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monkeyfish
Joined: 10 Jun 2008
Location: Shinchon
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 Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 7:04 am Post subject: Seoul Fringe Festival... |
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...kicks off in Hongdae this Thursday.
http://www.seoulfringefestival.net/
I'm planning to go to a lot of theatre, I'm into non-text based stuff like physical theatre/performance art and video theatre... basically all kinds of experimental theatre. I'm new to Seoul so I'm looking for theatre-going buddies to see some shows with. give me a PM if you're keen...
I'm also keen to see some of the experimental music stuff. |
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monkeyfish
Joined: 10 Jun 2008
Location: Shinchon
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| Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 7:05 am Post subject: |
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| come on! |
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oni
Joined: 15 Jun 2004
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 7:11 am Post subject: |
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If only my computer could read Hangul and the English part was running and not "Coming soon"!!!!!!
i'm sure there will be lots of cool things happening |
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monkeyfish
Joined: 10 Jun 2008
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| Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 7:17 am Post subject: |
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| yeah I 'm in the same boat, I'm planning on getting someone to help me interpret the program in the next day or so! |
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Whistleblower
Joined: 03 Feb 2007
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| Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 7:18 am Post subject: |
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| I first read this as "Seoul Fridge Festival" and was expecting a good story. |
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tob55
Joined: 29 Apr 2007
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| Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 3:23 pm Post subject: Time Wasters |
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| I tire quickly of Korean websites with the incompetence. If you have a link for English, then have something in English rather than the typical "coming soon" or "under construction" BS. For the festival it doesn't look that interesting just from what I was able to find through the website. Just a lot of 4th and 5th tier wannabe performers that can't get a real job. Sorry for the rant, probably not enough sleep last night. |
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monkeyfish
Joined: 10 Jun 2008
Location: Shinchon
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| Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 6:18 am Post subject: |
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I was at the opening tonight, it was pretty cool. They have set up free outdoor stages on the street behind KFC and Burger King that runs parallel to the street where the subway station is. There will be free performances there every evening, check it out.
They have a hard copy program in English you can pick up, I know the lack of English on the website is annoying but get over it!
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| For the festival it doesn't look that interesting just from what I was able to find through the website. Just a lot of 4th and 5th tier wannabe performers that can't get a real job. |
Most fringe festivals have a similar ideology, the whole point is that you don't need to be an established artist to get booked. This means you get some really stunning work that would be deemed too commercially risky by the mainstream venues, and which is often of a higher quality than the mainstream work. It also means that a few of the shows will be kinda shit. Ticket prices are low and there is a party atmosphere - it's up to you to take a few risks and find the shows you like.
So anyway I was talking to one of the organisers and he asked me to help spread the word amongst the foreigners, it looks like a great festival that has been a bit underpromoted outside the Hongdae scene.
I'll probably use this thread to post the details of some of the shows I'm planning to see, and then if you want to join me just get in touch. |
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oni
Joined: 15 Jun 2004
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 11:13 pm Post subject: |
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The English site is up  |
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monkeyfish
Joined: 10 Jun 2008
Location: Shinchon
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| Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 8:07 am Post subject: Ja Guk |
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Tomorrow night I'm going to see 'Ja Guk' at the Post Theater, 20:00, 12,000 Won.
You can read about it at the festival's english website (thanks oni!).
If anyone wants to join me send me a PM with your number and Ill SMS you to arrange a meeting place at the end of the day (I teach 'til 5).
sweet |
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prideofidaho
Joined: 19 Mar 2008
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I'm no Picasso
Joined: 28 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2009 3:46 pm Post subject: |
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| Thanks for bumping this. Way back ages ago before I moved to SK, this was one of the things I got most excited about. Now, I nearly missed it because I haven't seen a single advertisement for it or heard anyone mention it...... |
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prideofidaho
Joined: 19 Mar 2008
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| Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2009 6:25 pm Post subject: |
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My very limited Korea leads me to believe there is a performance at Yogiga (which is close to Hapjeong station) that might be music and something else???
Yeah, the English site really sucks. I saw adverts in a subway station, but that's about it. |
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dalem
Joined: 30 Dec 2008
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| Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2009 5:59 am Post subject: |
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| Wow. I do agree that the website sucks for this, but i'll still prob go tomorrow... it looks like the kind of thing that might be fun,.... and if it sucks i'm still in Hongdae! Wonder what kind of things are happening on the opening saturday? |
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dalem
Joined: 30 Dec 2008
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| Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2009 7:25 am Post subject: |
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| went to hongdae today, checked out the art market, and got an english program. The whole thing does seem rather overwhelming though. Anyone really like something they've seen, or can request something for someone who doesn't speak korean? some kind of dance thing or something? |
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prideofidaho
Joined: 19 Mar 2008
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