The Korea Herald

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...
‘A Black Box’ looks at Korea’s modern history through photo of King Gojong

Nov 8, 2018

The Seoul Arts Center on Wednesday began a run of director Lee Su-in’s “A Black Box,” a 2017 play written by Lee Kang-baek. The story was inspired by a real picture of King Gojong that was presented...
‘Lion King’ a musical with animals, but story of humans

Nov 1, 2018

“The Lion King,” one of most beloved Disney animations of all time, is also one of the most successful and well-made musicals of all time. However, the reason the show has been enjoyed by over 95 mi...
Korean National Ballet unveils new ‘Mata Hari’

Oct 31, 2018

Strong theatricality and musicality sum up the Korean National Ballet’s “Mata Hari.” The ballet company unveiled “Mata Hari” to the public and press Tuesday afternoon, ahead of the opening performan...
‘Only God knows when I will stop dancing’

Oct 30, 2018

Bolshoi prima ballerina Svetlana Zakharova to perform in Universal Ballet’s ‘La Bayadere’
Nederlands Dans Theater returns to Seoul after 16 years

Oct 18, 2018

Nederlands Dans Theater is holding three concerts at Seoul Arts Center between Friday and Sunday, marking its first visit to Seoul since 2002. Leading the cutting-edge contemporary dance company ar...
Achim Freyer’s new ‘Das Rheingold’ unveiled

Sept 12, 2018

German producer Achim Freyer’s latest production of “Das Rheingold,” part of Wagner’s “Ring Cycle,” was unveiled to the media in Seoul, offering yet another interpretation of the epic music drama. ” ...
‘Step-Up,’ KNCDC features new works by local choreographers

Aug 28, 2018

The Korea National Contemporary Dance Company will introduce the new contemporary dance works of three young local artists from Sept. 6-9 at Seoul Arts Center’s Jayu Theater. The upcoming performanc...
US playwright, 'king of comedy' Neil Simon dead at 91

Aug 27, 2018

NEW YORK (AFP) -- Neil Simon, the prolific and Pulitzer Prize-winning US playwright celebrated as the king of comedy who won more Oscar and Tony nominations combined than any other showbiz writer, di...
Ballerina Kang Ho-hyun latest Korean addition to Paris Opera Ballet

Jul 16, 2018

There are now three Korean ballerinas at the Paris Opera Ballet as Kang Ho-hyun recently joined the company after a year-long training period. Founded in 1669, the Paris Opera Ballet is one of the mo...
Two Canadian contemporary circuses offer flashy escapism

Jul 2, 2018

The two renowned Canadian circus companies are presenting shows that offer audiences a dose of escapism from the daily grind. Just around the corner is Cirque Eloize’s “Cirkopolis,” to be staged Jul...
Award-winning musical 'Matilda' to premier first non-English production in Seoul

Jun 25, 2018

Based on a 1988 children's novel by the widely-loved British author Roald Dahl, the musical "Matilda" has toured the United Kingdom, the United States, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand since its We...