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Fri, October 2, 2020 | 05:14

Park Eun-tae breaks frame in 'Kinky Boots'

Park Eun-tae breaks frame in 'Kinky Boots'

The musical "Kinky Boots" has returned to Korea, this time with a new Lola in Park Eun-tae, who breathes new life into the show which conveys the message of “Be Yourself, Everyone Else Is Already Taken.”The musical tells the story of an unexpected friendship between Charlie, the inheritor of a four generation shoe manufacturing family business, and Lola, a drag queen whose fa...

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2020-09-28 16:00

'Sharing magic is our duty': SSF artistic director

'Sharing magic is our duty': SSF artistic director

Amid cancellations and delays of classical music concerts due to the spread of COVID-19, the 15th Seoul Spring Festival of Chamber Music (SSF) has also been hit hard. The festival had to be delayed from May to October and replace many of its acts due to the difficulties of overseas musicians visiting Seoul. But the artistic director of the festival stressed instead that the 1...

Park Ji-won | 2020-09-27 17:43

Pansori performance 'In a Dream' highlights minor characters

Pansori performance 'In a Dream' highlights minor characters

As a practitioner of pansori, a traditional narrative musical genre, Lee Seung-hee is familiar with the five existing repertoires of pansori - Chunhyangga, Simcheongga, Heungbuga, Sugungga and Jeokbyeokga. Also as a contemporary woman living in the 21st century with a new found focus on women's rights on the agenda in Korea, Lee found some uncomfortable elements in the tradit...

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2020-09-23 16:54

K-pop stars fuel sudden popularity of livestreamed Korean musicals

K-pop stars fuel sudden popularity of livestreamed Korean musicals

Struggling to survive amid the COVID-19 pandemic, theaters are starting to offer musical fans the chance to watch performances via a paid livestreaming service.

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2020-09-09 17:15

Taiwanese musician in Seoul aims to bridge cultures through traditional music

Taiwanese musician in Seoul aims to bridge cultures through traditional music

For Hsu Yun Pei, a 28-year-old traditional Taiwanese musician, Korea has become her new home and new stage. Hsu, who plays a Chinese two-stringed fiddle called an “erhu,” first came to Korea in September 2013 as an exchange student from Taipei National University of the Arts. She studied for a year at Chonnam National University in Korea's southwestern city Gwangju, learning ...

Jung Da-min | 2020-09-02 14:10

National orchestra members investigated for violating ban on side work

National orchestra members investigated for violating ban on side work

Some members of state-run art orchestras are being investigated for violations of a ban on “outside work,” after their alleged private tutoring came to light because they were in contact with students who tested positive for COVID-19.

Park Ji-won | 2020-08-31 16:25

Oldest 'Samguk Yusa' copy registered as national treasure

Oldest 'Samguk Yusa' copy registered as national treasure

The oldest-known copy of "Samguk Yusa," a book about the legends and history of Korea's ancient Three Kingdoms (57 B,C.-A.D. 668), was newly added to the list of state-recognized national treasures, the Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) said Thursday.

2020-08-27 15:24

SPO releases first chamber orchestra album

SPO releases first chamber orchestra album

The Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra released a full-length studio album titled “Collage,” Wednesday, covering a variety of chamber music repertoires ranging from classical to contemporary.

Park Ji-won | 2020-08-26 17:34

Music's full power best experienced

Music's full power best experienced

Partly due to Korea's relatively short history in training students in Western classical music, the nation has not yet produced many world-class composers in comparison to its European counterparts.

Park Ji-won | 2020-08-26 14:10

COVID-19 stuns struggling theater industry

COVID-19 stuns struggling theater industry

Amid the resurgence of COVID-19 cases, the fallout from the pandemic dealt another blow to Korea's theatrical performances at the weekend, causing the cancelations of major shows including "Rent" and "Kinky Boots."

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2020-08-25 09:21

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