
This month's installment featured 6 musical items: a dance piece by Ryu Yeomyeong (류여명), music by Korean singer-guitarist Edward Kim, a duo of 'I Want It That Way' (90's kids like us went crazy for this!) and 'Real Love' by Ryne Santos and Jessica Enrique, an acoustic cover of Michael Jackson's 'PYT' and 'Human Nature' by Nate Kornegay and finally music by an Irish-American-Canadian band who performed covers of 'Smooth Criminal' and the Pirates of the Caribbean theme song on violin, keys and guitar, and whose performance also included a musical collaboration with 'Fantastic Mistake' featuring Edward Kim and Kristyna Zaharek on vocals.
Synergy team
The program for the night also included an interactive free-style rap session lead by Gabrielle Zilla and Joshua, as well as arts and crafts vendors that were on sale and display for the evening.
The Synergy team invites all to participate in their future events and projects. “Artist, performers and vendors of any kind are free to contact us if they wish to perform or share their art at our next show,” says Jordan Mathis. “Join our 'SYNERGY: International Art Space' group on Facebook for the latest updates of our next event. We have a fantastic line-up of theatrical acts and art auctions still to come!” 

See photos below of Synergy Installment Three! 

Interactive freestyle rap session  

Ryne Santos and Jessica Enrique

Nate Kornegay

Irish-American-Canadian band 

Edward Kim 

Fantastic Mistake collaboration


Henna Patterns by Annie Bratko 





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