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《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...
The solo work , created and performed by choreographer Yeon-ju Ha, asks: Have I ever danced free from the gaze of others? Embracing the...
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....
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...
“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...

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The company consists of students majoring in Korean Traditional Music; Korean Traditional Dance; Korean Traditional Dramatic Performing Arts (pungmul, shamanistic ritual, mask dance, etc);...
KNUA Cello Ensemble’s first official concert in 2009 took Korea’s classical world by storm. Its membership consists of the crème de la crème of...
A mysterious lump of ice appears on a beach. People are abuzz with fear and wonder at its presence. At the same time, a...
In a hectic, monochrome city, colorful masses suddenly appear before the player. They contain precious memories that people have lost and forgotten. When 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....
Hyun Seon is an artist from Jeju Island who works with photography, performance, sound, and playwriting. She engages the historical as well as ecological...
Artist Choi Momin focuses on the context of society which manifests when certain figures encounter with the common, ordinary landscape. The uneasy landscapes in...
Piri ensemble “Happy Bamboo”, consists of students majoring in piri (double-reed end-blown bamboo pipe) at the School of Korean Traditional Arts. As a self-organized...