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Jang Hye-rim’s ‘Burnt Offering,’ rite of solace

Mar 18, 2019

Wearing dark blue-green clothes with rolled-up sleeves, seven Swedish dancers appear in a black box theater where dozens of safety helmets with headlamps are scattered around them on the gray floor. ...
Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo’s barefoot heroine ‘Cinderella’ to perform in Korea

Feb 27, 2019

Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo will perform “Cinderella” from June 12-14 at the Seoul Arts Center, the first time the company is performing in Korea in 14 years. “Cinderella” is one of the iconic choreo...
‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’ from NT Live to screen at National Theater of Korea

Feb 22, 2019

The National Theater of Korea will hold screenings of Benedict Andrews’ production of Tennessee Williams’ “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” and James Macdonald’s reinterpretation of “Who’s Afraid of Virginia W...
‘Kill Ahn Young-ho’ raises awareness about runaway youth

Feb 18, 2019

Knowing and witnessing are two different things. The former deals with thoughts, whereas the latter involves confronting reality up close. “Kill Ahn Young-ho” is a drama that forces the audience to ...
‘The Man Who Laughs’ wins big at 2019 Korea Musical Awards

Jan 15, 2019

“The Man Who Laughs” got the last laugh at the annual Korea Musical Awards Monday night at Seoul’s Blue Square, winning acclaim for best musical, best actor and best theatrical arts. Its lead Park H...
[Photo News] 2019 Korea Musical Awards shines with stars

Jan 15, 2019

The night of the 2019 Korea Musical Awards shone bright with musical stars on the red carpet. With many musicals staged last year, a diverse group of stars nominated for awards attended the event he...
Upcoming musicals for 2019

Jan 6, 2019

Wednesday sees the kickoff in Seoul of the musical “The Lion King,” marking the beginning of another year with an array of musicals to entertain local audiences. The musical will performed in Englis...
Choi So Bin Ballet to start 2019 with ‘Cinderella’

Dec 30, 2018

The Choi So Bin Ballet will highlight its 2017 production “Cinderella” at a show slated for Jan. 12 at the Yongin Poeun Art Hall in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province. Based on one of the world’s most belove...
Nominees announced for the 3rd Korea Musical Awards

Dec 27, 2018

The annual Korea Musical Awards on Thursday announced the nominees in major categories including best musical, best leading and supporting actors and actresses and best music. Operators of the KMA o...
Making Stravinsky visible

Nov 21, 2018

Three choreographers take three Stravinsky pieces, bring them to life in movement
Mariinsky Ballet’s Spanish rom-com comes to Seoul

Nov 14, 2018

The Mariinsky Ballet will perform “Don Quixote” at the Sejong Center in Seoul from Thursday to Sunday, with ballerino Kim Ki-min and ballerina Viktoria Tereshkina in the lead roles. The production i...
Achim Freyer’s “Das Rheingold” kicks off 2-year journey

Nov 13, 2018

Achim Freyer’s “Das Rheingold” will kick off a two-year journey on Wednesday. The German producer’s latest opera -- the first installment of the Ring Cycle by Richard Wagner -- will premiere Wednesd...
Korean idols taking state exam for college entrance

Nov 13, 2018

Idols often seem to live in a different universe, surrounded by glitz and glamor onstage and on TV screens. But when it comes to Suneung, Korea’s annual college entrance exam, stars are on the same p...
'Love Story’: Making North Korea relatable

Nov 12, 2018

Director Lee Kyung-sung’s “Love Story” is a play that is faithful to the theater’s fundamental function: imagination. “Love Story” follows on the heels of Lee’s 2017 work “Walking Holiday,” inspired...
[Herald Review] “The Lion King” brings grand spectacle to Korea

Nov 11, 2018

Truth be told, it feels almost irrelevant to discuss how great “The Lion King” musical is: What hasn’t been said about the multiple Tony Award-winning show that has been seen by over 95 million world...