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Sun, July 12, 2020 | 12:39

COVID-19: Theaters seek donations for streaming performances

COVID-19: Theaters seek donations for streaming performances

Organizers of plays and musicals are implementing a “voluntary donations” system as a way to make money from the online streaming of performances. Since COVID-19 struck the nation, streaming has become the new normal in show business to provide a “contactless” environment for audiences.

Lee Gyu-lee | 2020-07-08 17:22

Performance streaming seeks paywall

Performance streaming seeks paywall

Even though Korea is one of the few countries in the world where the performing arts industry is still open for business amid the COVID-19 pandemic, many public theaters remain shut down to prevent indoor transmission of the coronavirus.

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2020-07-07 10:23

12th Cheongju Craft Biennale to kick off 53-day run next year

12th Cheongju Craft Biennale to kick off 53-day run next year

Under the theme "Tools of Conviviality," the 12th edition of the festival will be held at the Culture and Art Factory, Osong Station and other exhibition venues across the city from Sept. 9 to Oct. 31, 2021.

2020-07-05 11:23

Cho Jae-hyuck to play piano, organ in upcoming recital

Cho Jae-hyuck to play piano, organ in upcoming recital

Classical pianist and organist Cho Jae-hyuck will hold a recital where he will play both piano and organ.

Park Ji-won | 2020-06-29 15:48

COVID-19 brings world-class Korean dancers together

COVID-19 brings world-class Korean dancers together

No one ever expected that this year's ballet festival would be able to bring all the top 10 talented Korean dancers from world-class ballet companies around the world together on one stage.

Park Ji-won | 2020-06-26 19:12

Supreme Court rules artist not guilty of fraud for selling heavily assisted paintings

Supreme Court rules artist not guilty of fraud for selling heavily assisted paintings

Cho Young-nam, once a popular folk singer, was accused of fraudulently selling 21 pieces of art to 17 people for a total of 153 million won ($126,792) from September 2011 to January 2015. Cho called the paintings his own, but it was later found out that assistants he had hired actually painted them, and he only added some final touches.

2020-06-25 15:29

'Rent' director delivers rock spirit transcending time

'Rent' director delivers rock spirit transcending time

Rock musical "Rent," which celebrates its 24th anniversary this year, is showing its age as it revolves around a group of bohemian artists in New York in the early 1990s, but the show never gets old at the same time.

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2020-06-21 17:26

'Princesses' revisits Korea's dark past

'Princesses' revisits Korea's dark past

From the very start, theater play “Princesses 2020” was far from a one-size-fits-all type of performance. After audience members purchased tickets at Arko Arts Theater in Seoul, the organizers asked them to choose one of three “symbolic” entry options - “Upper Hole, Lower Hole or Back Hole” - to enter the theater. Those who chose the back option were ushered to explore the ba...

Park Ji-won | 2020-06-17 16:30

Ottogi third-generation Ham Yon-ji shines in theater, YouTube

Ottogi third-generation Ham Yon-ji shines in theater, YouTube

Ham Yon-ji, who plays the lead role of Cha Me-ho in the Korean musical "ChaMe," has several titles under her belt. She is the third-generation of the owner family of the instant food company Ottogi and a rising YouTube star who has over 145,000 followers.

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2020-06-16 17:22

Star-studded musicals seek to energize COVID-19-hit theater industry

Star-studded musicals seek to energize COVID-19-hit theater industry

Despite the theater industry being hit hard by the spread of COVID-19, as people have avoided gathering in indoor places, Korean performers and theatergoers are striving to revive the industry, becoming the only country where "The Phantom of the Opera" continues to show every night.

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2020-06-16 14:16

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