By Chung Ah-young
Staff Reporter
The world's second Fan Yang bubble show performance hall, with 300 seats, opened in Seoul on April 20, attracting visitors with new and upgrade programs.
Named Fan Yang's Bubble World (www.bubbleworld.co.kr), the new arena, located in Daon Hall within Myungbo Art Hall in Euljiro, becomes the world's second of its kind, following the New World Stage on New York's Broadway, which was converted into a performance space exclusively dedicated to bubble shows in February 2007.
Canadian artist Fan Yang's Bubble World, organized by WAYSBE and Neodus HQ, is a sequel to Fan Yang's White Bubble Show, which has attracted more than 400,000 audiences from home and abroad.
The bubble artists from Fan Yang's production company, including Fan Yang's elder brother Jano Yang and his son Deni Yang, appear in turn to present an 80-minute performance of amazing bubble magic.
Having begun bubble performances under the profound influence of his brother Fan Yang, Jano has had extensive experience performing for about a decade in France, Italy, Russia and Las Vegas and Broadway in the United States. His shows will run until the end of June.
Fluent in English, French, German and Vietnamese and skillful in a wide variety of performances such as dance, mime, acrobatics, juggling, martial arts and comic acts, Jano is able to demonstrate his own style of bubble performances.
At the center of the lobby is the ``Bubble Experience Zone,'' where audience members can freely make bubbles themselves using a variety of tools. At the ``Bubble Gallery Zone,'' people can see 16 photos of Fan Yang setting Guinness World Records and other photos that show the artistic beauty of bubble art.
Anyone passing the open space in front of the entrance to the hall who is interested can make bubbles and fill Fan Yang's bubble toy containers with bubble solution.
To celebrate the opening of the hall, Bubble World is offering a 30-percent discount (19,600 won) until April 30. The performance is on an open run.
Seats are priced at 28,000 won. For more information, call (02) 2263-9741/2.