National Changgeuk Company of Korea: Lear

K-Music Festival Opening Show by the National Changgeuk Company of Korea

THU 3 OCT – SUN 6 OCT l The Barbican Theatre

This critically acclaimed production  restages Shakespeare’s familiar story in the form of Changgeuk.  Changgeuk is a culturally significant and artistically rich theatrical  music form in Korea which blends music, dance and drama to create an  immersive storytelling experience rooted in Korean tradition and  heritage.

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‘Scintillating from start to finish’

(The Guardian on the NCCK’s Trojan Women at the 2023 Edinburgh International Festival)

Leading creatives include director and choreographer Jung Young-doo, Pai Sam-shik, one of the greatest playwrights of Korea, Pansori scores composed by Han Seung-seok, with music written by Jung Jae-il (Parasite, Squid Game). Lee Tae-Sup’s  stunning set design brings a quiet but vibrant world of water on stage,  drawing us to the deep, bottomless abyss of the human mind.

The National Changgeuk Company of Korea (NCCK) is part of the National Theater of Korea, and it has been presenting traditional Korean opera for the past six decades. This programme is presented by the Barbican in partnership with the NCCK.

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