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Performances | 2017-09-14 16:54

2nd generation of Korean 'Billy Elliot' dances into Seoul

"Billy Elliot" is about a boy from a mining community in North East England who dreams of becoming a ballet dancer. A theatrical production of this modern-day fairytale resonated with over 11 million theatergoers around the globe since it premiered in London's West End in 2005. The show makes a triumphant comeback after seven years and will raise its curtain at D-Cube Arts Ce...

Performances | 2017-09-13 18:15

Photographs from LIFE magazine will be presented at Hangaram Museum of the Seoul Arts Center until Oct. 8. Shown is “Mahatma Gandhi” (1930) by Time Life Pictures. / Courtesy of Unique Piece, Inc & Jcon companyTraditional ‘Lotus, A Flower Comes Out Once More'Jeongdong TheaterUntil Oct. 29Jeongdong Theater will present the dance drama "Lotus, A Flower...

Performances | 2017-09-07 18:15

Sir Simon Rattle will appear with the Berliner Philharmoniker on Nov. 19 and 20 at the Concert Hall of Seoul Arts Center. / Courtesy of Kumho Asiana Cultural Foundation Classical Concerts ‘The 4th Seoul International Community Orchestra Festival'Sejong Center for the Performing ArtsSept. 16 to 24Orchestras from all over the world will perform at Sejong Center ...

Performances | 2017-09-07 18:11

The musical "Cyrano," based on the play of the same title by French dramatist Edmond Rostand, will be presented at the LG Arts Center until Oct. 8. /Courtesy of Proslab Classical Concerts ‘The 4th Seoul International Community Orchestra Festival'Sejong Center for the Performing ArtsSept. 16 to 24Orchestras from all over the world will perform at Sejong Center ...

Performances | 2017-08-31 13:41

Filmmaker Kim Tae-yong directs gugak performance

Film director Kim Tae-yong, nowadays best known as Chinese actress Tang Wei's husband, will bring a rare traditional Korean musical performance titled "Kkokdu" at the National Gugak Center in Seocho-gu, southern Seoul, in October. The word "kkokdu" refers to a wooden puppet placed at the top of a funeral bier in traditional Korean funeral processions, among its other meanings...

Performances | 2017-08-30 18:35

Musical gala concerts gain popularity

After the success of survival talent shows looking for musical stars, the local music scene is seeing many musical gala concerts flourishing. Two musical gala concerts, “Seoul Starlight Musical Festival” and “The Musical Festival in Galaxy,” will be held next month. The former will have 73 musical stars including Michael Lee, Ivy and Kai from K-pop band EXO at Olympic Park on Sept. 2 and Sept. 3. During the two-day musical festival, singers will perform 129 songs from 56 musicals. The latter will also invite musical heavy hitters such as Ahn Jae-wook, Eum Ki-joon, Ock Joo-hyun and Oh Man-seo...

Performances | 2017-08-28 19:32

Classical Concerts; Big Tickets; Pop & Jazz; Plays & Musicals; Dance; Clubs

Performances | 2017-08-24 16:38

'Die Zauberflote' reproduced for family audience

The opera "Die Zauberflote," otherwise known as "The Magic Flute," by Mozart, will turn into a family-friendly opera for the first time. The Seoul Arts Center (SAC) has a new production team for this year's “Die Zauberflote” which reproduced the opera to cater to a younger audience, including children from the age of four. Ever since the Seoul Arts Center's opera house opened...

Performances | 2017-08-23 16:30

'Visiting performances' for the elderly

The government will be offering "visiting cultural performances" for the elderly at parks throughout the nation for the first time this year. The performances will take place at eight parks across the country from August through November. Performance genres vary from fusion gugak (traditional Korean music), accordion performances to crane dances. The parks where performances will be held are Seoul’s Tapgol Park, Busan’s Yongdusan Park, Daegu’s Gyeongsang Gamyeong Park, Incheon’s Jayu Park, Gwangju’s Sajik Park, Daejeon’s Seo Daejeon Park and Woorideul Park, and Ulsan’s Taehwaroo Nugak.

Performances | 2017-08-22 16:51

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