2015.10.28 THEATER Ticket
Published: 27 Oct. 2015, 20:17
The Universal Ballet Company is staging “La Bayadere,” a large-scale spectacle ballet you don’t want to miss, at the Seoul Arts Center.[UNIVERSAL BALLET COMPANY]
Jamsil Sports Complex, Big Top Theater
To Sunday: A Latin word meaning “anyone,” quidam denotes the enigma, the unknown. True to this etymology, “Quidam,” Cirque du Soleil’s ninth on-tour show, will keep viewers of all ages hooked with mystery and wonder.
First staged in 1996, “Quidam” presents a combination of acrobatic skills and traditional circus acts. It tells the story of a girl, Zoe, who uses creativity as an escape from her rather mundane world.
Performing in Korea this fall prior to its final show in the Netherlands next February, “Quidam” is celebrating its 20th anniversary.
The show starts at 8 p.m. on weekdays; 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturday; and 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Sunday.
Tickets range from 60,000 won to 250,000 won.
Sports Complex Station, line no. 2, exit 6 or 7.
EQUUS
Chungmu Art Hall, Middle Stage Black
To Sunday: Celebrating the 40th anniversary since its premiere in Korea, “Equus” is one of the few rare and exceptional Korean productions by contemporary foreign playwrights.
Written by Peter Shaffer in 1973, “Equus” tells the story of a psychiatrist and his patient, a teenage boy who has a pathological religious fascination with horses.
The show premiered in London in 1973 and debuted on Broadway two years later.
For this production, the cast includes Ahn Suk-hwan as the doctor and Nam Yoon-ho as his patient.
The show starts at 8 p.m. on weekdays; 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturday; and 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday.
Tickets cost 40,000 won.
Sindang Station, line No. 2, exit 1 or 9.
LA BAYADERE
Seoul Arts Center, Opera Theater
To Sunday: The Universal Ballet Company will showcase “La Bayadere,” a spectacle ballet which has been highly praised in the United States. This large-scale blockbuster ballet features about 150 dancers led by three main characters: temple dancer Nikiya, young warrior Solor and princess Gamzatti, who are in a love triangle.
Like the Korean premiere of the piece in 1999, “La Bayadere” will once again show off the power of classical ballet.
The performance starts at 8 p.m. on weekdays; 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturday; and 3 p.m. on Sunday.
Tickets range from 10,000 won to 120,000 won.
Nambu Bus Terminal Station, line No. 3, exit 5.
LATE AUTUMN
Art One Theater, Theater 1
To Nov. 8: “Late Autumn” is a play adapted from a 1966 Korean melodrama directed by Lee Man-hui. Though this production marks the seventh remake of the story, it is the first time it is being staged as a play.
The story revolves around two characters whose lives become intertwined in the least expected way. Anna, who was serving seven years in prison, gets a three-day break to attend her mother’s funeral. On the same bus is a young man Hoon, whom Anna is interested in despite her previous renunciation of love. Anna opens up to Hoon, and the two begin a romance while the imminent end of her trip and their encounter looms.
There are no shows on Mondays. The show starts at 8 p.m. on weekdays; 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturdays; and 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Sundays.
Tickets range from 40,000 won to 50,000 won.
Hyehwa Station, line No. 4, exit 1.
MUSICAL CINDERELLA
Chungmu Art Hall
To Nov. 8: As a popular Broadway musical, “Cinderella” has won Tony awards and was nominated as the most anticipated Broadway musical of 2015. The gorgeous romantic fantasy captivates the audience with a somewhat different story from the original fairy tale, as Cinderella leaves her sparkling glass slipper behind on purpose to be found by Prince Christopher.
Starring in the show are famous Korean musical stars and singers like Um Ki-joon, Yang Yo-seop (of boy group BEAST), Yoonha, Baek A-yeon and Hong Ji-min.
The show starts at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. on weekdays, and 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. on weekends.
Tickets range from 50,000 won to 140,000 won.
Sindang Station, line No. 2 and No. 6, exit 9.
NOTRE DAME DE PARIS
Blue Square Samsung Electronics Hall
To Nov. 15: The French tour of “Notre Dame de Paris” will hold an encore show commemorating the 10th anniversary since its first performance in Korea. Based on the novel by Victor Hugo that shook Paris with its story of tragic love, greed and madness, “Notre Dame de Paris” depicts the complications that arise between the hunchback Quasimoto, the avaricious bishop Clopin, the alluring gypsy Esmeralda and the royal admiral Phoebus. For this special encore show, director Gilles Maheu and composer Riccardo Cocciante will return and lead an eclectic French-Canadian cast.
There are no shows on Mondays; the show begins at 8 p.m. on weekdays; 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturdays; and 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Sundays.
Hangangjin Station, line No. 6, exit 2.
*Event information collected from the Korea Tourism Organization. Tickets available at ticket.interpark.com/global or by calling 1544-1555.
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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