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Performances

Thu, October 28, 2021 | 19:16

Harmonicist to team up with orchestra

Harmonicist Park Jong-seong is set to show the versatility of the instrument in his upcoming performance with an orchestra. Park, the first Korean ever to win first prize at the World Harmonica Festival in 2009, will be playing various pieces such as composer Kim Hyun-joon's harmonica concerto titled “Harmonica Memorial,” and James Moody's “Toledo, Spanish Fantasy” with PRIME...

Park Ji-won | 2021-06-03 17:04

[INTERVIEW] Migrant workers' lives explored in dance performance, 'A Seventh Man'

“A Seventh Man,” a dance piece by choreographer Jung Young-doo dealing with migrant workers, will be performed again, 11 years following its creation in 2010. The work, inspired by the book with the same title, “A Seventh Man,” (1975) a book by John Berger and Jean Mohr about the lives of migrant workers in Europe, explores the movements of people and their emotions working a...

Park Ji-won | 2021-06-01 15:22

[INTERVIEW] 'Beetlejuice' restaging director says 'Seoul run will be highlight of my career'

“Beetlejuice,” the musical adaptation of Tim Burton's 1988 film, which premiered on Broadway in 2019, will hit Korea from June 18 to Aug. 7 at the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts, which is its first run outside of Broadway.

Park Ji-won | 2021-05-27 17:00

Korean musicals shine brighter as domestic market grows

An office worker who asked to be named only by her surname of Choi said that she became one of the avid watchers of the Korean musical, “Marie Curie.” She watched it twice.

Park Ji-won | 2021-05-27 16:59

Musical 'Phantom' hopes to bring comfort to people amid pandemic

The Korean production of musical “Phantom” aims to bring solace to people amid the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic.

Dong Sun-hwa | 2021-05-25 14:05

[INTERVIEW] Violinist Clara-Jumi Kang plays Bach to express freedom in suffering

Playing “The Complete Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin” has been one of the most challenging works for violinists as it is technically difficult to execute and of long duration at approximately 2 hours. But award-winning violinist Clara-Jumi Kang is set to take on the challenging task. She will be performing Bach's notable work throughout the country as part of her lifelo...

Park Ji-won | 2021-05-23 16:16

Renovated National Theater of Korea optimized for Korean traditional sound

The Haeoreum Grand Theater of the National Theater of Korea (NTOK) is set to open after a four-year renovation with facilities more conducive to Korean traditional music. The first large repair of the theater since 1973 focused on boosting sound quality and stage construction, by spending 65.8 billion won ($58 million).

Park Ji-won | 2021-05-20 16:46

Pansori performance 'Sugung-ga' ('Gwitto' in Korean) offers wisdom amid pandemic

Since last year, “Sugungga,” one of the five existing repertoires of “pansori,” or the Korean genre of musical storytelling, became popular among a wider audience after being partially adopted by an alternative pop band called Leenalchi. The band rose to stardom after successfully leading the country's tourism campaign, “Feel the Rhythm of Korea,” with its addictive music and...

Park Ji-won | 2021-05-17 09:29

Production companies clash over 'Les Miserables' concert copyright

Korean production companies are clashing over copyright issues surrounding the concert, “Les Miserables,” four days before it is scheduled to be held in Seoul and Busan from May 15 to 23. Les Miserable Korea (KCMI), the Korean unit of Cameron Mackintosh (CML), the U.K. production company of the musical “Les Miserables,” released a statement, Monday, claiming that the concert ...

Park Ji-won | 2021-05-11 19:01

Lee Ae-ju, master of religious folk dance Seungmu, dies at 73

Lee Ae-ju, a cultural icon of the pro-democracy movement in the 1970s and 1980s and master of religious folk dance Seungmu, died of cancer, Monday. She was 73.

Park Ji-won | 2021-05-11 15:02

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