Tag Archives: 햄릿

Ten Years Hamlet the Musical

Posted on 3 May 2017 by Jan Creutzenberg

Today, on Buddha’s Birthday, I walked past some posters for this year’s revival, the 10th anniversary of the Korean production (see here for details), nonetheless, in a tunnel in Yeonnam-dong, a gentrifying neighborhood known for its increasing density of artistic … Continue reading →

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Beyond To Live or To Die: Hamlet in Korean Translation, Part 1

Posted on 28 November 2016 by Jan Creutzenberg

Translation is interpretation. It is creation as well as dismissal. It is a series of choices that are hard to count, even harder to overestimate. I once again was reminded of this practical fact while browsing through a number of … Continue reading →

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Daehangno Poster Session 6

Posted on 16 September 2016 by Jan Creutzenberg

After lunch at 이모네 and before seeing the interesting production of Brecht’s Badener Lehrstück vom Einverständnis by Hyoungjin Im (임형진) and his ensemble “Theaterraum” (테아터라움 철학하는 몸), once again some more posters caught my eye… In descending order: 5. Hamlet … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Two Hamlets: Taroo’s “Pansori Hamlet Project” and Tuida’s “Hamlet Cantabile”

Posted on 5 August 2016 by Jan Creutzenberg

Hamlet, once again! My double review of two Korean productions has just been published in the online journal Borrowers and Lenders. I have been intrigued by Taroo’s ongoing “Pansori Hamlet Project” (국악뮤지컬집단 타루, 판소리 햄릿 프로젝트) for quite a while, … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Shakespeare, on Stage and on Air

Posted on 16 May 2016 by Jan Creutzenberg

Last week, I had a short interview with Radio Bremen, on the occasion of Shakespeare’s 400th day of death. Via Skype, I chatted with host Katrin Krämer about problems of translation, creative adaptations, and the general importance of Will and … Continue reading →

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In it for the Body: Benedict Cumberbatch Plays Hamlet at the Barbican

Posted on 30 August 2015 by Jan Creutzenberg

I’m a fan of Sherlock Holmes-stories (and radio plays) since my childhood and have enjoyed the BBC’s Sherlock Series, like it’s US counterpart Elementary. I’m not what you’d call a “Cumberbitch”, nor am I particularly fond of actor Benedict Cumberbatch, … Continue reading →

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Daehangno Poster Session 3

Posted on 13 July 2015 by Jan Creutzenberg

I went to Daehangno in a long while. Rushing out of the subway, I took the occasion to make some pictures of current theatre posters that caught my eye. Here is my top-5, with official English titles in italics and, … Continue reading →

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One, two, three… many Hamlets (Taroo’s Pansori Hamlet Project, part1)

Posted on 22 April 2014 by Jan Creutzenberg

Fittingly, with Shakespeare’s 450th birthday coming up, The Pansori Hamlet Project (판소리 햄릿 프로젝트) by gugak ensemble Taroo (국악뮤지컬 집단 타루, also on Facebook) reached a climax this spring with a performance at the Guro Arts Valley (구로 아트밸리 예술극장). It … Continue reading →

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Shakespeare in Korea, two years later

Posted on 18 September 2011 by Jan Creutzenberg

After almost two years of review-limbo, my paper “To Be or Not To Be (Korean): Lee Youn-taek’s Hamlet and the Reception of Shakespeare in Korea” is now finally available for download at the German Shakespeare Society. As part of the … Continue reading →

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