Gyeonggi Provincial Dance Company to Stage First Repertoire Work 'Ryul (律)' on April 1-2

From the left, Jeong Jun-yong, a member in charge of 'Ryul', Kim Chung-han, Artistic Director of the Gyeonggi-do Dance Company, and Choi Eun-ah, a member

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] The Gyeonggi Provincial Dance Company (Artistic Director Kim Chung-han) will stage 'Ryul (律)' as the first work of the 2021 repertoire season.

'Ryul' is a representative work by current artistic director Kim Chung-han, inspired by the Korean version of Spartacus and based on the historical background of the Goryeo Dynasty's 'Manjeok Rebellion.' It is especially notable for introducing the unique genre of dance musical.

Gyeonggi Arts Center announced on the 18th that on the 1st and 2nd of next month, it will stage the dance musical 'Ryul' in the Grand Theater, which tells the story of the Korean Spartacus inspired by the historical figure 'Manjeok' from the Goryeo Dynasty.

Regarding the choice of 'Ryul' as this year's first performance, Director Kim said, "While operating the repertoire season every year, I believe it is important to solidify works like 'Ryul' through multiple performances." He added, "There is no end to the completion of an art piece, but the process of steadily improving its quality is important, so we decided to stage 'Ryul' as the first work this year."

'Ryul' is a dance musical genre that combines dance drama and musical elements.

Director Kim explained, "Recently, the musical genre has been very popular in the performing arts scene. 'Ryul' is a 'dance musical' that adds musical elements to dance drama to approach a wider audience."

He further stated, "The Gyeonggi Provincial Dance Company aims to be a 'friendly dance company that gives back to the residents,' and we will do our best again this year. Since dance is a genre that conveys messages through body movements, it can feel quite difficult for general audiences, but we will not neglect efforts to engage more with audiences by introducing genres like 'dance musical.'"

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