Yeonggwang Multicultural Student Musical Club 'Rak樂myu' Regular Performance... 'You Gajok'

Depicting the True Story of the Yeosun Uprising... Yeosu and Suncheon Touring Performances Continue

"In the 21st century, our society embraces diverse thoughts and cultures. There is full hope that multicultural students and general students, through musicals as a medium, will respect each other without discrimination and create a harmonious society."

The musical club 'Rak樂Myu,' composed of multicultural and general students from Yeonggwang-gun, Jeollanam-do, took the stage in a splendid performance on the 28th.

This year's performance, marking the 9th edition, was held at the Grand Performance Hall of the Yeonggwang Culture and Arts Center. It was organized by the Yeonggwang-gun Office of Education as a regular performance.

On the 28th, the 9th regular performance ＜You Family＞ of the multicultural student musical club 'Rak樂Myu' in Yeonggwang.
[Photo by Kim Geonwan]

Attending the musical performance were Superintendent of Education Kim Dae-jung, education superintendents from Yeonggwang, Gangjin, Jangseong, and Sinan, the Administrative Director, Secondary Education Director, Yeonggwang County Governor, County Council Chairperson, County Fire Chief, Provincial Assembly members Park Won-jong and Jang Eun-young, among others, who honored the event and encouraged the students. Yoon Young-duk, Chair of the National Assembly Multicultural Committee (Democratic Party), also sent a congratulatory message.

This year’s work, following last year, portrayed the true story of the Yeosu-Suncheon Rebellion. It was an incident where many civilians were sacrificed during the suppression of soldiers stationed in Yeosu who refused to suppress the Jeju 4.3 Incident and initiated an armed rebellion. The background of the work emphasized the meaning that the tragedy of fratricidal war must never happen again.

Although the performance was conducted as a non-face-to-face YouTube live broadcast without an audience due to the COVID-19 situation, this year it was held as an in-person performance.

The Multicultural Education Supervisor at the Yeonggwang Office of Education stated, "Beyond students in the Yeonggwang area, we uploaded a recorded version on YouTube to be used as educational material to reexamine the Yeosu-Suncheon Rebellion and the Jeju 4.3 Incident for students throughout Jeollanam-do, so it can be utilized as needed," explaining the planning intent.

Meanwhile, this performance will tour the eastern region of Jeollanam-do (Yeosu and Suncheon) with support from the Jeollanam-do Provincial Council’s Education Committee.

Superintendent of Education Kim Dae-jung said, "I hope the multicultural student musical club 'Rak(樂)Myu,' which has created such beauty, will continue to contribute to creating a multicultural-friendly environment. We will consider performing at the Glocal Future Education Expo to be held in Yeosu in 2024."

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