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Jean-Christophe Maillot says his ‘Cinderella’ is relatable to just about anyone

Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo principal dancer An Jae-yong focuses on expressing emotions

Jun 11, 2019
Theater
Ballet Festival Korea to take place in June

Classical dance form strives to appeal to broader public

May 30, 2019
Theater
Ballerina Kim Joo-won unveils tango-ballet piece

Ballerina Kim Joo-won will introduce her new work “Tango Ballet 3 Minutes: Su Tiempo” at the Sejong Center July 11-14. Kim’s latest piece follows “Marguerite and Armand,” staged in 2013. Ballerina ...

May 28, 2019
Theater
Musical ‘The Merchant of Venice’ plays at Sejong Center

A musical adaptation of William Shakespeare’s classic “The Merchant of Venice” is being staged until June 16 at the M Theater of Sejong Center for the Performing Arts. The Korean-language production...

May 28, 2019
Theater
Canadian director brings monodrama about Quebec childhood to Korea

Canadian theater artist, director and actor Robert Lepage is presenting the production “887” for the first time in Seoul. The piece sheds light on the Quebec separatist movement from his own experien...

May 27, 2019
Theater
‘Wedding Singer’ to kick off 18 days of musical festivities at DIMF

The largest musical festival in Korea is winding up for opening next month, with the organizers for Daegu International Musical Festival on Tuesday announcing that this year’s event will feature 23 m...

May 14, 2019
Theater
2019 UMTF kicks off with Teatr Biuro Podrozy’s ‘Macbeth’

The 2019 Uijeongbu Music Theatre Festival kicks off Friday with Teatr Biuro Podrozy’s “Macbeth: Who Is That Bloodied Man?” Starting with the Polish theater company’s reinvention of “Macbeth” on Frid...

May 9, 2019
Theater
‘Fuerza Bruta Wayra’ revisits Seoul

“Fuerza Bruta Wayra” is back in Seoul with a few changes and upgrades after a successful run last year. The 70- to 80-minute show features eye-catching acrobatics, heart-thumping sounds, multicolore...

May 8, 2019
Theater
Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company’s ‘Asylum’ to unveil at 2019 MODAFE

The world premiere of Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company’s “Asylum” will open the 38th International Modern Dance Festival (MODAFE) at Arko Arts Theater on May 16. The Israel-based dance company’s m...

May 7, 2019
Theater
Korea Opera Festival to promote diversity

Opera companies pledge to correct wage exploitation problem

Apr 29, 2019
Theater
Opposites attract, predictably, in ‘An Ugly Man & Beautiful Woman’

Two lovers destined for each other is a popular cliche in the romance genre. The phrase “and they lived happily ever after” is the stock ending. The first-ever theater adaptation of Belgian writer A...

Apr 29, 2019
Theater
A late start, but a quick jump to the top

Ballerino An Jae-yong credits success at Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo to hard work, director Maillot

Apr 25, 2019
Theater
‘Tracking Down the Steel Container’ looks at apartments, a microcosm of Korean society

Doosan Art Center kicks off Doosan Humanities Theater 2019, ‘Apartment Nation’

Apr 16, 2019
Theater
‘School of Rock’ musical to rock Korea in June

The hit musical “School of Rock” will be performed in Korea in its original language for the first time in June, as part of the first leg of the show’s international tour. Based on the 2003 comedy m...

Apr 8, 2019
Theater
Francophone Theater Festival kicks off in Seoul

The five-day Francophone Festival, organized by the Korean International Theatre & Arts Company, kicked off its inaugural edition in Seoul on Wednesday. “The festival’s first edition in Seoul hopes ...

Mar 27, 2019
Theater

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