The Korea Herald

Seoul Fringe Festival to support indie artists

Jul 19, 2021

Though most festivals have been canceled or have gone online amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 Seoul Fringe Festival will be held as an in-person event across the Sangam-dong area in weste...
LG Arts Center bids goodbye to Gangnam era

Jul 16, 2021

Art theater to move to new Ando Tadao building in western Seoul in 2022
Korean ballerino to hold recital at Mariinsky Theater

Jul 16, 2021

Ballerino Kim Ki-min, a principal dancer of the Mariinsky Ballet in Russia, will hold a recital celebrating the 10th anniversary of his joining the renowned Russian ballet troupe. Kim‘s recital, tit...
Actor to return to stage after COVID-19 quarantine

Jul 15, 2021

Actor Cha Ji-yeon is to return to the musical stage after a positive test for COVID-19 forced her into quarantine. “Cha tested negative for the virus on Wednesday and checked out of the residential ...
National Theater of Korea set for 2021/2022 season

Jul 14, 2021

It also plans to expand the international screening program through its new NTOK Live+ program, screening European theater works such as “Live Oedipus” by the Internationaal Theater Amsterdam in the ...
Original Korean musical ‘The Devil’ set to tour in China

Jul 13, 2021

“The Devil,” an original Korean musical, has made its way onto the Chinese musical scene as a licensed production. According to co-producers of the musical, Page1 and R&D Works, “The Devil” -- known...
[Herald Review] It’s show time for ‘Beetlejuice’

Jul 10, 2021

Unlike the original film, the musical portrays Lydia as a more independent character who manipulates Beetlejuice in pursuing her own agenda and decides how the story will proceed. Up-and-coming acto...
Musical goes on 2-week hiatus following coronavirus infection

Jul 6, 2021

The musical “Red Book” has canceled its performances for two weeks, after lead actor Cha Ji-yeon was confirmed to have COVID-19. Atheod, the production company behind the musical, announced through ...
Performing arts fest for youngsters to kick off nationwide

Jul 6, 2021

A total of 12 plays will be presented -- nine from Korea and three from overseas. Korean productions, including musicals and puppet shows featuring themes such as relationships with family and friend...
Stage actor tests positive for COVID-19

Jul 5, 2021

Actor Cha Ji-yeon, 39, has been tested positive for the coronavirus on Sunday, although the rest of the cast on the musical she was starring in tested negative. Cha’s agency C-JeS Entertainment anno...
[Herald Review] Puccini’s Wild West opera makes debut in Korea

Jul 2, 2021

After a yearlong postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Korea National Opera went onstage Thursday for the Korean premiere of Puccini’s 1910 opera “La Fanciulla del West.” After the Italian ...
Chuncheon Mime Festival to begin summer run

Jul 2, 2021

The summer edition of the 2021 Chuncheon International Mime Festival will open Monday, under the title “Summer:Movement.” The summer festival held in the city of Chuncheon, Gangwon Province will kic...
S. Korean performing arts scene posts 19% rise in H1 revenue

Jul 2, 2021

The South Korean performing arts scene posted a 19 percent on-year rise in its revenue for the first half, showing clear signs of a recovery from the yearlong pandemic, data showed Friday. The combi...
Orchestra to present fantasy period musical

Jun 30, 2021

The Gyeonggi Sinawi Orchestra is to present its new original musical, “Geumak,” Aug. 18 to 29 at the Gyeonggi Arts Center in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province. The fantasy period musical is set in the Joseon...
Explore Wild West with Puccini opera

Jun 29, 2021

The KNO was to go onstage with the opera in April 2020, but the performance was postponed to this year due to the spread of the COVID-19. Conductor Pietro Rizzo, who worked with the KNO on “Don Carl...