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- Korean Anthropology Review Korean anthropology in translation
- The Journal of Global Theatre History by Centre for Global Theatre History, LMU Munich (gen. eds. Christopher B. Balme and Nic Leonhardt, open access)
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- Theatre Research International by International Federation for Theatre Research (IFTR)
- Transactions of the Royal Asiatic Society Korea Branch
- Yearbook for Traditional Music by International Council for Traditional Music
- Yearbook for Traditional Music (JSTOR)
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- Badaksori – 바닥소리 ‘new pansori’ (창작판소리) ensemble
- Baramgot – 바람꽂 fusion-gugak ensemble including Indian instruments and electronica
- Dasrum – 다스름 female gugak chamber orchestra (여성국악실내악그룹)
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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
- Korea Verband e.V. An open, politically independent and German-speaking information and cooperation platform for all who are interested in the history and culture of Korea as well as the latest developments on the Korean Peninsula
- 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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- Company ChungWoo 극단청우: Founded in 1994 by young theatre makers (among them director 김광보) as an alternative to the commercially driven theatre system
- 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
Tools
- 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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Provincial Performances: Summer 2019 in Gangwon-do
(Note: This is a draft mostly written in the late summer of 2019, then lying dormant for several years. Now, in 2024, it may serve as a glimpse into pre-pandemic life in the countryside, which hasn’t changed that much, after … Continue reading
RIP René Pollesch (1962-2024)
The news about German playwright-director René Pollesch’s sudden death at the age of 61 on February 26, 2024, hit hard – not only the theatre scene but the whole cultural sphere in Germany and beyond. Since then, countless obituaries – … Continue reading
Posted in German Theatre, Obituary
Tagged 르네 폴레쉬, 포스트드라마연극, postdramatic theatre, René Pollesch, Volksbühne
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Understanding Korean Names
On the occasion of proofing Korean names and terminology in the forthcoming Routledge Companion to Performance-Related Concepts in Non-European Languages (edited by Erika Fischer-Lichte, Torsten Jost & Astrid Schenka), a huge tome with keywords in six languages and concepts from … Continue reading
From Localization to Co-Production: Rimini Protokoll in Korea
On the occasion of planning a seminar on (German-language) documentary theatre, I thought that collecting what I know about the activities of Rimini Protokoll in Korea, one of the most representative current collectives in this field, might be a good … Continue reading
Posted in Bibliographics, German Theatre, Spoken Drama
Tagged 리미니프로토콜, Rimini Protokoll
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Three Visits to Hongcheon: Long Distance Views on Pink Factory’s 2023 Project “Hongcheon Crossing”
The following notes on Pink Factory’s recent art residency project “Hongcheon Crossing: Long Distance Short Cuts of Life” (홍천횡단: 생동의 축지법) are a preview of the bilingual catalogue (in print now), where the text will appear alongside many other writings … Continue reading
Singing & Sharing Time Together: Performative Perspectives on Noraebang-Culture
This is an addendum with bibliographic information on my paper “Singing & Sharing Time Together: Performative Perspectives on Noraebang-Culture”, (to be) presented at the conference Eolssigu, Jota! Sinmyeong Nanda! The Creative and Transformative Spirit of Korean Music (participation via Zoom), … Continue reading
Conference Call: Shakespeare Association of Korea
After three years of (mostly) online conferencing, any live opportunity to share thoughts and anecdotes over black coffee seems like a party. Apart from the rather cozy “Microtopoi”-workshop in Germany this summer – everyone sitting around a table and talking … Continue reading
Posted in Conference Call, Pansori, Shakespeare
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Windows to Other Worlds: Christian Petzold and His Cinema
Filmmaker Christian Petzold, one of the few authors I do not hesitate to call myself a fan of, was in town. For one week he visited Korea on the occasion of the release of his latest movie’s release. Afire (Korean: … Continue reading
Posted in At the Movies
Tagged Christian Petzold, Ewha Womans University, 크리스티안페철트, 이화여자대학교, Onikon
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Staging Worlds: Howard S. Becker
I didn’t know his name when I bought the 25th anniversary edition of his monograph Art Worlds (University of California Press, 1982) in a used bookstore near University of Hawai’i just before (or right after?) attending the “Brecht in/and Asia”-conference … Continue reading
Sharing Time Alone Together: Noraebang as Microtopoi
These are some extra links and sources for my talk on noraebang (노래방, lit. “song-room”), the Korean karaoke-variant practiced in small cabins, often amongst semi-anonymous colleagues. I participate in a workshop titled “Microtopoi: Poetics of Small Spaces” the KWI (Kulturwissenschaftliches … Continue reading
Posted in Abroad, Changgeuk, Conference Call
Tagged bang-culture, cultural studies, Essen, 노래방, Germany, karaoke, microtopoi, noraebang
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Seoul Stages 