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Mon, December 17, 2018 | 14:37

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Comedy festival kicks off amid local comedians wrestling with job loss

BUSAN - The length of Haeundae beach and streets of Busan have been turned into a giant comedy club. Amid comedy losing popularity in this country, the 6th Busan International Comedy Festival, one of Asia's largest comedy festivals, kicked off last Friday for a 10-day run, aiming to revive the good old days of comedy.

Performances | 2018-08-30 17:42

Gender-blind casting stirs debate about nature of play

Spanish playwright Juan Mayorga's "El Critico" (The Critic), currently on stage at Doosan Art Center in central Seoul, is a play about a play.The two-hander is set on the opening night of a play written by Scarpa (played by Kim Sin-rok). The play, which came after a long hiatus of the playwright, draws rapturous applause at the theater for its premiere, but the playwright hea...

Performances | 2018-08-29 18:37

'Carpe diem': BTS kicks off 'Love Yourself' world tour [VIDEO]

"When you think of a festival, its preparations take place for a very long time, but the festival itself terminates very quickly in a very brief moment and leaves behind tons of garbage, as our concert does," member RM said. "I think life is the same as a festival. Happiness lasts for fleeting moments, leaving behind some snapshot images of the moments," he said, explaining w...

Performances | 2018-08-27 11:02

Pop star KeSha to perform in Seoul

American pop star KeSha will perform in her first concert in Korea next month.On the first anniversary of her inspiring and career-defining “Rainbow” album, KeSha will perform at Yonsei University's Nocheon Theater in Seoul on Sept. 14 - and the show is only for adults.

Performances | 2018-08-17 14:59

Army musical revives military school for independence fighters

The tale of nameless young soldiers who were trained at the Sinheung Military School in Manchuria in the early 20th century to carry on independence activities against Japan will be staged in a military musical opening next month at Theater Yong in the National Museum of Korea at Yongsan, Seoul.The Ministry of National Defense and the Republic of Korea Army (ROKA) unveiled th...

Performances | 2018-08-15 17:29

Korean dance companies invited to Hungary's Sziget festival

Three Korean contemporary dance companies performed at the Sziget Festival in Budapest, Hungary, Monday (local time).Melancholy Dance Company, Noname Sosu and Ambiguous Dance Company presented performances during the Korean Night event at the Fidelio Theatre and Dance Tent, getting abreast of this year's headliners Dua Lipa and Kendrick Lamar.

Performances | 2018-08-15 17:16

R&B singer The Weeknd to hold Seoul gig in December

The Weeknd, the Grammy-winning R&B singer from Canada, will hold a concert in Seoul on Dec. 15. The musician has been invited by Hyundai Card as a part of its culture project.

Performances | 2018-08-15 16:20

'Lion King' will roar into Korea in November

Disney's musical “The Lion King,” one of the most successful stage shows in history, will visit Korea once again after 12 years and for the first time in the original English production. The international tour of “The Lion King” will begin at Daegu's Keimyung Art Center in November and then move to Seoul Arts Center in southern Seoul in January 2019 and the newly opening Drea...

Performances | 2018-08-09 13:37

Placido Domingo to perform in Seoul

Placido Domingo, the world's top tenor, will perform in Jamsil Gymnasium on Oct. 26. His last performance in Korea was two years ago in Seoul, also in October. In 1990, Domingo impressed Korean fans with as one of the “Three Tenors” in concert.

Performances | 2018-08-07 16:30

'The Man Who Laughs' contrasts rich and poor

Producer Eum Hong-hyun of EMK Musical Company is an ambitious man. His company set its foundation by importing European musicals, especially those created by Austrian Vereinigte Buhnen Wien (VBW) such as “Mozart!” and “Elisabeth,” but his dream is to make a great show and sell it to the international market.

Performances | 2018-07-29 18:17

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