The Citizen Arts International Festival announces performances of Suzik by performing arts company FORCE on September 12, 2026, at Culture Lab LIC at 3PM, and on September 13, 2026, at the Bushwick Starr at 3:30PM. For more information and to reserve free tickets, please visit https://www.citizenartsinternational.org/suzik.

Suzik—the Korean word for verticality—is a Chinese pole performance that reimagines the vertical as a space of connection, trust, and collective movement. Three performers navigate the precarious heights of the pole, entering a world where balance depends on the presence, strength, and care of others.

Against the force of gravity, Suzik explores a different way of moving upward: not through individual ascent, but through shared momentum. The performers reach, support, and respond to one another, transforming moments of risk into acts of trust and possibility.

Suzik extends its exploration of connection beyond the pole itself, transforming each public setting into a place of encounter and shared experience. As the performers reshape the vertical structure of the pole into a site of relationship and reciprocity, the work invites audiences to imagine new ways of moving through the world together.

FORCE is a performing arts company that explores the symbiotic evolution of art and technology, using the body as a fundamental language of expression to connect people and the contemporary world. Through works that combine physical arts and modern technology, the company has developed a distinctive performance language reflecting contemporary emotions and social sensibilities. It actively engages in performance creation and touring, festival planning, professional training, and international exchange projects across Korea and abroad.