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Theater & Others

Tue, February 7, 2023 | 00:43

Theater lovers disappointed with hike in ticket prices

Theater lovers disappointed with hike in ticket prices

When the first round of presale tickets for the stage play adaptation of “Shakespeare in Love” opened up in December, many theater lovers were shocked to find out that top ticket price was 110,000 won ($87). The lowest-priced ticket for the play was 50,000 won, higher than an average theater ticket price of 42,000 won, according to data from the Korea Performing Arts Box Offi...

Kwak Yeon-soo | 2023-01-06 16:20

'Moulin Rouge!' stage musical wows theatergoers with visual splendor

'Moulin Rouge!' stage musical wows theatergoers with visual splendor

The stage musical adaptation of “Moulin Rouge!” is eye-popping from beginning to end. As soon as theatergoers set foot into the performance hall at Blue Square in central Seoul, they will be dazzled by its stage awash in red colors, with a huge red heart in the background welcoming them.

Dong Sun-hwa | 2023-01-06 15:02

Sculpture is everything, everywhere in the eyes of Erwin Wurm

Sculpture is everything, everywhere in the eyes of Erwin Wurm

An absurdly bulbous convertible the shape of which is the opposite of everything that the automobile industry wants its products to be. An 11-meter-long sweater that was once hung in a cathedral in Vienna as the oversized “replica” of a purple veil traditionally used to cover images of Jesus during the penitential season of Lent.

Park Han-sol | 2023-01-05 08:19

Hopper, Cattelan, Chang Uc-chin: exhibitions not to miss in 2023

Hopper, Cattelan, Chang Uc-chin: exhibitions not to miss in 2023

Against the backdrop of the bullish growth of Korea's art market, which surpassed a 1 trillion won ($786 million) mark for the first time in 2022, major museums and galleries are seeking to dazzle their visitors this year with blockbuster exhibitions and showcases of boundary-pushing creators.

Park Han-sol | 2023-01-04 09:04

Photographer Kim Jung-man dies at age 68

Photographer Kim Jung-man dies at age 68

Kim Jung-man, one of South Korea's most famous commercial photographers, died Saturday at the age of 68 while fighting pneumonia, according to his family.

2022-12-31 16:20

Musicals to watch in 2023

Musicals to watch in 2023

The Korean musical scene is enjoying a golden moment currently, with ticket sales during the first half of 2022 standing at 182.6 billion won ($143.8 million) ― more than a twofold jump from 2021 ― according to the Korea Performing Arts Box Office Information System (KOPIS). It is highly likely to continue its winning streak in 2023, with a wide variety of theatrical shows, r...

Dong Sun-hwa | 2022-12-28 16:54

Han Young-soo, photographer behind black-and-white snapshots of women in postwar Korea

Han Young-soo, photographer behind black-and-white snapshots of women in postwar Korea

When a female street vendor in Myeong-dong, central Seoul, is not busy drawing in her customers with her knowledge of the latest trends, she buries herself in the pages of a newspaper rather than idly watching the world go by.

Park Han-sol | 2022-12-26 16:57

Exhibit on modern-contemporary Korean literary giants to open at Cheong Wa Dae

Exhibit on modern-contemporary Korean literary giants to open at Cheong Wa Dae

Books by four giants of modern and contemporary Korean literature will go on display at the former presidential office and residence of Cheong Wa Dae in central Seoul beginning this week.

2022-12-21 15:22

Korea's first museum of photography gets new name, location

Korea's first museum of photography gets new name, location

The Museum of Photography, Seoul, nestled within Hanmi Tower in the capital city's southeastern Songpa District, was founded in 2003 as the first institute dedicated to the art of photography in Korea.

Park Han-sol | 2022-12-21 12:36

Yee Soo-kyung's aesthetic journey through broken ceramic shards, illusory rose garden

Yee Soo-kyung's aesthetic journey through broken ceramic shards, illusory rose garden

Setting foot in the white-walled Page Gallery nestled in Seoul's Seongdong District is like traveling to a bizarre dreamland's ceramic forest. The “trees” here are bulbous sculptures made up of a myriad of broken shards that were once part of refined Korean ceramics - celadon, white porcelain and black-glazed wares - handcrafted by master potters across the nation.

Park Han-sol | 2022-12-20 13:45

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