LG Art Center Russian Play 'Onegin' Online Paid Performance

Russian Star Director 'Timofey Kulyabin' Direction

[Asia Economy Reporter Byunghee Park] LG Arts Center will stream the play "Onegin," directed by the Russian star director Timofey Kulyabin, online for a fee.

"Onegin" was scheduled to be staged as an LG Arts Center planned performance this November but was canceled due to the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Instead, LG Arts Center will broadcast "Onegin" through LG Arts Center's Naver TV sponsorship live on November 11-12. The online viewing ticket for "Onegin" costs 12,000 KRW per show and can be purchased on LG Arts Center's Naver TV sponsorship live until the start of each performance screening.

Kulyabin is an emerging star director in the Russian and European theater scenes, actively working in theater and opera productions. He leads the Novosibirsk State Red Torch Theater.

"Onegin" is based on the novel "Eugene Onegin" by Alexander Pushkin, a great writer revered as Russia's national poet. It depicts the tragic love story between the young nobleman Eugene Onegin, who is trapped in the ennui of life, and the pure and beautiful woman Tatiana. The original work, written over nine years (1823-1831), carries the subtitle "a novel in verse," reflecting its unique form that combines poetic rhythm with a novelistic storyline.

"Eugene Onegin" especially portrays early 19th-century Russian life vividly and is often called "an encyclopedia of Russian life." It is considered one of the masterpieces that introduced Russian literature to world literature. Accordingly, it has been adapted into various performing arts such as opera, ballet, and film.

Kulyabin's "Onegin" premiered in 2012 at the Russian Red Torch Theater. In 2014, it was recognized for its artistic merit by winning two awards, including the Special Jury Prize at Russia's most prestigious Golden Mask Awards.

"Onegin" is performed in Russian with Korean subtitles provided. To richly convey the literary charm of Pushkin's original work through theater, Professors Jin-young Kim of Yonsei University and Ji-eun Shim of Hanyang University, both experts in Russian literature, jointly translated the script.

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