A collaborative puppet show between Korea and the Czech Republic, ‘In the Attic,’ is staged at the National Marionette Theatre in Prague on Dec. 2.
President Park Geun-hye attended a puppet show at the National Marionette Theatre in Prague on Dec. 2.
“In the Attic” is a collaborative work that combines a Sugungga score, a well-known type of traditional Korean pansori epic singing, with traditional Czech marionettes.
The performance was jointly presented by Korean puppeteer Moon Suho, who was chosen as Puppeteer of 2014 by the Union International de la Marionnette, and Jan Klas from the Czech Republic. The marionettes of a rabbit and a turtle featured in the show were created by Czech marionette artist Jaroslav Dolezal.
President Park Geun-hye (center) greets the performers after attending 'In the Attic,' a collaborative Korea-Czech Republic puppet show at the National Marionette Theatre in Prague on Dec. 2.
After enjoying the performance, President Park emphasized the importance of cultural understanding and exchange between countries. She further proposed the creation of new cultural content by combining the traditions and strengths of the two countries, such as Korea’s traditional style of story-telling and the puppet and marionette artistic traditions found in the Czech Republic, in order to generate new growth in such arts.
Musicians from the National Gugak Center and members of the Czech National Symphony Orchestra perform together.
By Wi Tack-whan, Yoon Sojung
Korea.net Staff Writers
Photos: Cheong Wa Dae, Yonhap News
whan23@korea.kr
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