Suncheon-si to Host 2021 East Asia Youth Arts Festival

United as One Through Korean, Chinese, and Japanese Youth Cultures

[Suncheon=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Suncheon Cultural Foundation (Chairman Heo Seok) announced on the 5th that it will hold the ‘2021 East Asia Youth Arts Festival,’ part of the East Asia Cultural City cultural exchange project, tomorrow at the Suncheonman Ecological Culture Education Center performance hall.

The East Asia Youth Arts Festival was planned with the purpose of sharing and establishing solidarity in the diversity and identity of East Asian culture through cultural and artistic exchange events involving youth from Korea, China, and Japan.

At this East Asia Youth Arts Festival, youths from the three countries, who are the future protagonists, gather under the single theme of ‘Love yourself’ and participate in programs that share each country’s unique culture and talents.

Youths from Korea, China, and Japan will perform pure music such as piano and ballet, traditional instrument performances from each country, Nanta and dance performances, and the performances from each country will be shared in real time with audiences from the three countries online on the day.

In particular, the theme performance created by 80 youths from Korea, China, and Japan is the highlight of this youth arts festival, demonstrating the cultural exchange will of the three countries even amid the spread of COVID-19 through a harmony of video and live performance.

Additionally, during the 7th Korea Lifelong Learning Expo period until the 8th, various works including the #Love it my home challenge, postcard drawing challenge, photos, and poetry paintings created by youths from Korea, China, and Japan will be exhibited in the lobby of the Suncheonman Ecological Culture Education Center performance hall for four days.

A representative of the Suncheon Cultural Foundation said, “This East Asia Youth Arts Festival will provide a place centered on Suncheon, the 2021 East Asia Cultural City, where youths can express their artistic talents and passion, and we will strive to make it an arts festival full of youths’ dreams and hopes.”

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