400 non-verbal performances, parades, fireworks
Seoul City announced Wednesday that it will hold HiSeoul Festival 2010 at riverside parks and in central Seoul, Oct. 2-10, under the slogan of “Gesture of Seoul and Gesture of the World.”
About 200 performances will be staged by some 70 groups and individuals from 13 countries, including France, Australia and Spain under the theme of “non-verbal performances” during the event, jointly hosted with the Seoul Foundation of Arts and Culture.
The eighth annual event has been delayed to autumn from spring due to sinking of a Navy warship, the Cheonan, by an alleged North Korean torpedo attack in late March.
The venue has extended to Yeouido, Banpo, Seonyudo and other riverside parks and Myeong-dong from Seoul Square, Cheonggyecheon Stream and five major palaces.
In particular, four giant tent theaters, including Parang Theater 70 meters in diameter and 21 meters high, will be set up at Yeouido riverside park for the festival. There will be the event on the eve of the festival at 8 p.m., Oct. 1, and closing event at 7:30 p.m., Oct. 2, there.
Nanta, Baramgot and other non-verbal performances will be staged as an opener of the festival under the theme of “Opening Gala, Oh! Non-verbal.”
The opening event will be followed by firework shows by Groupe F, which participated in the Firework Festival which was held to celebrate the 120th anniversary of Eiffel Tower.
For more information visit the formal homepage of the organizer (www.hiseoulfest.org)
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