'Due to the Spread of COVID-19' Korea Theater Festival and Seoul International Ballet Festival Temporarily Postponed

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Byung-hee] Due to the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), the 38th Korea Theater Festival and the 13th Seoul International Ballet Festival have been temporarily postponed.

The Korea Theater Festival Secretariat announced on the 25th that the Korea Theater Festival event will be fully postponed due to the nationwide spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

This year's Korea Theater Festival was scheduled to be held from August 28 to September 20 in Sejong Special Self-Governing City (Sejong City), the administrative capital, featuring a total of 25 plays including 8 networking festival entries, 16 final competition works, and 1 invited performance.

The Organizing Committee of the 38th Korea Theater Festival in Sejong stated that due to the special circumstances of Sejong City, where major government ministries are concentrated such as the Government Complex, and the anxiety among Sejong citizens, it is inevitable to reduce the scale of the event and adjust the schedule. Therefore, the final competition scheduled to start on August 28 will be fully postponed. Additionally, the opening ceremony scheduled for the 29th will also be canceled. The committee added that they empathize with the concerns of the government, quarantine authorities, and the public who are wisely coping with COVID-19, and will actively cooperate for safety.

The Korea Ballet Association also announced that the 2020 Seoul International Ballet Festival (K-Ballet World) will be inevitably temporarily postponed in accordance with the strengthened Level 2 social distancing measures.

The 13th Seoul International Ballet Festival this year was scheduled to be held from September 2 to 13 at the Arko Arts Theater Grand Theater in Daehangno, sponsored by the Seoul Metropolitan Government.

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