Category Archives: In the News

In the News: Summer 2019

Posted on 30 December 2019 by Jan Creutzenberg

I posted a list of recent research papers on matters that interest me earlier this winter. Now here are some more reads for the days between the years, mostly grouped in thematic pairs or triplets (ranging from Shakespeare to Space … Continue reading →

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In the News: Spring 2019

Posted on 22 May 2019 by Jan Creutzenberg

Once again, these are some texts I enjoyed reading (or that I hope to read soon) during this semester. I begin with some news pieces, followed by recent research papers related to Korean theatre, music, and, and other topics of … Continue reading →

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In the News: January 2019

Posted on 31 January 2019 by Jan Creutzenberg

These are some recent English news pieces on performing arts, music, and literature in Korea and the wider world I read over the Winter break. Thanks to aggregator sites such as Arts & Letters Daily, Perlentaucher, and most of all … Continue reading →

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#Metoo in the Korean Theatre World: The Case of Director Lee Yun-taek

Posted on 19 February 2018 by Jan Creutzenberg

Heartbreaking, angry-making news in the Korean theatre world… Too early to give a meaningful comment, yet hopefully not to late to show my solidarity and spread the word. This is my brief summary of what I read in the news … Continue reading →

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Possibly the First Mention of Brecht in Colonial Korea (Dong-a Ilbo, 1933)

Posted on 16 May 2017 by Jan Creutzenberg

While browsing online newspaper archives, I (more or less) coincidentally stumbled upon what might be the very first reference to Bertolt Brecht in Korean media. At least I cannot remember reading anything about this (albeit brief) mention, or any earlier … Continue reading →

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Best of Blacklist? (Attendum to “Best of Korean Theatre 2016”)

Posted on 27 January 2017 by Jan Creutzenberg

Now the (lunar) year is almost over… I did not mention an important aspect when writing about last years “Best 3” and “Best 7”: The stand they represent against politically motivated censorship, which has been a major issue during the … Continue reading →

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Best of Korean Theatre 2016 (part1): Official Rankings

Posted on 24 December 2016 by Jan Creutzenberg

As this crazy year draws to an end, as usual the best theatre productions in Korea have been selected and awards are handed out. Two of the most important selections are the “best 7” by the monthly journal Korean Theatre … Continue reading →

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Foundlings: Shakespeare Readings in 19th Century Korea (Theatre and Globalization 3)

Posted on 13 June 2015 by Jan Creutzenberg

Browsing old newspapers (고신문) at Media GaOn (미디어 가온) for the first assignment of the Coursera class on “Theatre and Globalization”, I stumbled upon an interesting piece of information in the column “Local Items”. According to The Independent (독립신문), a … Continue reading →

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50 Years after Korea: German Nationwide Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage

Posted on 25 February 2015 by Jan Creutzenberg

I was pretty surprised when I recently read that carnival has been registered as an Intangible Cultural Heritage in Germany (sorry, couldn’t find any English press coverage, here the Wikipedia-page on the Cologne Carnival, where I had some fun as a … Continue reading →

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Threehundred Tons of Vegetables: The Non-Verbal Performance Nanta

Posted on 30 January 2015 by Jan Creutzenberg

Nanta (난타) was the very first performance I saw in Korea, back in the rainy spring of 2006. In the short time span of one week, we did all kinds of sightseeing, from the Folk Village to Gyeongbok Palace, from … Continue reading →

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