Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture Announces Call for Performances for 'Seoul Street Arts Festival 2020'

'Seoul Street Arts Festival 2019' - Theater Company Silencio's 'Heading to the Cemetery'
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[Asia Economy Reporter Park Byung-hee] The Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture is accepting applications for domestic performances to showcase street art works at the 'Seoul Street Arts Festival 2020' from the 13th until May 8th.

The Seoul Street Arts Festival is Seoul's representative festival held every October across various locations in the city center. It began in 2003 under the name 'Hi Seoul Festival' and established itself as Seoul's representative festival specialized in street arts in 2013. Since 2016, it has been continued under the name 'Seoul Street Arts Festival.' It has grown beyond being a festival representing Seoul to become one of Asia's leading street arts festivals and a central platform in the street arts field. In 'Seoul Street Arts Festival 2019,' a total of 42 domestic and international performance programs were presented, with approximately 900,000 citizens participating during the festival period (October 3?6).

For the domestic participation call of 'Seoul Street Arts Festival 2020,' about 10 works will be selected from professional art groups and artists with activity records of at least one year. The application fields include street theater, dance, musical theater, mime, video, visual arts, installation, circus, traditional performance arts, puppet and object theater, mixed genres, and site-specific performances?any outdoor art works are eligible to apply.

The final selected works through the call will receive up to 20 million KRW in performance fees, as well as technical support, performance promotion, and venue support. They will have the opportunity to perform as part of the 'Seoul Street Arts Festival 2020' program from October 1 to 4 at locations such as Seoul Plaza, Cheonggye Plaza, Mugyo-ro, and Cheonggyecheon-ro in downtown Seoul.

Yoon Jong-yeon, Artistic Director of 'Seoul Street Arts Festival 2020' (representative of Theater Momkkol, former Artistic Director of Ansan International Street Arts Festival), said, "This festival plans to actively utilize various spaces throughout Seoul to introduce differentiated programs to citizens. We hope many artists from diverse genres who will contemplate and lead the expansion of street arts will apply."

Detailed information about the application can be found on the Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture or Seoul Street Arts Festival websites.

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