Kang Ryang-won Selected as Director of Arko and Daehangno Arts Theater

Official Work Schedule Starts on the 8th

Kang Ryang-won, the new director of Arko Daehangno Arts Theater. Photo by Korea Arts Council

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heeyoon] The Korea Arts & Culture Education Service announced on the 8th that director Kang Ryang-won has been appointed as the head of ARKO Daehangno Arts Theater.

The newly appointed theater director Kang graduated from Yonsei University with a degree in Theology and earned a master's degree in Theater Directing from the Shchukin Theater Institute in Moscow. He founded the theater company Dong and has continued his work there. He has also served as artistic director of the Incheon Culture & Arts Center and the Incheon Municipal Theater. His official duties as theater director begin on the 8th.

The Arts Council selected enhancing organizational capabilities through external openness and strengthening expertise as key tasks in 'ARKO VISION 2030' and decided to appoint the operating head of ARKO Daehangno Arts Theater from the private sector.

After accepting applications in December last year, five candidates for interviews were selected through document screening in January this year. The final appointment of the theater director was decided through interviews held on the 24th of last month.

Park Jong-gwan, chairman of the Arts Council, stated, "Through this appointment, we hope that ARKO Daehangno Arts Theater will establish itself as a representative infrastructure in the field of basic arts and become a key driving force for achieving the Arts Council's vision."

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