Extended YouTube Streaming at Seoul Arts Center... Universal Ballet's 'Giselle' Added

Live Concert Without Audience on April 4 Also to Be Screened

[Asia Economy Reporter Byunghee Park] The Seoul Arts Center has extended the schedule for the 'SAC On Screen' YouTube streaming service, which began on the 20th, until April 3.

The Seoul Arts Center stated that online audiences have shown enthusiastic responses since the first day of the SAC On Screen service, and to reciprocate, they have arranged additional streaming schedules. The Seoul Arts Center's YouTube streaming has been well received as it alleviates the cultural thirst of citizens practicing social distancing due to the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19). Since the 20th, the play 'Treasure Island,' Universal Ballet's 'Simcheong,' classical concerts by the 'Novus Quartet,' 'Baek Geon-woo Piano Recital,' and the play 'A Doll's House' have each been screened twice, totaling 10 screenings, with a total of 154,621 views and a peak of 15,589 simultaneous viewers.

With the additional streaming schedule, the first work, the play 'Treasure Island,' the Universal Ballet's 'Simcheong,' which had the highest views among previous streams, and a new work, Universal Ballet's 'Giselle,' will be added for screening.

These videos are broadcast through the Seoul Arts Center's YouTube channel 'Seoul Arts Center.'

'SAC On Screen' is a performance video project by the Seoul Arts Center that began in 2013 to provide cultural enjoyment opportunities to remote cultural communities. Although it has been screened at small local cultural facilities or cinemas, this is the first time it is being broadcast through an online platform. As COVID-19 spreads, making it difficult for citizens to use multi-use facilities, this service allows people to enjoy performance video content anytime and anywhere without spatial or temporal restrictions on mobile devices, tablets, etc.

For this online screening of Seoul Arts Center performances, the video production directors who worked on filming the 'SAC On Screen' works participate in real-time chats to share behind-the-scenes stories, resolving viewers' curiosities and helping them better understand the performances. During the 'Novus Quartet' streaming on the 24th, all members of the Novus Quartet participated in the chat, providing special enjoyment to the audience.

The Seoul Arts Center announced that during the encore screening of the play 'Treasure Island' at 8 p.m. on April 2, the cast will also participate in the chat to have a conversation time with the audience.

Additionally, on April 4 at 3 p.m., a no-audience concert will be held featuring pianist Kim Taehyung, violinists Kim Jaeyoung and Kim Youngwook, violist Lee Hanna, and cellist Park Yushin. The live performance from the concert hall will be broadcast live on the Seoul Arts Center's YouTube channel.

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