Mapo Cultural Foundation Cancels All February Performances Due to COVID-19 Concerns

Mapo Art Center Art Hall Mac quarantine scene [Photo by Mapo Cultural Foundation]

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Byung-hee] The Mapo Cultural Foundation announced on the 3rd that it will completely cancel all performances in February due to the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (Wuhan pneumonia).

The affected performances include five events: the 'Young Sound 7080 Concert' on the 13th, the 'Mapo District Boys and Girls Choir Regular Concert' on the 20th, 'Cultural Sympathy for 1,000 Won - Doobeonjjaedal X Kim Junsu' on the 26th, the 'Poppin Hyun-jun & Park Ae-ri Concert' on the 28th, and the 'Beethoven 250th Anniversary Special I'.

Among these, the 'Young Sound 7080 Concert', 'Cultural Sympathy for 1,000 Won - Doobeonjjaedal X Kim Junsu', and 'Poppin Hyun-jun & Park Ae-ri Concert' are canceled, while the 'Beethoven 250th Anniversary Special I' and the 'Mapo District Boys and Girls Choir Regular Concert', for which performers' schedules can be adjusted, will be postponed to May.

Tickets already purchased will be fully refunded without any fees. For the postponed performances, ticket holders can choose between transferring their reserved seats to the new dates or receiving a refund without fees, according to their preference.

A representative of the Mapo Cultural Foundation explained the reason, stating, "In addition to the main theater (733 seats) and small theater (200 seats), Mapo Art Center operates facilities such as a swimming pool, gym, multipurpose gymnasium, indoor golf range, and cultural arts academy, with an average of about 1,140 people frequently visiting daily. Therefore, to ensure citizens' safety and maintain hygiene in public places, we have inevitably decided to cancel the performances."

Meanwhile, the Mapo Cultural Foundation announced that on the 28th of last month, it launched an 'Infectious Disease Response Task Force (TF)' consisting of the head of the management division and 10 others, and is implementing comprehensive plans to prevent the spread of infectious diseases. They added that they are fully committed to visitor safety by providing preventive guidelines to Mapo Art Center members, installing hand sanitizers, disinfectants, thermometers, strengthening facility disinfection, and mandating mask-wearing for staff.

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