Arts Council to Host Cultural Experience Concert for Disability Awareness Improvement

Invitation Performance by the Visually Impaired Performing Arts Group ‘Hanbit Yesuldan’

The Korea Arts Council announced on the 2nd that it held the 'One Plus We' concert, inviting the Hanbit Arts Group, a performing arts organization for the visually impaired, in collaboration with the Rural Development Administration's Food Technology Planning and Evaluation Institute and the Korea Creative Content Agency. Photo by Korea Arts Council

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heeyoon] The Korea Arts & Culture Education Service announced on the 2nd that it held the ‘Work Plus We’ concert, inviting the Hanbit Arts Troupe, a performing arts group for the visually impaired, in collaboration with the Rural Development Administration’s Technology Planning and Evaluation Institute and the Korea Creative Content Agency.

‘Work Plus We’ is a performance planned with the meaning of fostering a unified workplace life by adding the value of each individual and a sense of equality in the workplace.

The Hanbit Arts Troupe, founded in 2003 by visually impaired individuals with musical talent, is the world’s only visually impaired arts troupe known as an orchestra where the conductor and all members synchronize through memorization of musical scores.

This event was prepared as part of a cultural experience education jointly promoted by three institutions located in Bitgaram Innovation City ? the Arts Council, the Technology Planning and Evaluation Institute, and the Creative Content Agency ? to eliminate prejudice against people with disabilities.

The concert, based on storytelling, featured performances by ▲Brass Ensemble (conductor Kim Sunho) ▲Chamber Orchestra (conductor Kim Jonghun) ▲Project Band (leader Yang Hangyu) with pieces including Dynamite (BTS), Brahms’ Hungarian Dances, and other classical, crossover, and popular music.

A total of 132 people participated in the concert, including 103 employees from the three institutions, local residents, 29 multicultural families in the region, and out-of-school youth. The Arts Council explained that the event served as an opportunity to practice social value fulfillment through cultural and artistic sharing activities in the local community and to build consensus on improving awareness of disabilities and spreading a culture of equality together with local residents.

An official from the Arts Council stated, “We will continue to strive for policy proposals to revitalize arts for the disabled in order to establish a fair and inclusive support system for artists, which is a new government national task. We will also do our best to realize ESG management by enhancing social responsibility together with institutions within the innovation city.”

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