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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Immerse Yourself in Korea’s Cultural Center and the Lives of Struggling Actors
Immersive theatre meets Korea’s Daehangno cultural center in Roadtheater: Daehangno, directed by...
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Korean-German Collaboration “Walls–Iphigenia in Exile” Premieres in Gwangju and Berlin
Walls–Iphigenia in Exile, the result of a four-year collaboration between South Korean and German...
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A Contemporary Korean Play Meets A New York Audience
The article below is one I wrote for the E-Newsletter Hamilton Dramaturgy’s ScriptForward! back in...
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The 2016 Seoul Performing Arts Festival Kicks Off
The 2016 Seoul Performing Arts Festival (SPAF) opened on September 30th, initiating a month-long...
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Korean Theatre in the First Half of 2016: New Works
Compared to productions of Western or Korean classics, Broadway revivals or original musicals,...
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Japan’s Theater Scene Begins to Decentralize
Tokyo has long been the center of Japan’s theatre world, but in 2014, that began to change,...
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Walter Byongsok Chon on Dramaturgy: Interview with 2AM Theatre
Walter Byongsok Chon is an assistant professor of dramaturgy and theatre studies at Ithaca...
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