2021. April 27 Ticket

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Published: 27 Apr. 2021, 15:12 Updated: 18 May. 2021, 17:40

2021. April 27 Ticket

CHUNG MYUNG-WHUN PIANO RECITAL
Seoul Arts Center, Concert Hall

April 28: Maestro Chung Myung-whun will come down from the podium and sit before a piano to hold a recital for the first time in seven years.

Although he's internationally known as a conductor, Chung is in fact the first Korean to take second place at the 1974 Tchaikovsky Piano Competition in Moscow. He's previously performed on the piano while being an active conductor but held back from holding recitals as a pianist.

After releasing his first piano album through ECM in 2013, Chung went on tour the following year. Chung will be dropping another piano album next month through Deutsche Grammophon, which includes "Haydn Piano Sonata No. 60," "Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 30" and "Brahms: 3 Intermezzo, Op. 117." During the upcoming recital, he'll be introducing the pieces on the album.
According to the 68-year-old musician, his 2014 album was "composed of music that he wanted his grandchildren to listen to." In the upcoming album, however, Chung said he wanted to "express different sides of life through music."

The recital begins at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets range from 40,000 won ($36) to 15,000 won.

Nambu Bus Terminal Station, line No. 3, exit 5

AVIGNON FESTIVAL CINEMA
LG Arts Center

April 28 – May 2: For those stuck in the nation amid the coronavirus pandemic, unable to go and enjoy performances in Europe, the LG Arts Center decided to bring the Avignon Festival, a world-renowned performing arts festival that gets held in France every year, here.

Five film versions of the performances that were once performed at the Festival d'Avignon will be presented, including "Hamlet" directed by Thomas Ostermeier, "My Cold Room" by Joel Pommerat, Shakespeare's "King Lear" by Olivier Py, "Thyeste" by Thomas Jolly and "Cesena," which will be presented by dance ensemble Rosas.

Tickets cost 20,000 won.

Yeoksam Station, line No. 2, exit 7

WICKED
Blue Square, Sinhan Card Hall

Through May 1: The Korean production of blockbuster Broadway musical "Wicked" is making a return to Korea for the first time in five years. The sell-out show will feature veteran musical actors including Oak Joo-hyun and Son Seung-yeon as Elphaba and Jung Sun-ah and Na Ha-na as Glinda.

Adapted from the best-selling novel "Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West" (1995) by Gregory Maguire, the musical is an alterative view of L. Frank Baum's famous story "The Wizard of Oz."

Taking the point of view of Oz's witches, "Wicked" tells the story of how the Wicked Witch of the West and the Good Witch of the North were originally close friends.

The musical gained a strong following after its premiere in Korea in 2012 and an 11-month run in 2013.

Performances start at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays; 3 p.m. on Wednesdays; and at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. on weekends and holidays.

There are no shows on Mondays.

Tickets range in price from 60,000 won to 150,000 won.

Hangangjin Station, line No. 6, exit 2 or 3

KONGSUNI AND FRIENDS' MUSIC ADVENTURE

May 4: Lotte Cultural Foundation, together with LG U+ is presenting an online classical music concert just in time for May 5 Children's Day. Popular cartoon character Kongsuni will be joined by another character Secret Jouju to meet Mr. Mozart.

The renowned musician will introduce his popular works to the animated characters and even stand on the podium to show the characters how he works with the orchestra.

On top of classical scores, theme songs of Kongsuni and Secret Jouju will also be played by the orchestra under the baton of Mr. Mozart.

The online content will be available for purchase from April 21 and will air on May 4 via LG U+.

The concert begins at 9 p.m.

It costs 13,000 won.

SINAWI & DARKNESS POOMBA BY KIM JAE-DUK
LG Arts Center

May 7 – 8: Choreographer Kim Jae-duk will be presenting two of his representative pieces "Sinawi" and "Darkness Poomba" at the LG Arts Center.

"Sinawi" is a 15-minute impromptu solo piece by Kim that combines dance, music and an unintelligible speech known as "jibberish." "Darkness Poomba," which is the most popular work from his company Modern Table, is a contemporary dance piece that reinterpreted "Poomba," a Korean folk song. For this piece, Kim dances with six other dancers.

Kim has firmly established himself as a choreographer who showcases full masculinity but at the same time presents works that anyone can enjoy through clear-cut movements that harmonize with music.

The performance begins at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and at 5 p.m. on Saturday.

Tickets cost 40,000 won.

Yeoksam Station, line No. 2, exit 7

AILEE SHOW TOK
Goyang Aram Nuri Arts Center, Aram Theater

Singer Ailee is kicking off a tour across the country to promote her latest album ″Lovin.'″ [ILGAN SPORTS]

June 5: To promote her latest EP "Lovin,'" which drops on May 7, Ailee is kicking off a tour across the country.

Starting from Gunpo on May 1, she will be stopping at six different cities across Korea. "'Lovin" is Ailee's first EP in six months. Her latest was "I'm," which dropped last October. The new EP is composed of six songs: "Make up your mind," "Tattoo," "Lose myself to you," "Ain't talkin' about me," "525" and "Spring Flower."

The concert begins at 2 p.m. 7 p.m.

Tickets range from 88,000 won to 132,000 won.

Jeongbalsan Station, line No. 3, exit 3

DRACULA: THE MUSICAL
Blue Square, Sinhan Card Hall

K-pop star and a musical actor Kim Jun-su plays Dracula in ″The Musical: Dracula.″ [OD COMPANY]

May18 – Aug1: Based on the novel "Dracula" by Irish author Bram Stoker, the musical revolves around Count Dracula who has been living alone for 400 years after losing the love of his life. Then one day Count Dracula falls in love with Mina Murray, the fiancée of young lawyer Jonathan Harker.

The intertwined love story of the three — Count Dracula, Mina and Jonathan — unfolds against the backdrop of a Gothic castle.

Singer and musical actor Kim Jun-su alternate the role of Dracula along with other musical actors Shin Sung-rok and Jeon Dong-suk.

The musical starts at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays; 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Wednesdays; and 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. on weekends and national holidays. There are no shows on Mondays.

Tickets range from 70,000 won to 150,000 won.

Hangangjin Station, line No. 6, exit 2 or 3

DON QUIXOTE
Seoul Arts Center, Opera Theater

Universal Ballet and the Seoul Arts Center present ″Don Quixote.″ [UNIVERSAL BALLET COMPANY]

June 4 - 6: Based on episodes taken from the novel by Spaniard Miguel de Cervantes, the ballet "Don Quixote" will be presented by the Universal Ballet's glamorous and skillful dancers.

The witty love story between the innkeeper's daughter Kitri and barber Basilio is reinforced by ballet mimes and Spanish dances flamenco and paso doble, which is modeled after the movement of the Spanish bullfight.

Universal Ballet's principal dancers Hong Hyang-gee and Son You-hee as well as its junior company dancer Kim Soo-min alternate the role of Kitri, while Konstantin Novoselov, Rhee Hyon-jun, Lee Dong-tak and Gantsooj Otgonbyamba alternate the role of Basilio.

Tickets range from 10,000 to 120,000 won.

The show starts at 7:30 on Friday, 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.

Nambu Bus Terminal Station, line No. 3, exit 5

PHANTOM
Charlotte Theater

Through June 27: Based on Gaston Leroux's 1910 novel "The Phantom of the Opera," the musical version premiered in 1991, with music and lyrics by Maury Yeston and a book by Arthur Kopit.

Both the international version and the Korean production of the musical have been much loved by Korea's Phantom fans. The Korean production premiered in 2018. For this Korean production, veteran actors including Park Eun-tae, Kai, Jeon Dong-suk and Kyuhyun alternate the title role of Phantom.

Although he has outstanding talent as a singer, Phantom has to hide underneath the opera theater with his face covered by a mask because of a deformity.

Kim So-hyun, Im Sun-hae, Lee Ji-hye, and Kim Soo will be on stage as Christine Daaé, who starts as a lovely woman but turns into the diva of the opera.

The show begins at 7 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays; 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Wednesdays and Fridays; 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturdays and public holidays and at 3 p.m. on Sundays. There are no shows on Mondays.

Tickets range in price from 60,000 won to 150,000 won.

Jamsil Station, lines No. 2 and No. 8, exit 3

CHICAGO
D-Cube Arts Center

Through July 18: The Korean production of a hit musical "Chicago" is being staged at the D-Cube Arts Center in western Seoul.

The musical is based on a 1926 play of the same name by reporter Maurine Dallas Watkins about actual criminals and crimes she reported on in Chicago.

The musical revolves around Roxie Hart, an ambitious chorus girl, who murders her lover. Tiffany Young, a member of K-pop girl group Girls' Generation has been cast to play Roxie. Veteran musical actor and singer Ivy will alternate the role with Tiffany Young.

Other cast members include Yoon Gong-ju and Choi Jung-won who will alternate the role of Velma Kelly; and Park Gun-hyung and Choi Jae-rim, who will be alternating the role of Billy.

The show begins at 7:30 p.m. on weekdays; at 2 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. on weekends. There are no shows on Mondays.

Tickets range from 60,000 won to 140,000 won.

Sindorim Station, lines No. 1 and 2, exit 1 or 5

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