MapleStory 'Slime' Memorial Ssikimgut at Sejong Center... Nexon Hosts Borderless Performance

[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Nahum] Nexon announced on the 25th that it will hold the main and gala performances of the 1st 'Borderless Performance: PLAYpan' at the M Theater of Sejong Center for the Performing Arts in Seoul from next month 11th to 12th.

Borderless is a social contribution project by the Nexon Foundation aimed at supporting experimental artistic creation using game intellectual property (IP), spreading the cultural content value of games, and expanding the base of art.

Earlier, the Nexon Foundation held a contest for stage works under the theme 'Meeting of Games and Traditional Arts' and conducted trial performances by three teams in the finals in January this year. In the on-site judging, the team 'Hyundai Yeonhui Prototype21,' which performed a traditional Yeonhui performance commemorating the representative monster 'Slime' from MapleStory, won the final prize.

On the day of the main performance, the final winning team 'Hyundai Yeonhui Prototype21' will hold a solo performance that modernly reinterprets and applies the 'Ssitgimgut' ritual to the MapleStory IP. On the following day's gala performance, the three finalist teams will each present unique stages by combining the IPs of 'MapleStory,' 'KartRider,' and 'Baram-ui Nara' with traditional arts.

The Nexon Foundation plans to donate all ticket revenue obtained from this performance for public interest purposes. Ticket reservations for the performance will be available from 10 a.m. today on the official website of Sejong Center for the Performing Arts and Interpark.

Kim Jungwook, director of the Nexon Foundation, said, "We hope to inspire many people through original traditional art works that transcend the boundaries between games and art," adding, "The Nexon Foundation will continue to actively support experimental artistic creation by artists and contribute to highlighting the cultural content value of games."

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