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National Theater Company launches on-demand theater
Nov 1, 2021
NTCK opens ‘online theater,’ offering performances with extra features such as barrier-free services, director’s cut
Samilro Changgo Theater to host project for drama creators
Oct 22, 2021
The Samilro Changgo Theater, which is managed by the Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture, is to run a three-week program in November for drama creators under the theme “Meetings and Hospitality.” Founded in 1975, the Samilro Changgo Theater in central Seoul was the first private small theater in Korea. Since 2018, it has been managed by the Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture under the Seoul...
LG Arts Center set for new chapter in Magok
Oct 20, 2021
The LG Arts Center is gearing up to begin a new chapter in the district of Magok, western Seoul. The art center, managed by LG’s nonprofit organization the LG Yonam Cultural Foundation, is to move to the Magok area in October 2022, joining the LG Group’s R&D complex LG Science Park. In July, the center wrapped up its era in Yeoksam, Gangnam -- where it had been situated for some 20 years since ...
SIDance 2021 goes hybrid, featuring 77 works
Oct 18, 2021
Dancer Kim Su-jeong, a member of the Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company in Israel, will present “Infection” and “Querencia” at the Seoul Arts Center on Oct. 27. For the festival, dancer Kwon Hyuk has teamed up with Singaporean dancer Adele Goh, for “A Time Within Time.” The recorded performance will be screened at the Seoul Arts Center on Oct. 29. Meanwhile, Spanish dancer Lali Ayguade is to vi...
KNB to present Van Cleef & Arpels-inspired ballet
Oct 8, 2021
The Korea National Ballet is to present “Jewels,” choreographed by George Balanchine. The state ballet company will take to the stage with the 1967 ballet for the first time at the Seoul Arts Center from Oct. 20-24. Ballet legend Balanchine, recognized for his neoclassical style, created the work for the New York City Ballet of which he was the artistic director, inspired by the artistry of luxu...
Taking ‘Samson and Delilah’ to 1938 Nazi Germany
Oct 5, 2021
The French stage director thinks that the Korean audiences may be able to relate strongly to the opera production, as Koreans also share the history of oppression during the Japanese occupation of Korea. “The Korean audience will recognize something of their past,” Bernard said. “I worked with the chorus members, they told me they are thinking about their past. I think the audience will connect,...
Universal Ballet to go onstage with ‘Giselle’
Oct 1, 2021
The Universal Ballet Company is to stage “Giselle” at the Seoul Arts Center from Oct. 29-31. The classic ballet is one of the most well-known and widely performed works of the Romantic era. Adolphe Adam wrote the music. Most performances of “Giselle” use the choreography staged by ballet legend Marius Petipa. It tells the story of a young peasant girl named Giselle. She falls in love with Albre...
Interactive play for 1-person walks to hit Seoullo 7017
Sept 21, 2021
The National Theater Company of Korea is to present a virtual, contactless theater performance for one-person audiences, expanding its stage to the Seoullo 7017 walkway in central Seoul. The contactless interactive theater performance “Coffee and Soporific” is to run from Sept. 24 to Oct. 3 at Seoullo 7017, an overpass-turned-sky garden at the heart of Seoul. Inspired by New York’s iconic High L...
Stage musicals embrace Korean traditional music to meet diversified demand
Aug 26, 2021
South Korea's stage musicals have joined hands with gukak, or Korean traditional music, to meet the rising demand of Korean people for diversified cross-genre shows. Musical "Pan" has been gaining more-than-expected popularity since it premiered in July at Jeongdong Theater, a state-run venue that stages traditional performing arts. Set in the late 19th century of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910)...
Ballet dancers to present own works
Aug 24, 2021
KNB ballerino Lee Young-cheol to give retirement gala show
After 18 months of preparation, ‘Billy Elliot’ ready for stage
Aug 23, 2021
“Child actors are doing their best for a better performance. I am proud of them,” producer Park Myeong-seong, the artistic director of Seensee Company, said at an online press event Wednesday. “Watching the rehearsal clips, I was proud of myself. But I also felt that there are also some details to be improved,” Jeon Kang-hyuk said. “The training was not easy as I started Billy School without le...
Rock star Yoon Do-hyun looks back on life through musical
Aug 22, 2021
Rock musician Yoon Do-hyun has been able to reminisce about the old days while starring in the musical “Gwanghwamun Sonata.” The musical, produced by CJ ENM, tells the story of middle-aged musician Myungwoo. In a coma on his deathbed, Myungwoo travels back to his past in the ‘80s and ‘90s, guided by Weolha. Yoon plays the title role of Myungwoo along with stage actors Um Ki-joon and Kang Pil-se...
Musical promotes peace in DMZ area
Aug 18, 2021
The musical “Wonder Ticket” is to take the stage near the Demilitarized Zone between the two Koreas in hopes of spreading a message of peace. The musical, organized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Tourism Organization, will run from Sept. 17 to 26 at Pyeonghwa-Nuri Park in the Imjingak area, in Paju, Gyeonggi Province. The musical was inspired by an abandoned steam ...
[Anniversary Special] Stage lights stay lit, but flicker now and then
Aug 14, 2021
A year and a half in, the performing arts scene is adapting to the prolonged COVID-19 crisis
Ballet pays tribute to revered Korean independence fighter
Aug 12, 2021
“Ahn Jung-geun, a Dance in the Heaven” will take the stage at the Seoul Arts Center from Friday to Sunday, in celebration of South Korea’s Liberation Day on Aug. 15. The ballet, which premiered in 2015, tells the story of Korean independence fighter Ahn Jung-geun (1879-1910). This year marks the 111st anniversary of his death. Ahn is one of Korea’s most honored independence fighters. He assassi...
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