Gwangju Buk-gu Cultural Center to Host Planned and Invited Performances This Year

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yukbong] Buk-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (District Mayor Moon In) announced on the 7th that the Buk-gu Culture Center, which opened in December last year, has prepared various planned and invited performances this year so that it can be used as a space for residents to enjoy culture and arts in their daily lives.

The representative performance brand of the Buk-gu Culture Center, “Concert in Buk-gu,” has prepared “Korean Music, a Musical Journey on Six Paths” as its first planned series this year.

It is scheduled to present new and creative music that blends Korean traditional music (Gugak) and world music, with a total of six performances divided into the first half (April to June) and the second half (September to November) of the year.

The first performance, “Reggae Meets Pansori,” to be held on the 23rd at 7:30 PM, will feature a collaboration between Korea’s top reggae band “Noseontae and Soul Source” and Pansori master “Kim Yulhee,” allowing audiences to experience representative sections of Pansori with a modern sensibility.

Following this, until November, the lineup includes ▲ six-member band “Gyeongroital” with “Tradition, Deviating from the Path” ▲ fusion Gugak band “Sangjaru” with “Korean Gypsy, Wandering Music” ▲ Gugak band “Gugaknori” with “Gugak Meets Jazz” ▲ modern Pansori band “Chomchom” with “Gugak, Singing Stories” ▲ and band “Shinnoi” with “Korean Music, Crossing Boundaries.”

Additionally, to allow local residents to enjoy various performing arts, a total of four invited performances by Gwangju Municipal Art Troupes such as the Municipal Ballet and Municipal Symphony Orchestra will be held from next month through November.

Moreover, to provide children with opportunities to grow as consumers and producers of culture and arts, cultural arts education programs including dance dramas, Gugak musicals, and ballet will be conducted five times every Saturday next month.

Meanwhile, Buk-gu plans to establish an online performance platform called “Art in Home” that allows people to watch performances at home in line with the post-COVID-19 era.

Through this, the district aims to realize cultural welfare by sharing performances with children, the elderly, and marginalized groups who require cultural consideration, and to increase accessibility to performing arts.

District Mayor Moon In said, “The Buk-gu Culture Center, equipped with professional stage equipment, lighting, and sound facilities, is expected to contribute to the revitalization of the local performing arts culture,” adding, “We will continue to lower the barriers to the performance venue and expand opportunities to enjoy performing arts.”

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