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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
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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
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- The National Theater of Korea 국립극장: Home of various national ensembles (theatre, dance, changgeuk etc.)
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Tag Archives: dance
Seeing Jeremy Wade’s Duo “Glory” in Frankfurt
I’ve occasionally written for Korean magazines on “German” theatre, or rather on performances I saw in Germany, as well as on current discussions there. For instance, last year I reported on the troubles with power abuse by theatre directors (연극평론 … Continue reading
Posted in Abroad, Dancing, Performance Report, Publication
Tagged dance, Frankfurt, Germany, 월간몸, JeremyWade, Mousonturm
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Whose Tradition? Acknowledgement, Adaptation, and Ownership in Korean Performing Arts (#AAP2021 Online Conference Paper)
This addendum provides some additional links and videos on the songs, choreographies, and performances I discuss in my paper “Whose Tradition? Acknowledgement, Adaptation, and Ownership in Korean Performing Arts”. I present the paper on August 2, 2021 (22:30 KST), at … Continue reading
Posted in Conference Call, Pansori
Tagged BTS, copyright, dance, dancecopyright, 박인혜, 국립무용단, 삼고무, 이매방, 이세승, Lee Seiseung, National Dance Company of Korea, Park In-hye, samgomu, Shakira, Tradition, Yi Maebang
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German Theatre in Korea, part1: Some Systematic Considerations
The new semester just began, time to reflect on the last one…? Not really, but anyway some notes on my first graduate seminar I taught last spring at Ewha Womans University in Seoul. The curriculum features a course on the … Continue reading
Posted in Classroom Drama, Spoken Drama
Tagged Ahn Sungsoo, Brandon, Brecht, dance, Delegation X, Ewha Womans University, 독일연극수용사, 마하고니, 무용, 국립오페라단, 브레히트, Germany, 성북동비둘기, 안성수, 오성균, 이화여자대학교, Korea National Opera, Lunatiks, Mahagonny, seminar, Seongbukdong Beedoolkee, Weill
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Can Tradition be Copyrighted? A Symposium on #dancecopyright
The Korean art world has been shaken by several scandals in recent years, from politically motivated Blacklisting under the Park Geun-hye government to the #MeToo needle that burst the bubble of power abuse and sexual assault by prominent directors last … Continue reading
Posted in Dancing
Tagged Choi Haeree, copyright, dance, dancecopyright, 무용저작권, 삼고무, 한국무용, 이매방, 이호신, 저작권, 최해리, Lee Hosin, Lee Mae-bang, samgomu, three drum dance
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Legends of Chunhyang
When I took the bus to Insa-dong today, an interesting poster caught my eye: “Kiss the 춘향” !?! “Time to fall in love, time to dwell in dance”, well that makes sense, given the little ballerina. As I found out … Continue reading
Three Colors Round (part 3/3)
During the last weeks, I translated two short reviews by LEE Gyeong-won (이경원) on guest performances of the classical ballet Giselle in Korea (see the posts about the “unconventional” French production and the “orthodox” approach from Russia). This short series concludes with … Continue reading
Posted in Exercises in Translation
Tagged ballett, Choi Ye-won, dance, Giselle, Han Seo-hae, Jang Un-gyu, Jeon Hyo-jeong, Kang Sue-jin, Kim Ki-min, Korea, Lee Won Kook, Mariinsky Ballet, nationalism, review
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Three Colors Across (part 2/3)
After the “unconventionally grotesque” French Giselle now the second edition of this three-part series, an ad-hoc translation of the preview 지젤 三國志 (서울 신문, 2010년 10월 22일). This time it is all about the “spirit of orthodoxy” [정통의 진수] that, according … Continue reading
Posted in Exercises in Translation
Tagged ballett, dance, Giselle, guest performance, Korea, Mariinsky Ballet, nationalism, review, Russia, Saint Petersburg, Translation
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Three Colors Down
When browsing my daily copy of the Seoul Sinmun, I came across an interesting article: 지젤 三國志 (loosely translated “The Three Kingdoms of Giselle”), a tryptich review of three dance productions on show in and around Seoul. Giselle, of course, … Continue reading
Posted in Exercises in Translation
Tagged ballett, dance, France, Giselle, guest performance, Korea, Lyon Opera Ballet, nationalism, review, Translation
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Seoul Stages 