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Hansol Jung
Hansol Jung is a South Korean translator and playwright. Jung is a recipient the Whiting Award in drama and three of her plays were listed on the 2015 Kilroys' List. Jung is a member of the Ma-Yi Theater Writers' Lab and was a Hodder Fellow at Princeton University. In addition to writing several plays, Jung has also written for the television series ''Tales Of the City''. Biography At age six, Jung and her family moved to apartheid-era South Africa. At age 13, Jung and her family returned to South Korea. At age 20, Jung studied abroad as an exchange student at New York University; three years later, she moved to the United States. Jung began an MFA in musical theatre directing at Pennsylvania State University, before transferring to receive an MFA in playwriting from the Yale School of Drama. Jung graduated from Yale in 2014. Career Theatre Jung has translated over thirty English-language musicals into Korean, including ''Spamalot'', '' Dracula'', ''The 25th Annual Pu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeonju
Jeonju () is the 16th largest city in South Korea and the capital of North Jeolla Province. It is both urban and rural due to the closeness of Wanju County which almost entirely surrounds Jeonju (Wanju County has many residents who work in Jeonju). The name Jeonju literally means "Perfect Region" (from the hanja (; jeon) for perfect, (; ju) for region). It is an important tourist center famous for Korean food, historic buildings, sports activities, and innovative festivals. In May 2012, Jeonju was chosen as a Creative City for Gastronomy as part of UNESCO's Creative Cities Network. This honour recognizes the city's traditional home cooking handed down over thousands of years, its active public and private food research, a system of nurturing talented chefs, and its hosting of distinctive food festivals. History The Baekje kingdom was located in southwestern Korea which included the area Jeonju is now located. It is believed that Jeonju was founded as a market town within Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
