Cultural City Uijeongbu, 'City as Theater, Nature as Stage' Receives Great Response

Music and Artworks Harmoniously Blended Together

Kim Dong-geun, Mayor of Uijeongbu, is delivering a greeting on the 26th at the event "The City is a Theater, Nature is the Stage."

Uijeongbu City, Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Kim Dong-geun) successfully concluded the project "The City as a Theater, Nature as a Stage" on the 26th, which was conducted as part of the cultural city development initiative.

"The City as a Theater, Nature as a Stage" is a project that features street performances (busking) in everyday resting spaces for citizens such as parks, riversides, and cafes. The performances included 11 local art groups featuring ▲orchestras ▲bands ▲b-boys ▲magic shows, among others.

Starting with a band performance at the "Jungnangcheon Balmul Shelter" on the 5th, the project held six street performances (busking) at locations including ▲Jangam-Balgok Neighborhood Park ▲Songsan Temple Site Neighborhood Park ▲local cafes until the 26th, receiving great enthusiasm from citizens.

In particular, the final street performance (busking) held at a cafe in Nokyang-dong featured pop jazz, where Mayor Kim Dong-geun enjoyed the stage together with the citizens. On that day, in addition to the street performance (busking), attendees also viewed ceramic artworks with artist Shin Sang-ho, providing citizens with a special cultural experience combining music and ceramics.

Meanwhile, artist Shin Sang-ho is a master of Korean ceramics and served as the inaugural director of the Gimhae Clayarch Museum, the world's first architectural ceramics art museum.

Mayor Kim Dong-geun stated, "This project provided citizens with cultural experiences in everyday spaces, turning ordinary places into cultural spaces," and added, "We will continue to do our best to enhance the value of Uijeongbu as a cultural city."

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