Gyeonggi Arts Center recommends great performances to enjoy with families, lovers and friends

2013 Winter Festival comes up to make December special for you, to look around you and close the year that had been so hectic. Gyeonggi Province and Gyeonggi Arts Center host 2013 Winter Festival to round off this year beautifully from December 6 to 27 at Gyeonggi Arts Center Happy Grand Theater and Cozy Small Theater.

The Winter Festival offers seven performances for you to enjoy with families, lovers and friends with premium repertoires carefully selected from various genres such as classical music, Korean traditional music, ballet and musical.

You can enjoy the romance and fantasy of Christmas morning with the unique and delicate beauty of ballet from Korean National Ballet’s The Nutcracker. ⓒ Gyeonggi G-News

With family
◘ The Nutcracker by Korean National Ballet: A Christmas fantasy for the whole family

In December, there is a worldwide spotlight on the ballet The Nutcracker with Christmas as its background. As it is a fixed repertoire for the winter season, there are different versions of a variety of choreographers. Korean National Ballet adopts the version choreographed by Yury Grigorovich who led the Bolshoi Ballet to be the best in the world.

The performance is lively and exuberant with Grigorovich’s bold and dynamic choreography. Delicate yet sharp advanced techniques as well as splendid and adorable performances catch the eye of the audience.

In particular, Act II presents the finale of the wedding between the heroine Marie and the Prince with an exciting parade of traditional dances of various countries such as Spain, Arabia, China, France and Russia, embroidering the most brilliant and wonderful performance with “Waltz of the Flowers” and “Waltz of the Snow.”

You can enjoy the romance and fantasy of Christmas morning with the unique and delicate beauty of ballet by the outstanding members of Korean National Ballet who represent Korean ballet. (December 6, 19:30 and December 7, 15:00 in Happy Grand Theater)

The only boys’ a cappella choir in the world, The Little Singers of Paris, moves the heart of the audience with a fantastic repertoire. ⓒ Gyeonggi G-News

◘ Christmas special performance by The Little Singers of Paris: The most recommended performance for the end of the year selected by 82 performance experts

The Little Singers of Paris, which is one of the world’s top three boys’ choirs as well as the world’s only boys’ a cappella choir, prepared a performance in celebration of Christmas. This performance moves the heart of the audience with a fantastic repertoire from authentic classical music such as Mozart’s Lullaby and Rossini’s “Duetto buffo di due gatti” (“Humorous Duet for Two Cats”) to sacred songs such as Handel’s “Hallelujah” Chorus and Ave Maria and to Christmas carols and crossover music such as “Nella Fantasia.”

You can enjoy the quintessence of 24 boy sopranos from the best choir in the world that recorded complete sellouts, with their perfect chords and celestial harmony. Their message of peace and love presents the warmest gift of time to reflect on the meaning of Christmas. (December 11, 19:30 in Happy Grand Theater)

◇Jang Sa-ik, who renders life with music, presents an impressive harmony with Gyeonggi Provincial Traditional Music Orchestra that shows the essence of Korean orchestral music, looking back on the life of the past year. ⓒ Gyeonggi G-News

◘ Gyeonggi Provincial Traditional Music Orchestra’s Year-end Concert “Sanoramyun”: The best year-end gift for your parents

Jang Sa-ik, who renders all sorts of human emotions in life with music, presents an impressive harmony with Gyeonggi Provincial Traditional Music Orchestra that shows the essence of Korean orchestral music, looking back on the life of the past year.

This concert provides an opportunity for you to look back and recall memories of life you shared with special people in celebration of the year-end. It is the only performance where you can see the passionate and beautiful orchestral music collaboration between Jang Sa-ik, a singer with a unique tone that conveys public warmth and resentment, and Gyeonggi Provincial Traditional Music Orchestra.

They will present a beautiful repertoire to look back on life, such as “Huh-huh Bada,” “Flower Viewing” and “Arirang.” (December 27, 20:00 in Happy Grand Theater)

The musical Where is My Family is considered a leader of the future of Korea’s original musicals, and it will fill the end of the year with warmth. ⓒ

◘ The musical Where is My Family: An impressive musical with a human touch that will keep you warm this winter

This musical presents a deep affection among two old women with a painful history and a chicken, dog and cat. It makes you laugh and touches your heart in depicting alienation and loneliness in the modern society, gaining a critical success and becoming famous through word-of-mouth of the audience. Where is My Family is considered a leader of the future of Korea’s original musicals, and it will fill the end of the year with warmth.

An old woman Park Bok-nyeo lives in a rural village in Daegu with a lost puppy Mong, an abandoned cat Nang, and a hen Ko that cannot produce eggs well. One day, another old woman Ji Hwa-ja appears out of the blue, looking for her son in Park’s home. After squabbling for a while, the two old women hit the road to find Ji’s son, slowly opening up to each other and becoming a family.

You can revive the forgotten meaning of family through this performance that shows how the two old women embrace their wounds with affection and sympathy to become a family. (December 27, 19:30; December 28, 14:00 & 17:00 in Cozy Small Theater)

The ardent love of the ballerina So-yeon toward the street dancer Seok-yoon reminds us of pure, innocent love that has been forgotten by us. ⓒ Gyeonggi G-News

With lover
◘ Ballerina Who Loved a B-boy: The bestseller loved more overseas and enjoyed by both genders and all ages

Spend a lovely year-end with Ballerina Who Loved a B-boy, which fascinated two million viewers in 130 countries such as the U.S., England, Japan and Singapore with an endearing love story of an elegant ballerina and a dynamic b-boy who do not seem to mix well.

The ardent love of the ballerina So-yeon toward the street dancer Seok-yoon reminds us of pure, innocent love that has been forgotten by us. The fascination of two contrasting genres, ballet and b-boying, makes it impossible for you to take your eyes off the stage throughout the entire performance. (December 23-24, 20:00 in Happy Grand Theater)

◇ Cho Jae-hyun talks about stories of losing our dreams that we had so confidently talked about during our childhood. ⓒ Gyeonggi G-News

With friends
◘ Gyeonggi Arts Center’s Communication, TALK series 3: Actor Cho Jae-hyun’s mono talk “I Still Dream”

This is the grand finale of the “Communication, TALK series’” of 2013 on the topic of dreams. Cho Jae-hyun talks about stories of losing our dreams that we had so confidently talked about during our childhood.

The sincere story of Cho Jae-hyun, who seeks endless changes with genuine acting as well as various art and administrative activities, delivers the message of comfort and courage for modern people who forget about their dreams absorbed in reality. This is recommended for those who intend to close this year and start the New Year with the determination of a refreshed dream. (December 21, 15:00 in Cozy Small Theater)

Philharmonic Orchestra shows off a whole new revolutionary classical music concert for the audience with a variety of performances beyond the stage. ⓒ Gyeonggi G-News

◘ Gyeonggi Philharmonic Orchestra’s Christmas Concert “Brass Fantasy”: The absolute best brass band in the world!

This is not just classical music to listen to with your ears; you will see the Brass Fantasy that can be enjoyed with your eyes. All kinds of instruments by Gyeonggi Philharmonic Orchestra such as woodwind, brass and percussion instruments will turn out at this performance, provided in celebration of Christmas in 2013.

Gyeonggi Philharmonic Orchestra shows off a whole new revolutionary classical music concert for the audience with a variety of performances beyond the stage. Starting with The Nutcracker with the Christmas spirit, the Orchestra leads you to the world of brass with familiar musical numbers and film music such as Les Miserables and Jesus Christ Superstar. (December 23, 20:00 in Cozy Small Theater)

Discount benefits of your choice: “As You Want!”

Gyeonggi Arts Center also offers a variety of discounts for you to enjoy the Winter Festival. There is a discount event called “As You Want” offering discounts of 30% to 50% for manias who enjoy many performances.

Students exhausted from taking the college scholastic ability test can enjoy the Winter Festival performances at a 20% discount for up to three guests of their choice if they bring their test identification slips (excluding some performances).

☞Tickets: Interpark (1544-2344, www.interpark.com)
☞Contact: Gyeonggi Arts Center(031-230-3440~2, www.ggac.or.kr)

ⓒGyeonggi G-News | Chun Kyeong-nam ckn0403@kg21.net

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