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Daegu troupe to bring ’Streetcar’ to Seoul

This winter, the Daegu Theatre Troupe is bringing the passion of Tennessee William’s classic “A Streetcar Named Desire” to Seoul, for a special one-night only performance on Dec. 3 at the White Box Theatre in Yongsan, Seoul. Starting at 8 p.m., the play, which has already had a successful sell-out run to great reviews in Daegu, will hit the road (or rather, the KTX) and set up for a one-off show. White Box Theatre’s creative director, Desiree Munro is excited to host this special event. “I have been a fan of Tennessee Williams’ works ever since reading them. There is a reason “Streetcar” is his most beloved play. I just can’t wait to see all the hard work the Daegu group has put into this show,” she said in a press release. “A Streetcar Named Desire” is a 1947 play written by American playwright Tennessee Williams for which he received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1948. Widely considered a landmark play, “Streetcar” deals with a culture clash between Blanche DuBois, a fading relic of the Old South, and Stanley Kowalski, a rising member of the industrial urban working c

Rubber Soul to hit clubs

By John Redmond This weekend sees the event Rubber Soul hitting clubs and venues across the popular night spot, Hongdae, in conjunction with Little Travelers on World AIDS Day. Kicking off at 10 p.m. on Saturday, a total of 20 bands will perform at six venues, finishing at 4 a.m. the following morning. Rubber Soul is an international concert series for World AIDS Day. The group uses all sorts of music as an instrument to bring communities together, to party and have fun. More deeply, the aim is to harness the power of collaborating individuals to raise funds for local and global organizations that do great work for HIV. The Little Travelers HIV/AIDS Initiative is orchestrated by a group of ordinary people, who want to do something to ease the burden of HIV/AIDS andpoverty in Africa. This is a true grassroots project. The initiative got its start at the University of Manitoba in 2005 after a few curious beaded dolls ― lovingly made at the Hillcrest AIDS Centre in South Africa ― were discovered to have been stowed-away in the luggage of an unsuspected volunteer retu

Kiwi expedition captures N. Korean mountains

By Kim Young-jin An author-mountaineer from New Zealand has successfully completed a 2,300-kilometer journey along North Korea’s portion of the Baekdu-Daegan mountain range, documenting the trip for an upcoming book that will offer a rare glimpse of stunning scenery. Roger Shepherd, founder of local company Hike Korea, along with three North Korean companions, hiked 10 mountains in the southern half of the country in late October under an agreement with the New Zealand-Korean Friendship Society. He will return in May for a second expedition further north. It was an unprecedented opportunity for an outsider to gain such access to the northern portion of the range that stretches nearly the entire length of the peninsula. The English-language photo-essay book will highlight the system on both sides of the border and is hoped will provide insight into the Korean people through their connection with mountains. “When I was on top of these (mountains) it was hard for me to appreciate what I was doing, but instead of falling into uncontrollable bliss, I would focus on tryi

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Local artist to exhibit book

By John Redmond Local artist and businessman Pascal Biannic Leger together with MIUM Gallery in the AJU building in Yeoksam-dong, Seoul, will introduce to the public the art and story of “Jeju the Stone Boy.” Running from Dec. 9 till Feb. 10, 2012, the exhibition will mainly consist of a series of artworks “narrating” on a large storyboard-like structure the tale of “Jeju the Stone Boy.” Visitors are then invited to view the e-book in a volcano shaped tent. A copy of the e-book will be presented to all middle and primary school children that take part in a “Jeju the Stone Boy” drawing contest. The winner, to be decided by the end of the exhibition, will be awarded a weekend trip for two at the Hyatt Hotel Jeju. Biannic Leger studied as an artist at the California Institute of the Arts and developed a storyboard style of narrative with strong emphasis on style and animation. His first exhibition in Seoul features the work of his book inspired by his visit to Jeju Island. “Sketches, enlarged drawings as a storyboard, and a visit of the volcano where groups and i