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In an old legend, a fisherman crossing a river discovers a cave leading to another world—where immortal-like beings dwell and light and joy abound....
“Can my body become an alternative space?” Jo Seon Ah, a Gayageum player and creator, projects herself—an artist with hew own female body—onto the...
The solo work , created and performed by choreographer Yeon-ju Ha, asks: Have I ever danced free from the gaze of others? Embracing the...
Ohelen is a creator who moves fluidly across music, theatre, and performance, exploring improvisation and narrative. Greta Oto is both a character and a...
《Access》transcends a simple sound performance, evoking a ‘sense of connection to the world’ through the sensory experience of sound. This intersects with modern society's...
《Boisterous Bodies》 begins with the bustling gestures of a traditional Korean marketplace. Everyday actions—vendors rhythmically calling out “Come and buy!”, a candy seller performing...

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Due to opposition to a state-run corporation’s decision for a subsidiary company changeover, 1,500 employees were faced with termination. Primarily consisting of women, the...
KNUA(Korea National University of Arts) Symphony Orchestra was founded with the establishment of the School in 1993. It has engaged in an active international...
G stands for Geomungo instrument(Korean traditional six-stringed zither), and ‘G.street’ means to navigate the direction of geomungo and to walk the path of the...
Lee Aram’s research-driven practice reinterprets materials found within institutions, often seeking to relocate their role and purpose though performative events, film, and video installations....
Artist Choi Momin focuses on the context of society which manifests when certain figures encounter with the common, ordinary landscape. The uneasy landscapes in...
Hwang Hyo-duck is interested in confrontation points that enable to persist in the state of matter despite of contradictory concepts, and in the third...
Lee Eunhee is a visual artist based in Seoul who explores the social relations between individuals, images, and technologies. She addresses the existential and...
Daegeum ensemble “Chui (to blow a sound)” is a group of students majoring in daegeum (Korean traditional bamboo flute) and has been performing annual...