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CULTURE
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Introducingthetheatercompany“StreetTheaterTroope”
OVER
VIEW
Ears & Eyes
Meetingpioneerof“Wooritheater”
CultureWorldCup
T
hedrama,“ALearnedMan,ChoNam-
Thatis,Westernstyledramahasadefinite
KimHong-ran/TheArgus
myoung”wasperformedintheMunye
division of each structural element, but
F
GrandTheaterinHyehwa-dongfromMarch
“Wooritheater”isthegenrethatallelements
IFAWorldCup2002isonlyamonthaway.WorldCupisnotonlysportsgames
22nd to April 7th. Since the drama was
getjoinedtogetheringoodharmonywithout
heldinoneplacebutitisalsoanopportunitytomeetmanypeoplefromallover
firstly performed in Seoul Performing Arts
genre barrier. “Western drama has been
theworldandenjoythebrightandactivemoodofsports.Suchafestivalisalsoanother
Festival 2001, this drama was carried away
developed into all factors divided into
chancetomeetvariousforeigncultures,itislikeaculturalmarketwherepeopleallover
withnearlyalltheprizessuchasinthefields
various specialties since Modern ages.
theworldgatherinandshowtheirculturesatoneplace.Therefore,weshouldprepare
of Best performance, Best director, Best
Easternplay,however,hasbeenformedand
for this cultural festival and the government must make effort to make it a “Culture
actor,andBestmusicAward.Inadditionto
united genre freely without limitation,” said
WorldCup”.Thegovernmentthinkthatitisagoodopportunitytoinformothersabout
these,itwascollectedastheopeningworkof
LeeYoun-taek,“SinceIfoundedtheSTT,I
our country. They are holding or going to hold many cultural events, theater plays,
SeoulPerformingArtsFestival2002.
triedtomakeopentheateralongtheway.”
performances and concerts. In addition, in the name of Culture World Cup, the
Probably you wonder who indeed
Then, what is the most impressive drama
governmenthasimprovedpublicaccomodationssuchaspublictoilets,roadsandstreets.
produced this drama. It is the very “Street
in his memory? He answered “Hamlet”
Culturehasbecomeanessentialandimportantfactortounderstandothernationsand
Theater Troope” (STT) led by the most
without hesitation. In 1995, the SST
peopleanditisunavoidabletoexchangeculturalevents.Ascultureisconsideredtobe
famousKoreandramaproducer,LeeYoun-
participatedinFiveContinentsInternational
essential, International Olympic Committee(IOC) has declared culture to be one of
taek. Since the STT was established in
Performance Festival in Russia that is the
factorsof“The3spiritsofOlympic”alongwithenvironmentandsports.Likethis,such
Busanin1986,ithascontinuedproducinga
primarycountryofdramawith“Hamlet”.
big international events have to consider the importance of cultural fact and it is no
lotofremarkabledramas.
“I was very nervous when we heard the
exceptionfortheWorldCup.Asaresult,thegovernmentandthesocietyhadtomake
For example, “Ogu - the form of the
news that a Russian theater company
thiseventto“CultureWorldCup”.Thenotionof“CultureWorldCup”isnotdifficult-
death” in 1990’s participated in Tokyo
participatedinthefestivalwith“Hamlet”as
WorldCupalsoshowsvariousculturalaspectsoftheworld.
PerformanceFestivalinJapan,EssenWorld
the same drama as mine,” said Lee Youn-
Asstatedabove,therearemanyculturaleventsthatareheldforWorldCup,suchas
ThismanisLeeYoun-taek,therepresentativeof“StreetTheaterTroope”
Performance Festival in Germany and this
taek, “However “Hamlet” of the STT was
concertsin11citieswhereWorldCupgamesaregoingtobeheld,“SeoulPerforming
drama was invited in 1997 World
received enormous bursts of applause and
Arts Festival” and “Dream Fantasy 2002”, an international fireworks festival. In
Performance Festival officially. “Hamlet”
bunchesofflowers.In1999,thedramawas
community arranged reforming closed
Headdedafewmorewordsforthisresult,
addition,theSeoulCitygovernmentislandscapingthesurroundingsofSangam-dong
wonthepraiseofmanycriticsinRussiaand
performedinBerlin,thecapitalofGermany
school in Milyang in 1999. These days, the
“Only when the quality of the drama is
World Cup Stadium and decorated subway stations and subways with World Cup-
Germany, which is similar to the original
thatisfamousfordrama.Thenextdayofthe
MTV has about 40 official members and
improved, the theatrical world will be
relatedpictures,suchasthepicturesofsoccerplayersandtheadvertisementsoffootball
drama.
performance, reviews of the drama was
some 20 workshop members, and they live
activated.” Moreover, in the advance of
goods.
WhythesedramasoftheSTTarevalued
publishedinthreenewspapersofBerlin.And
togetherinatrainingvillage.Inlastsummer,
Korean dramas into foreign markets, the
However,thispreparationfor“CultureWorldCup”isinsufficientthat,stillthereare
highly?BecausethedramasoftheSTThave
allofthemcommentedthatKoreanHamlet
“Milyang Performing Arts Festival” was
research and investigation of Woori theater
shortofculturalevents.Mostculturaleventsareclassicconcertsandperformancesthat
the Korean characteristic factors which are
hadtheoriginalenergythatWesterndramas
firstlyheldinMilyangundertheauspiceof
will be continued. As the possibility of
mostpeopledislikeandareunfamiliarwith.Alsotherearenoeventsthatforeignerscan
differentfromwesterndrama.ItistheWoori
forgot.
the MTV for 15 days. From the university
Korean drama is already admitted in many
participate more easily as those events are focused on informing Korean traditional
theater, which it can’t be given a definition
Besides various splendid productions of
students who major in drama to first-class
abroad theatrical festivals, the prospect is
culture.ThegovernmentisinterestedinadvertisingKoreahasabigpowerinITand
byjustoneword.Afterastudentwatched“A
Wooritheater,theSTTfoundedthe“Woori
directors, all people who love drama
veryhopeful.
cultureanditthinksitisagoodchancetoinformthesuperiorityofKoreanculture.
Learned Man, Cho Nam-myoung”, in a
Theater Institute” (WTI) in 1994 in Seoul
participatedthefestival.
Tothestudentswhoexpecttobecomethe
ThevisitorsduringtheWorldCuparecomingtoKoreatoseesoccergamesnotto
question-and-answer period, he asked Lee
andhastriedtodoresearchanddevelopment
Today the public people prefer watching
dramaactor,hesaidthatoutwardappearance
appreciateKoreaduringtheWorldCup.Mostofthemaresoccerfansandtheyvisitto
Youn-taekwhatthegenreofthisdramawas.
of Woori theater. Now, contemporary
the screen such as movies to watching
orborntalentisnotimportant.Onlyblood-
enjoy their teams playing. Therefore, we have to prepare events for them, who love
He said that the drama seemed to be a
famous theatrical people including drama
dramas, thus, the theatrical world is
and-tears endeavor is necessary to good
footballandcometoseethegames,sothattheycanenjoy.Theyneedaplacetogoafter
musicaloranoperatohim.ButLeeYoun-
directors and drama critics come from this
confrontingacrisis.ButLeeYoun-taeksaid
actor. To be a good director is the same as
thematchestoreleasetheirexcitementsandstressessuchaspubsanddanceparties.Itis
taek answered that it is not the genre in
institute. And at the same time, the WTI
that this crisis was only a passing
being a good actor. Both good actor and
important to inform our beautiful culture to the world but more important thing is to
Westernstyleone,itis“Wooritheater”
helpsmorepublicpeopleabletobefamiliar
phenomenon, so the performance art
directorcanfightagainsthisownfate.
offerplaceswherepeoplefromparticipantcountriescanenjoythemselves.
What is the definition of the “Woori
with a drama. And the publishing company
including drama would be able to attract
“Strangely, I cannot feel the excited mood of the World Cup in Japan and Korea,”
theater”?LeeYoun-taeksaidthatthe“Woori
wasestablishedasthesamenameas“Woori
more people than now. Compared with
saidaforeignvisitoraboutthemoodofWorldCupinKorea.Thereasoncanbemany
theater” is an aggregate of music, song,
Theater Institute”, and the company has
moviesormediaarts,thedramaisthegenre
but one sure is that we have no preparation for the festival that creates an joyful and
dance and narration. It is important that
issued a lot of technical books about Woori
contacting with audiences directly and
amusement atmosphere of World Cup. Spain could gather many tourists after World
“Woori theater” is different from the
theater.
comprehendingallelementsofart.Assoon
Cup in 1982 and France proved to be powerful in culture through excellent cultural
ByKimHong-ran
Western style drama in the aspect of the
As another business of the SST, there is
as audiences experience various charming
events.KoreaalsocanholdtheFIFAWorldCupsuccessfullyifalltheKoreanscare
ReporterofInternationalSection
relationbetweeneachsource.
the “Milyang Theater Village” (MTV) , the
drama,theywillbeabsorbed.
more about this international festival. “Culture World Cup” is achieved by all the
people’scontinuousinterests,notbymanyculturalevents.
Enjoydramaanddanceatoneplace
ByLeeSo-jung
AssociateEditorofCultureSection
S
“
eoulPerformingArtsFestival2002”
The opening ceremony will be held in
festival: “Leitmotiv” from Canada, “The
Munye Theater. And people can also see
willbeheldfromthe4thofMayto
Munye Theater on May 4, and “A Learned
Mask of Fire” from Lithuaina, “Weird
Korean traditional dances performed by
the 9th of June in Munye Theater in
Man” will be on the stage for the opening
Concert” from Russia, “The Condition for
intangibleculturalassetssuchasKangSun-
Daehangno,TheNationalTheaterofKorea,
play. Including “Waiting for Godot” and 8
Happiness” from Japan, and “Jinzz” from
young and Lee Mae-bang. In addition, the
ChangIl-bum’s
and Sejong Center for the Performing Arts.
more plays which were formally invited to
China.TheseplayswillbeatSejongCenter
publiccantakepartinthefestival,anevent
This festival is a combination of Seoul
the festival and were praised for excellence
forthePerformingArtsandArtspoolCenter.
named “Dancing Event at Noon” from the
musicletter
Theater Festival and Seoul Dance Festival
of works, and six premiers, such as “The
Duringthefestivaltherearealsoallgenres
13thofMaytothe7thofJuneonthesquare
originallyheldinautumn.Butpreparingfor
Missing of Janghwahongnyun” will be on
of dance plays from traditional dances to
of waterspout in Sejong Center for the
the World Cup 2002, the festival is being
the stage. Among them, a play named, “It
ballet,moderndanceandjazz.Inthecontest
PerformingArts.
Tastesouthernsoul
heldearlierthanthoselastyears.Therewill
WasLittleDarknessintheHoleofaWood
of the dance performance, there will be a
be about 150 plays and performances from
Block” will be played in Korean and
team performance, which consists of 10
ByLeeSo-jung/TheArgus
thenationandabroad.
English. Also there are foreign plays in the
corpsdeballet,fromMay25toJune2inthe
“
C
uando calienta el sol aqui en la
himwithabroadsmileonhisfaceandIfelt
EMI
Reviewingthefilm“A.I.”,“ArtificialIntelligence”
playa.”Oneday,enteringtheroom
his happy smile was contagious to viewers.
of “Classical Music on Thursday”, a
If sung by Russian even a happy tune
classicalmusicappreciationclubatHUFS,I
becomes melancholy well as Mexican can
“A.I.”tributebythegreattothegreat
heardthemelodyofoneMexicansongsung
takethesadsongturnedintoamerryone
byamemberofit.ThatwasMexicansong,
AnotherwhatIcouldhearat3Tenorswas
“Canciones populares Mexicanas” which
“Tequiero,dijiste(Iloveyou,yousaid)”.It
means “when the sun shines at the beach”.
isakindofMexicanserenadewhichissung
“
A
.I.” began life as a longtime
matchforLamphry.Thethemepark’smain
Daviddoesindeedbreak.Inthenextscene,
andSpielbergseldomtries.Thescenewhere
Becauseofthatlovelyandrefreshingsong,I
under the lovers window and also called
KimHong-ran/TheArgus
Kubrickproject.Kubrickhadlong
attraction called the “Flesh Fairs”, where
weseehimontheoperatingtablehavinghis
David and Teddy are abandoned in the
was engrossed in Mexican music, the new
“Munequita Lindo (little beautiful doll)”. In
beenintriguedbytheconceptsintroducedin
robots are subjected to gladiatory sport and
circuitsvacuumed.
woods like unwanted pets by his
musicworld.
thesedayswhenthesunbeatdownsohard
the1969sci-fishortstory“SuperToysLast
destroyed to the delight of the crowd, is
AsaparodyofPinocchio,thescreenplay
programming mother Monica is
Thinking this unfamiliar song was
that you can’t tell whether its spring or
AllSummerLong”byBrianAldiss.Hehas
reminiscent of Paradise Island in
is utterly brilliant, but Spielberg’s lyrical
heartbreaking and horrifying, as are the
wonderful, I wrote down its lyrics
summer, I listen to Mexican tune and am
virtually willed the project to Spielberg and
“Pinocchio”, where the orphan children are
screenplay is steeped in filmlore and other
spectaclesofcrueltyatthe“FleshFair”.And
immediately. I sang it and memorized it at
abletohavetasteofsummernownotlater.
his heir has certainly made something of
ledastrayandslowlyfindthemselvesbeing
literary allusions. When David’s future
the final words Gigolo Joe utters, “I am, I
one sitting all night. Till now “Cuando
ComparingwithArgentina,CubaandBrazil,
himself with the inheritance. Kubrick
madeintoasses.Theringmasterofthefairis
creator,Dr.AllenHobby(WilliamHurt),is
was,”asheishoistedawayfordisassembly
calientaelsolaquienlaplaya”isoneofmy
musicofMexicanwhobelievethemyththat
workedonatreatmentwithIanWatsonand
modeled on Pinocchio’s Honest John.
askedaquestionheisunabletoanswer,itis
by a police helicopter are hauntingly
favorite songs. Of course I had already
firsthumanbeingpopedoutofacornhuskis
handed this, along with the many concept
Humans, who have organic brains, are
clearthatSpielberghasanineteenthcentury
Kubrickian. The robot is employing
known“BesameMucho”wasMexicansong
simpleandmodest.Iwouldliketointroduce
drawings he’d done with Chris Baker, over
considered superior because they have no
literary classic in mind. The question is, “If
Cartesian reasoning to affirm his existence
at that time, but the more you listen to it
somealbumsofMexicansongtoyou.
to Spielberg. Spielberg developed the
needofasimulatoror“sim”.Ironically,itis
the robot genuinely loves its owner, what
by stating “I am”, while ensuring his future
anotherMexicansongssuchas“Quiensera
It is “Mexico Lindo (beautiful Mexico)”
screenplay from the screen story treatment
Lord Johnson-Johnson (Brendan Gleeson)
responsibilitydoesthehumanhavetowards
survival in David’s memory with the past
(Who will be?)”, “Quizas, Quizas, Quizas
sangbyRamomVargas,afamousMexican
by Kubrick and Ian Watson. And like any
who gets pelted with stones by an angry
the machine?” This is the central question
tenseform“Iwas”.
(Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps)”, “Adoro
tenorwhoplaystheleadingroleofoperaon
good heir to a legacy, Spielberg takes full
crowd incited to sympathy by David’s very
theme of “Frankenstein,” though the
Professor Hobby’s speech before a body
(Adore)”, the more charmed I was with
world-class stage with pureness like a
creditforthescript,whilecreditingKubrick
humanpleaforhelp.
question concerns an organic as opposed to
ofhisscientificpeersisfilledwithscientific
cheerful rhythm and sunny melody and
country boy. The album contains beautiful
withthestoryconcept.Inasense,Davidisa
The computerized teddy bear (voiced by
the“mecha”creationsofthisfilm.
jargon and requires considerable
displayed its passionate optimism
gem-like music such as “Cielito Lindo”,
sci-fi adaptation of the wooden boy
Jack Angel) is a Jiminy Cricket for the
The Frankenstein theme is further
concentration. Some have faulted Spielberg
reminiscent of their southern soul,
“Besame Mucho”, “Granada”, “Cuando
Pinocchio. There are many parallels to the
InformationAge.Loyaltoafault,hetriesto
developed in the story itself. Take the
for going over people’s heads on this one.
differentiatingfromItalianCazone.Mexican
calienta el sol”, “Te quiero”, “dijiste”,
Disney classic, like when David teams up
steerDavidawayfromharm’sway,sticking
incident at Martin’s birthday party, where
WhatstruckmeishowtunedtheAmerican
music has eaten into Koreans’ heart due to
“Saborami”.Youmaycanfeeltheessence
with Gigolo Joe (Jude Law) who is a good
by him through the worst trials. He always
David is taunted by Martin’s friends.
ear has become to scientific jargon. I think
thelegendarygroupswhichhadgonebehind
ofMexicansoundsplayedbyMariachiwith
warns David against temptations much as
Appealing to Martin for protection, David
the average American high school student
thehistory,“SombreroTrio”and“TrioLos
the trumpet, and the violin which is most
JiminyCricketwarnedPinocchio.Youmay
clings to him so tightly that, when they fall
could actually follow this deep and rather
Panchos”quietly.
primeinstrumentsofsong.
recall Jiminy Cricket cautioning Pinocchio
into the pool, Martin is nearly drowned.
thought-provoking prologue. They may be
One day I happened to hear a chorus of
Because his parents were Spanish
on the perils of temptation, “You see the
Clearly like Dr. Frankenstein’s creation,
tunedouttoShakespeare,butarequitetuned
MexicanchildrenataconcerthallinSeoul.
immigrants moved to Mexico, Placido
world is full of temptations. They’re the
David is regarded and treated as an
intotheNewspeakoftheInformationAge.
The name of the song was “Cielito Lindo”
Domingo was grown up and trained his
wrongthingsthatseemrightatthetime,but
abomination. Subjected thus, what recourse
I find the film’s title apropos given
whichmeans“lovelylittlesky”.Anditalso
voice in Mexico. Your ears can also take
even though the right things may seem
does he have but to resort to self-defense?
Spielberg’sfilmography.Givenhispenchant
means the term of endearment, calling his
pleasureinenergeticandcolorfulsongwith
wrong sometimes, sometimes the wrong
But when the victim of persecution tries to
for the lame-brained, he is clearly using his
lover as if Romeo called Juliet “sky”
his voice from the album “Adoro” and a
thingsmayberightatthewrongtimeorvisa
defendhimself,heisimmediatelyaccusedof
own artificial intelligence to capture the
expectinghershowed-offoutofthebalcony.
recently released album, “100 years of
versa.Understand?”I’msureIwon’tdoany
aggression and monstrous behavior, as was
brillianceofStanleyKubrick’svision.
I could hear this one of Mexicans’ most
Mariachi”.
better than that when I get around to
Dr. Frankenstein’s creation. This prompts
popular song once again at 3 Tenors’
explainingrightandwrongtomyownchild.
David’smotherMonica(FrancesO’Connor)
Concert.Atthecelebratingconcertintheeve
TeddyattemptstosteerDavidintheright
to abandon David in the woods just as Dr.
of 1990 Italy World Cup final match,
direction at every turn. So when David is
Frankenstein abandons his creation in the
Placido Domingo sang “Cielito Lindo”
TimothyWatson
temptedintoaneatingcontestbyhishuman
MaryShelleyclassic.
among a various world folk song medley. I
ChangIl-bum(R-87)
brotherMartin,Teddy’sadmonition,“You’ll
ThisfilmisfarfromSpielberg’sstandard
Thewriterisaprofessor
think this song shows us optimistic
oftheEnglishLanguageandLiterature
break,” is all that’s required. But like
fare and for that reason I like it. There are
characteristic of southern country. It was so
Thewriteris
DepartmentatKonkukUniversity
Pinocchio,Davidhastolearnthehardway.
scenes that disturb as only Kubrick could
impressed that Luciano Pavarotti looked at
aclassicalmusiccriticandcolumnist

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