The Daughter of God Traveling the Human World, Play 'Not a Dream Play'

At Doosan Art Center, 3D Reading Performance from 22nd to 24th

[Asia Economy Reporter Byunghee Park] The new work "A Play, Not a Dream," directed by Doosan Art Center Artist (DAC Artist) Yoon Sung-ho, will be presented as a three-dimensional reading performance at Doosan Art Center Space111 from the 22nd to the 24th.

Yoon Sung-ho is a playwright and director who explores the contradictions and absurdities within the relationships of people living in contemporary times. He delicately unravels human alienation and anxiety through his unique language in everyday stories. His play "Lonely People, Struggling People, Sad People" was selected as one of the "Top 3 Plays of the Year" by the Korean Theatre Critics Association in 2018. This year, his directed play "House of Death" won both the directing and playwriting awards at the Seoul Theater Festival.

"A Play, Not a Dream" is an adaptation of the 1901 play "The Dream Play" by Swedish playwright August Strindberg. The play "The Dream Play" was noted for its new expressive style that breaks the concept of time and space. Yoon Sung-ho says that the story of the play still resembles our lives today, struggling and living in an absurd reality even after more than 100 years.

The daughter of God descends to Earth to experience a human life full of complaints. She begins a long journey to understand humans and meets numerous people. She encounters a university student who says human life exists within Wifi, a security guard who cannot take off his clothes dirtied by people's complaints, and a lawyer who defends those unprotected by the law but receives no sponsorship. Ultimately, she concludes that "humans are pitiful."

Yoon Sung-ho said, "What experiences would the daughter of God, who traveled Earth in the 20th century, have in the 21st century? I am curious about how much the dreams we dream have changed after more than 100 years." Following his play "Lonely People, Struggling People, Sad People," which showed a modern self-portrait inspired by Anton Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya," he plans to once again deeply examine our lives.

"A Play, Not a Dream" was scheduled for an official performance in October but was canceled due to strengthened COVID-19 quarantine measures and will instead be presented as a three-dimensional reading performance.

Reservations can be made for free starting at 2 p.m. on the 15th through the Doosan Art Center website and will be closed on a first-come, first-served basis. In November, an online reading performance will also be available on the Doosan Art Center YouTube channel. Details will be announced later on the website.

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