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Complex life of Napoleon turned into musical

The turbulent life of Napoleon Bonaparte, the first emperor of France, will be staged as a musical this summer at the Charlotte Theater in southern Seoul. "Napoleon," a musical by composer Timothy Williams and bookwriter Andrew Sabiston, premiered in Canada in 1994. It was reimagined in 2009 in London and in 2015 in New York. Richard Ouzounian, who helmed the new productions,...

Performances | 2017-06-28 17:54

Stories of female dancers to highlight summer performances

Two traditional Korean dances centering on stories of female dancers of Korea's past will highlight summer performances. "Lee Jin" and "Ryun _ A flower that blossoms again" are both based on recountings of female dancers who, according to tales, both lived during the Joseon Kingdom (1392-1910). “Lee Jin,” which will run Wednesday to Saturday at the National Theater of Korea, ...

Performances | 2017-06-27 17:21

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

Performances | 2017-06-22 18:07

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

Performances | 2017-06-15 16:43

Kim Tae-yong to direct gugak performance

The barriers to directing music performances are breaking down. Following the recent series of non-experts directing music performances such as fashion designer Jung Ku-ho directing Korean opera "Camellia Lady" and commercial ad director Chae Eun-seok directing opera "Tosca," film director Kim Tae-yong will ride on the current by directing a gugak (traditional Korean music) p...

Performances | 2017-06-14 16:59

Concerts for office workers target niche market

During evening rush hours, the streets of Seoul are packed with cars and the subways get extremely crowded. Special concerts target office workers who want to avoid rush hour and enjoy music instead. The KBS Symphony Orchestra will stage the first of its "Classical Music for Office Works" at the lobby of the Gangnam Finance Center in southern Seoul on June 23 at 6 p.m. The orchestra will play popular classical music as an attempt to familiarize people with the genre. The program includes Mozart's "Eine kleine Nachtmusik," Summer from Vivaldi's "Four Seasons" and an excerpt from Tchaikovsky's...

Performances | 2017-06-13 14:28

'Contact' is musical without songs

"Contact" is a musical, but the cast members do not sing musical numbers. Instead, they dance to express various sentiments, especially those relating to relationships and longing. Developed by John Wiedman and Susan Stroman - the original director and choreographer - the musical won the 2000 Tony Award for Best Musical. A Korean licensed production premiered in 2010. It retu...

Performances | 2017-06-12 16:52

Korean artists exploited by unfair contracts: survey

Unfair contracts and practices are posing a grave threat to the livelihood of cultural artists operating in Seoul, a survey conducted by the metropolitan government said Monday. In the poll of 315 cartoonists and webtoon writers and 519 illustrators from last December to February this year, four of five illustrators, or 79 percent, and 37 percent of cartoonists and webtoon wr...

Performances | 2017-06-12 16:36

'Cats' take on new life with tweaks

The musical "Cats," composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, is one of the most popular musicals in the world. Premiering in 1981, the show featuring a handful of feline pals is still performed across the globe in more than 20 languages, attracting an aggregate audience of 73 million. It has been over three decades since "Cats" first opened in London's West End and while the show’s b...

Performances | 2017-06-11 16:46

Korean talent joins San Francisco Ballet

A young Korean ballerina has joined the world’s leading professional ballet company. According to San Francisco Ballet, Wednesday, its trainee Park Won-a was promoted to the position of corps de ballet member after completing her two-year course.

Performances | 2017-06-08 19:39

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