New Stage for 47 Notable Artists 'Next Generation Battle' Until March Next Year

Theater performance scene of 'Fucking Gender'
Photo by Korea Arts Council

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Byung-hee] 'Next Generation Battle 2020!', where you can meet creative works by 47 highly potential next-generation artists, opened on the 17th. 'Next Generation Battle 2020!' will continue until March next year.

The 47 artists presenting works at 'Next Generation Battle 2020!' were selected through the Korea Arts & Culture Education Service's next-generation artist support project, the 'Korea Arts Creation Academy.' This year's selected next-generation artists include 22 in performing arts (theater, dance, traditional arts, music), 8 in literature (poetry, novels), 6 in visual arts (artists, curators), 5 in planning (aPD), and 6 in stage arts, totaling 47 artists.

Among them, in the performing arts field, there are 6 theater artists (playwriting: Lee Hong-do, Jang Young / directing: Kang Bo-reum, Kang Yoon-ji, Park Hyun-ji, Yoon Ja-young), 6 dancers (Kim Ji-min, Kim Hyun-jin, Baek Jin-joo, Lee Ga-young, Jung Jae-woo, Choi So-young), 4 traditional arts artists (Kim Dong-hwan, Kim Jung-woon, Park Joo-hwa, Seo Jeong-min), and 6 musicians (Kim Hyung-jun, Park Yoon-ji, Park Jung-eun, Jang Min-seok, Jung Cheol-heon, Choi Ye-rin). Their works, developed over about a year, will be performed until March next year at Arko Arts Theater, Daehangno Arts Theater, Seoul Arts Center, and Platform L.

First, until January 3, five plays (▲Fucking Gender (directed by Kang Yoon-ji) ▲Holy Night (directed by Yoon Ja-young) ▲I'm Not That Contemporary a Person: Apple Department Store (directed by Kang Bo-reum) ▲FAN (written by Jang Young, reading showcase) ▲Lee Hong-do Autobiography: My Theater Life (written by Lee Hong-do, reading performance)) and six dance performances (▲Domestic Dance Market (choreographed by Kim Ji-min) ▲Oecumene_Waiting for Extraterrestrial Life (choreographed by Jung Jae-woo) ▲couche (choreographed by Baek Jin-joo) ▲An Gan Him (choreographed by Lee Ga-young) ▲Body Dool Ba (choreographed by Kim Hyun-jin) ▲Gold: GOLD, OR CRACK (choreographed by Choi So-young)), and one theatrical music performance (▲Nowhere, Now here (composed by Choi Ye-rin)) can be seen at Arko Arts Theater and Daehangno Arts Theater.

Following that, from January 15, traditional arts performances such as ▲ONE, My Utopia (planned and performed by Seo Jeong-min) ▲Shinchulgwimoljigok (written and directed by Kim Dong-hwan) ▲Kim Jung-woon's Creative Play 'Rice' (Kim Jung-woon Yeonhui) ▲Mijeong (planned by Park Joo-hwa) will continue.

On February 4, various music performances will take the stage at Seoul Arts Center. A five-person joint music concert featuring ▲Harmonica Memorial (composed by Kim Hyung-jun) ▲Sun-rise, Sun-set (composed by Park Yoon-ji) ▲re-舞 Fly Again (composed by Park Jung-eun) ▲Samshin (三神·composed by Jang Min-seok) ▲Double Concerto for Daegeum and Harp (composed by Jung Cheol-heon) is scheduled.

Tickets for 'Next Generation Battle 2020!' performances can be reserved on the Arko and Daehangno Arts Theater websites.

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