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Tue, September 28, 2021 | 21:42

Two Beethoven specialist pianists to tour Korea in October

There's good news for classical music fans who missed performances in 2020 marking the 250th anniversary of the birth of German composer and pianist Ludwig van Beethoven due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Some upcoming performances are featuring renowned pianists and Beethoven specialists from outside of Korea.

Park Ji-won | 2021-09-27 15:17

Seoul International Dance Festival to be held

The 24th Seoul International Dance Festival (SIDance2021), hosted by Seoul Section of the UNESCO International Dance Council (CID-UNESCO), will be held from Oct. 16 to Nov. 14 at various locations in Seoul and through online platforms.

Park Ji-won | 2021-09-23 14:20

NTCK's multimedia play to be showcased for roaming audience

The National Theater Company of Korea (NTCK) will showcase a new COVID-19-friendly form of tour-like multimedia play that invites its audience to move around outside of the theater, showcasing a VR performance about poet Yi Sang (1910-37), the 1930s and present.

Park Ji-won | 2021-09-14 12:24

National Changgeuk Company of Korea performs hybrid media art adaptation of traditional pansori folktale

The “Heungbuga” is one of five surviving pansori (a traditional Korean genre of storytelling performed by a singer and drummer), stories that have largely been performed by singers known as “soriggun” in Korean, and enjoyed by the public since the Joseon Kingdom (1392-1910). Many artists have performed the story, which revolves around the poor family of Heungbu (also known as...

Park Ji-won | 2021-09-12 18:23

Plays starring veteran actors to hit theaters this fall

A series of plays performed by veteran actors and put together by skilled production teams will hit local theaters in fall, moving people's hearts with their mature performances. The play, “Manseon: The Yearning of a Fisherman,” written by Chun Seung-se and performed by the National Theater of Korea (NTCK), is currently running at the NTCK from Sept. 3 to 19.

Park Ji-won | 2021-09-06 16:44

Nat'l Dance Company seeks to share wisdom inspired by yin & yang, 5 elements amid COVID-19

The National Dance Company of Korea has released its new choreography “Five” made by its artistic director Sohn In-young to address environmental problems through the perspectives of yin and yang and the five elements amid COVID-19.

Park Ji-won | 2021-09-03 23:07

Pianist Cho Seong-jin releases sixth album, delays recitals due to health problems

Pianist Cho Seong-jin, the winner of the 2015 International Chopin Piano Competition, released his sixth album ― the second featuring the music of Chopin ― on Friday six years after his debut album in 2015. He was planning to start a recital tour in Korea from Aug. 31, however, he has delayed some of the performances due to health problems.

Park Ji-won | 2021-08-29 15:33

Musical 'Jekyll & Hyde' to hit stage with new cast

The musical “Jekyll & Hyde,” one of the most anticipated musicals in Korea this year, will be staged for about six months from October with a new lead cast including actor Shin Sung-rok. Set in 19th century London, the 170-minute show is based on the 1886 novel “Strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” by Robert Louis Stevenson, and centers on Dr. Jekyll, who believes the goo...

Park Ji-won | 2021-08-25 16:44

Joseon Dynasty's royal court institute of music and dance explored in original musical, 'Geumak'

The Gyeonggi Sinawi Orchestra is presenting its first original musical, “Geumak (Forbidden Music)” from Aug. 18 to 29 at the Gyeonggi Arts Center in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province.

Park Ji-won | 2021-08-21 09:00

Ballet explores independence fighter's last moments

“I will dance and shout hurrah when I hear the news of Korea's independence in heaven,” independence fighter Ahn Jung-geun said right before he was executed at Lushun Prison in March 1910 for assassinating Hirobumi Ito - a former four-term prime minister of Japan and the first resident-general of Korea while it was a protectorate of the Empire of Japan - at China's Harbin Rai...

Park Ji-won | 2021-08-13 09:46

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