The National Theater Company of Korea (NTCK,
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:국립극단) is a South Korean theatre company founded in 1950 as an affiliate of the
National Theater of Korea
The National Theater of Korea is a national theatre located in the neighborhood of Jangchung-dong, Jung-gu, South Korea. It is the first nationally managed theater in Asia.
Affiliation
The National Theater of Korea was established in 1950 by ...
. In 2010, in its 60th anniversary year, NTCK separated from the National Theater of Korea and began to operate independently with two studio theater spaces in
Seogye-dong, Seoul. NTCK resumed the use of Myeongdong Theater in 2015 which was its previous home venue for performances from 1957 to 1975.
Productions
Since 1986, the ‘World Classic Stage’ has planned to introduce a series of classics and has performed 20 plays including ''
Uncle Vanya
''Uncle Vanya'' ( rus, Дя́дя Ва́ня, r=Dyádya Ványa, p=ˈdʲædʲə ˈvanʲə) is a play by the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov. It was first published in 1898, and was first produced in 1899 by the Moscow Art Theatre under the dir ...
'', ''
Le Bourgeois gentilhomme
''Le Bourgeois gentilhomme'' (, translated as ''The Bourgeois Gentleman'', ''The Middle-Class Aristocrat'', or ''The Would-Be Noble'') is a five-act ''comédie-ballet'' – a play intermingled with music, dance and singing – written by Molière ...
'', ''
The Robbers
''The Robbers'' (', ) is the first drama by German playwright Friedrich Schiller. The play was published in 1781 and premiered on 13 January 1782 in Mannheim, Germany, and was inspired by Leisewitz' earlier play '' Julius of Taranto''. It ...
'', ''
Hamlet
''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts ...
'' and the ''Terrorist''.
In 2004, the NTCK launched the ‘Restoration of the Representative Repertoires & Re-creation Series’ project and has performed ''Thunderstorm'', ''Attachment of Life'', ''Wildfire'', ''Spray'', ''Merchant of Venice'', ''Celebration at the Maeng Jin Sa''.
Performance venues
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Myeongdong Theater (558 seats)
*Baek Seonghui & Jang Minho Theater (190 seats)
*The Theater PAN (100 seats)
See also
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National Theater of Korea
The National Theater of Korea is a national theatre located in the neighborhood of Jangchung-dong, Jung-gu, South Korea. It is the first nationally managed theater in Asia.
Affiliation
The National Theater of Korea was established in 1950 by ...
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Contemporary culture of South Korea
The contemporary culture of South Korea developed from the traditional culture of Korea which was prevalent in the early Korean nomadic tribes. By maintaining thousands of years of ancient Korean culture, with influence from ancient Chinese cul ...
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Korean art
Korean arts include traditions in calligraphy, music, painting and pottery, often marked by the use of natural forms, surface decoration and bold colors or sounds.
The earliest examples of Korean art consist of Stone Age works dating from 3000 ...
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Korean theater
Theater in Korea or Korean theater are theater performances which were originally done in courtyards, but which have now moved to stages. Korean theater is performed in the Korean language, and is generally made up of Korean people. Rising to pr ...
References
External links
Official site
Jung District, Seoul
Korean art
1950 establishments in South Korea
Theatres in South Korea
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