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- Association for Asian Performance The Association for Asian Performance (AAP) began as a focus group of ATHE but is now its own, incorporated, non-profit group of scholars and artists interested in the theatre and theatrical performance traditions of Asian regions.
- Association for Korean Music Research The Association for Korean Music Research is a special interest group of the Society for Ethnomusicology.
- International Federation for Theatre Research The International Federation for Theatre Research (IFTR) exists to promote collaboration and the exchange of information between individuals and organisations concerned with theatre research.
- Korea Cultural Heritage Foundation 한국문화재보호재단 (CHF): Official institution dedicated to the preservation and promotion of traditional culture, runs performances at various locations, including the royal palaces in Seoul
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- Korean Theater Studies Association 한국연극학회: Publisher of quarterly 한국연극학, available for download under 학회지
- Koreanische Brecht Gesellschaft 한국 브레히트 학회: Founded in 1989, the Korean Brecht Society publishes the journal -Brecht und das Moderne Theater- (브레히트와 현대연극), which can be accessed from the homepage (Korean only)
- National Theater Association of Korea Inc. 한국연극협회: Publishes the monthly Korea Theatre Review (한국연극, preview available on homepage)
- The Korean Association of Theatre Critics 한국연극평론가협회: A chapter of The Association of International Theatre Critics, publishes the quarterly Korean Theatre Journal (연극평론)
- The Learned Society of Korean Drama and Theater 한국극예술학회: Founded in 1986, focusing on Korean theatre, dramatic literature, cinema, and TV drama, publishes the bi-annual Journal of Korean Drama and Theatre (한국극예술연구)
- The Shakespeare Association of Korea 한국셰익스피어학회
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- Michoo Theatre Company 극단미추: Founded in 1986 by director Sohn Jin-chaek (손진책), now one of the most prominent theatre makers in Korea, the company is devoted to the modernization of tradition
- Minjung – 극단 민중 Minjung Theatre Company
- Mokhwa – 극단 목화 Mokhwa Repertory Company: Famous for performing plays written and/or directed by OH Tae-sook (오태석)
- Myung Pum – 명품극단 Myung Pum Theater Company: Productions based on novels (Korean modern classics and Russian authors)
- National Theater Company of Korea 국립극단
- Sanwoollim Theatre Company 극단 산울림 소극장장 Theatre company with a venue in Sinchon, known for its 60s production of “Waiting for Godot”
- Street Theatre Troupe – 연희단거리패 Founded by famous playwright/director LEE Youn-taek (이윤택) in 1986, runs its own “Guerilla Theatre” (게릴라극장) in Daehangno
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- PlayDB – 플레이DB Portal on performers and performances of all kinds, including news from the world of entertainment (Korean only)
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- Doosan Art Center 두산아트센터 Theatre with gallery, owned by the Doosan conglomerate, Doosan LAB with showcases of new works every spring
- HanPAC Hanguk Performing Arts Center (한팩 / 한국공연예술센터): Comprises two venues, Daehangno Arts Theater (대학로예술극장) and Arko Arts Theater (아르코예술극장), despite the different names both in close proximity in the theatre quart
- LG Arts Center LG아트센터 Theatre run by the LG conglomerate, mostly musicals and international guest performances
- Myeongdong Theater 명동예술극장: Recently re-opened branch of the National Theatre, many Western plays (번역극) in a historical location
- Namsan Arts Center 남산예술센터 formerly known as Seoul Drama Center (서울드라마센터), run by the City of Seoul as a production theatre with new plays by Korean authors, affiliated with Samil-ro Changgo Theater (삼일로창고극장)
- National Gugak Center 국립국악원, formerly known as The National Center for Korean Traditional Performing Arts
- Seoul Arts Center 예술의 전당
- The National Theater of Korea 국립극장: Home of various national ensembles (theatre, dance, changgeuk etc.)
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Daehangno Poster Session 9
It’s been a while: A sunny-snowy stroll through Daehangno, Seoul’s theatre neighborhood. Philippine outdoor lunch, vanilla latte, a foily performance in a basement black box… And some posters! Maybe last inspiration for anyone who is fully vaccinated and masked and … Continue reading
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