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Banksy mural destroyed by building work

LONDON (AFP) -- A 1 million-pound ($1.3 million) mural by British street artist Banksy which mocked government surveillance has been destroyed during building works on the house on which it appeared ...

Aug 23, 2016
Theater
MMCA Gwacheon anniversary show riddled with confusion

To mark its 30th anniversary, the museum is showcasing some 300 pieces from its collection of more than 7,800 works

Aug 22, 2016
Theater
Korean-German play ‘Walls - Iphigenia in Exile’ comes to Asia Culture Center

Inspired by 18th century German writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s take on ancient playwright Euripides’ “Iphigenia in Tauris,” “Walls - Iphigenia in Exile” will be performed at the Asia Culture Cen...

Aug 22, 2016
Theater
LA art exhibition look at dying through words, photos

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Four years ago photographer Andrew George approached the medical director of a Los Angeles hospital with an unusual request: He wanted to meet and take photographs of people about ...

Aug 21, 2016
Theater
[Highlights] Arts and entertainment calendar

Theater "Kinky Boots": The mega hit Broadway musical Kinky Boots is making is way back to Seoul once again. Based on the book by Tony-winner Harvey Fierstein and with music and lyrics by Tony, Emmy...

Aug 19, 2016
Theater
[Eye] ‘Cultural Guerrilla’ Lee Yoon-taek talks evolution from poet to theater master

MIRYANG, South Gyeongsang Province -- A rebel in his own right, Lee Yoon-taek is truly one of the country’s few remaining renaissance men -- he is a veteran South Korean playwright, theater director,...

Aug 19, 2016
Theater
FIAP’s congress to gather world’s leading photographers

The biennial congress of the International Federation of Photographic Art will be held in Korea from Aug. 22-28. The UNESCO-registered body of professional photographers, known as FIAP, an acronym o...

Aug 18, 2016
Theater
UK critics fall for ‘Groundhog Day’ musical, over and over

“Groundhog Day” is back, this time on stage. Is it deja vu, or something new? A musical based on the much-loved 1993 movie about a jaded weatherman forced to live the same day over and over has open...

Aug 18, 2016
Theater
‘Seonbi’ opera to perform at Carnegie Hall next month

Chosun Opera Company’s “Seonbi: The Noble and Wise Man” opera is gearing up for its New York premiere, slated to take place at Carnegie Hall next month. The upcoming performance will mark the first-...

Aug 17, 2016
Theater
Broadway’s best to light up Coney Island at Elsie Fest

The famous Coney Island boardwalk will host some special hot dogs with a Broadway flavor this fall. The second annual Elsie Fest, a one-day outdoor music festival celebrating theater stars, is set f...

Aug 16, 2016
Theater
[Highlights] Arts and entertainment calendar

Theater A scene from the multi-cultural song and dance production, “Nori” (Seoul Performing Arts Company) “Nori”: In celebration of the Seoul Performing Arts Company’s 30th anniversary, the compan...

Aug 12, 2016
Theater
[Herald Interview] Body painter Emma Hack creates illusion in camouflage body art

Australian artist Emma Hack paints on a model’s body until it perfectly aligns with the intricate, colorful patterns of the wallpaper behind the model. In other work, she perfectly adjusts the conto...

Aug 11, 2016
Theater
Seoul Performing Arts Company celebrates 30 years with ‘Nori’

In celebration of its 30th anniversary, the Seoul Performing Arts Company.has unveiled a multicultural live song and dance theater production, “Nori.” Under the theme “A Journey with Music of the Wo...

Aug 11, 2016
Theater
In U.S. court, artist forced to prove painting is not his

CHICAGO (AFP) -- Artist Peter Doig is famous for somewhat strange landscape paintings that fetch millions of dollars, but he has disowned one particular desert scene. Is he telling the truth, or try...

Aug 11, 2016
Theater
Sculptor who confronted Soviet leader dies at 91

MOSCOW (AFP) -- Ernst Neizvestny, a Russian-born sculptor who publicly debated modern art with Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev and went on to create his final memorial, died in the U.S. on Tuesday. ...

Aug 11, 2016
Theater

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