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Sun, November 29, 2020 | 19:08

Lotte unveils in-house artist members

Lotte unveils in-house artist members

Lotte Culture Foundation, which runs Lotte Concert Hall, announced that Esme Quartet and Korean Chamber Orchestra were picked as artists of its first in-house program to present quality classical concerts every year.

Park Ji-won | 2020-11-24 14:13

Pianist Cho Seong-jin's Seoul recital to be seen online

Pianist Cho Seong-jin's Seoul recital to be seen online

Pianist Cho Seong-jin's recital in Korea will be livestreamed for the first time as an encore to his recent Korean tour.

Park Ji-won | 2020-11-22 17:36

Hit hard by pandemic, Korean theaters look outward

Hit hard by pandemic, Korean theaters look outward

While the world's theaters are grappling with the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, Korea is one of the few countries where live performances are still being presented although extra safety measures are enforced. Producers are also seeking to reach a wider audience by streaming shows online.

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2020-11-19 18:03

'Despite pandemic, people still interact with each other'

'Despite pandemic, people still interact with each other'

Kim Bora, artistic director of the contemporary dance company Art Project BORA, has released the video “The Body, Reset to Zero,” an experimental contemporary dance work on COVID-19. In the video, the dancers urge audience members to think about the meaning of body, space and privacy during the pandemic.

Park Ji-won | 2020-11-13 16:52

Cast, crew join hands to support depressed theater industry

Cast, crew join hands to support depressed theater industry

"This year we've been unable to see any further than our own nose," Kim Jun-su, a pansori performer and member of the National Changgeuk Company of Korea, said about 2020, which has been difficult for many people including performing artists. "Some of my friends (in the performing arts industry) work for delivery companies to make a living while rehearsing for performances," ...

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2020-11-11 16:46

Gyeonggi minyo master Lee Eun-ju passes away at 98

Gyeonggi minyo master Lee Eun-ju passes away at 98

Lee Eun-ju, a master of Gyeonggi minyo - Korean folk music from the Gyeonggi region - passed away Monday at the age of 98. Lee died of old age. Lee was the last living of the three first-generation-designated master singers of Gyeonggi minyo, along with Ahn Bi-chwi who passed away in 1997 and Muk Gye-wol who died in 2014.

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2020-11-03 17:09

Kim Joo-won's 'Sagunja' explores relationships through dance

Kim Joo-won's 'Sagunja' explores relationships through dance

Kim Joo-won is an unparalleled dancer in Korea. She spent 15 years at the Korea National Ballet as a principal dancer and instead of settling for the top position at the troupe, she left the company in 2012 to pursue her own artistry. Encompassing a wide range of dance from classical ballet to contemporary and Korean traditional dance, Kim is open to collaboration with artist...

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2020-11-02 19:27

Eased social distancing creates mixed reactions

Eased social distancing creates mixed reactions

Starting Saturday, theaters and cinemas will no longer need to reduce audience numbers during indoor performances as the government eased social distancing rules. This came as daily infection cases showed signs of slowing down with 100 or fewer infection cases in the metropolitan areas and around 30 in other regions.

Park Ji-won | 2020-11-02 16:16

Government to focus on reducing COVID-19 mortality rates

'The Musical' suspends publication due to COVID-19

'The Musical' suspends publication due to COVID-19

A 20-year-old magazine focused on musical theater said Friday it will suspend publication due to financial difficulties amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Park Ji-won | 2020-10-30 16:21

French pansori singer Laure Mafo shows passion in Korean music

French pansori singer Laure Mafo shows passion in Korean music

These days most people are exposed to Korean culture through the global phenomenon of K-pop or addictive Korean dramas. However, for Cameroonian-born French citizen Laure Mafo, it was pansori, a traditional style of narrative music. Mafo quit her job to fly to Korea to learn it. "I like how pansori tells stories of good triumphing over evil. It is similar to the stories my gr...

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2020-10-15 17:15

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