Clowning Around: An Unconventional “Heungbo-ssi” Misses the Mark
Audiences laughed throughout Ko Sun-woong’s new work Heungbo-ssi (written and directed by Ko...
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Playwriting Education In South Korea: In Conversation With Ko Yeon-ok, Part III
Award-winning South Korean playwright and educator Ko Yeon-ok reflects about her teaching practice...
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Playwriting Education In South Korea: In Conversation With Ko Yeon-ok, Part II
Award-winning South Korean playwright and educator Ko Yeon-ok reflects about her teaching practice...
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Playwriting Education In South Korea: In Conversation With Ko Yeon-ok, Part I
Award-winning South Korean playwright and educator Ko Yeon-ok reflects on her teaching practice in...
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Why Do We Hate?: Censoring the Minority 2017
Namsan Arts Center’s 2017 season opened with Censoring the Minority 2017 (written and directed by...
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A Journey for Lost Truth: Won Muintel
May 5th, 2017. I am at the Algwahaek Theatre in Daehangno to see a show. But who am I, this person...
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A Place to Remember: “Oedipus – Those Who Want to See”
It has only been one hundred days into President Moon Jae-In’s administration, but the new...
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Interview with the Playwright, Director, and Translator of “Sister Mok-Rahn”: How an Authentically Korean Story Crosses Over to New York
Eunsung Kim is a South Korean playwright and the Director of Dalnara Dongbakkot Company. He was...
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Pondering Over the Division between North and South Korea, Kim Eunsung’s “Sister Mok-Rahn” Greets New York
On Sunday, May 7, Korean playwright Kim Eunsung’s Sister Mok-Rahn was given a staged reading at...
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Interview: Ha Sung-kwang as Cheng Ying in “The Orphan of Zhao: Seeds of Revenge”
The Orphan of Zhao: Seeds of Revenge was staged again recently. The premiere production was an...
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Walter Byongsok Chon on Dramaturgy: Interview with LMD
Walter Byongsok Chon is an assistant professor of dramaturgy and theatre studies at Ithaca...
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Breakdance, Puppets, And Sand Art: Korean Artists Perform In Cairo
A Korean b-boying dance crew and a sand artist put on a show outside the Cairo Opera House in...
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A Paradox in a War Fable: “The Great Play”
In late 2016, a chaotic period both in and out of Korea, Doosan Art Center and Theatre Company...
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Lady Macbeth Sings Traditional Korean Ballad: An Interview With Tae-Sook Han
Tae-sook Han’s 2016 production of Lady Macbeth, a Changgeuk (Korean traditional opera),...
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Mothers of Sewol Ferry Take the Stage: “His and Her Closet”
Construction began on the Gwanghwamun Public Square in 2008 and was completed in July of 2009. The...
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Rebuilding the Public Theatre: The Black Tent Project in Gwanghwamun Square
On January 8th, a group of artists and activists erected a large tent in Gwanghwamun Square and...
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Daring to See Red: Theater Company Gorae’s “Red Poem”
Theatre Company Gorae’s Red Poem, written and directed by company founder Lee Hae-Sung, recently...
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Censorship and Collaboration: A Look at Korean Theatre in 2016
At this moment, 2017 promises to be a challenging year for Korean theatre, as it carries over the...
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Shaman Kim Keumhwa’s Ritualistic Theatre: Engaging With The Spirit World
This essay by Lauren W. Deutsch describes in meticulous detail a few days in the life of renowned...
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Gaming and the Future of Dramaturgy: Goethe’s “Faust” as an Immersive and Interactive Experience
Peter Lee is the founder of NOLGONG, the Seoul-based game design company, which is also producing...
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