Musicals, Plays, and Traditional Arts... 28 New Works of 2023 Arrive

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[Asia Economy Reporter Seomideum] The Korea Arts Council has unveiled the selected works for the '2022 Performing Arts Creation Workshop - New Works of the Year (New Works of the Year)'. The 'Performing Arts Creation Workshop' is a cultural support project that supports basic performing arts fields (theater, original musicals, dance, music, original opera, traditional arts) and is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year.

A total of 28 works were selected as 'New Works of the Year,' which receive step-by-step support through the Performing Arts Creation Workshop. Selected in May, these works have gone through planning and showcase (staging) processes and are scheduled to be performed from January to April next year.

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This year's selected works include ▲6 theater pieces ('Ppangya', 'Nosche', 'Designer of the Labyrinth (迷宮)', 'Gyeongodic-Girl', 'Extra Chronicle', 'White Spring'), ▲4 original musicals ('Cheongchun Soeum', 'Alice', 'Dice', 'Williams and the Williams of Williams'), ▲7 dance works ('' “hello world”;', 'Recall; Calling', 'On the Rock', 'The Sun', 'Clara Schumann', 'WHITE', 'THE ROAD'), ▲3 music works ('Kim Jaehoon's P.N.O', 'Music Drama Eogiya', 'Original Chamber Music Drama Bung (鵬) Bird’s Dream'), ▲4 original operas ('The Divorce of Figaro', 'Tin Roof', 'White Termite in the Desert', 'Fishing'), and ▲4 traditional arts works ('RE: Originality', 'Pansori Ssut Story ? Maupassant 篇', 'Jeol Daemok (大木)', 'Sound of the Ancient Times, Resonance of Soil, Hun and Yulgi').

Creative performances such as theater, musicals, and dance will also be available to audiences at CGV cinemas through 'Arko Live.' Additionally, in the first half of 2023, the performances will be filmed and presented via Naver TV.

The 'New Works of the Year' selections have been highly praised for their outstanding quality and popularity. The 2016 selected work 'Red Book' won four awards including Best Work and Best Actress at the 6th Korea Musical Awards. The 2018 selected work 'Temple of Dolls' received the Grand Prize at the 12th Korea Opera Awards.

Notably, the 2018 selected original musical 'Marie Curie' won five awards including Grand Prize, Best Direction, Best Script, Best Music, and Producer Award at the 5th Korea Musical Awards in 2021, and recently held a gala show and live screening in Poland. With license exports, a performance in Japan is also scheduled for next year.

At the appointment ceremony for the Performing Arts Creation Workshop ambassadors, Park Jong-gwan, Chairman of the Korea Arts Council (left), and musical actor Choi Jae-rim are posing.

Park Jong-kwan, Chairman of the Korea Arts Council, said, “The past three years have been a time when humanity fought against a virus. New works created throughout the three years of social isolation have been announced,” adding, “They put a lot of effort into these works, making them more special than ever by reflecting the longing during the time they could not meet audiences. We ask for your great support.”

Meanwhile, musical actor Choi Jae-rim was appointed as the promotional ambassador for 2023. He appeared in the 2016 selected musical 'Airport Baby' showcasing his strong acting, and has since gained great popularity through musicals such as 'Matilda', 'Kinky Boots', and the broadcast 'Lotto Singer'.

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