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| Kim Sung-kyu, CEO of the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts, speaks during a press conference held to introduce this year's performance schedule and strategies at the art complex in Seoul, Monday. Yonhap |
By Park Ji-won
The Sejong Center for the Performing Arts unveiled its 2021 event schedule focused on holding offline performances despite the pandemic.
Kim Sung-kyu, CEO of the art complex, announced Monday that the center will showcase up to 56 shows, 393 performances and seven exhibitions this year, which will be presented starting with "Romeo and Juliet" by its art troupe Seoul Metropolitan Opera on March 25 to 28.
"We have been thinking about how to present online shows in this era of COVID-19. We came to the conclusion that we need to focus on offline venues by taking advantage of our theaters," Kim said during a press conference announcing this year's performances and strategies at the art complex in Seoul, Monday.
The Sejong Center, meanwhile, decided not to sell package tickets this year due to the possibility that shows may be canceled depending on the pandemic situation.
Stressing that he's most looking forward to Vienna Philharmonic's classical concert conducted by Riccardo Muti on Nov. 14, Kim said, "The Sejong Center is consulting with the foreign ministry to lift the two-week self-isolation period on artists coming from overseas so that the show would not be canceled."
The first-ever Hong Kong Week 2021@Seoul, which will last for 10 days from Aug. 27, will feature performances by eight art troupes including the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra's Mahler's Symphony No. 1 and Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 5, the play adaptation of "the Orphan of Zhao," the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra's classical concert and the Hong Kong Ballet's "Alice."
The musical adaptation of Tim Burton's film "Beetlejuice" will be premiered in June for the first time in the world.
"NEXT ART: Fantastic Tour to Pop Art and Media Art" by British pop artist Philip Colbert will be held from March 13 to May 2.
"League of Legends Live: The Orchestra" concert, which was canceled last year due to the spread of the virus, will be held during Nov. 27-28 through both online and offline channels.
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| Kim Sung-kyu, CEO of the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts, speaks during a press conference held to unveil this year's performances and strategies at the art complex in Seoul, Monday. Yonhap |
