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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....
《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...
《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...
Ohelen is a creator who moves fluidly across music, theatre, and performance, exploring improvisation and narrative. Greta Oto is both a character and a...
“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...

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Ensemble Real:Rec is a quartet of either current recorder flute majors or alumni. The ensemble’s repertoire ranges from classical music to popular music....
Daegeum ensemble “Chui (to blow a sound)” is a group of students majoring in daegeum (Korean traditional bamboo flute) and has been performing annual...
Five guys, masters of the yo-yo, decide to quit yo-yoing as they’re about to graduate. For their last hurrah, four of them take to...
Choreographer Professor Jung Jae-hyuk, who worked as a lead dancer with the Trisha Brown Dance Company in New York, founded Company J to bring...
KNUA(Korea National University of Arts) Opera is comprised of students in the Department of Vocal Music and has presented total 25 opera performances since...
Xander was curious about the taste of kimbap, Korean seaweed rice roll, after he saw it in a video call with his Korean girlfriend...
The company consists of students majoring in Korean Traditional Music; Korean Traditional Dance; Korean Traditional Dramatic Performing Arts (pungmul, shamanistic ritual, mask dance, etc);...
Gayageum Ensemble ‘280’ is comprised of a group of students majoring in Gayageum(Korean traditional twelve-silk-stringed zither) and has been presenting annual subscription concerts since...