Hamyul / Hamlet
June 23-26, 30/ July 1-3, 7-10, 2011
La MaMa E.T.C.
(74A East 4th Street, NYC)
‘Hamyul / Hamlet’, originally directed and adapted by Min Soo Ahn, is based on Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’. It was performed in the U.S., France, and Netherlands for the first time in Korean theater history in the late 1970’s and is now reinterpreted once again for the 21st century and for global audiences. This time, the performance is presented based on the Korean traditional spiritual event called ‘Gut’ along with its art, music, dance and songs to offer the audiences a chance to feel the exotic moments while they enjoy the uniqueness of the play recreated in Korean with exclusive language and cultural distinctions. The director of the project is Brian Ahn, who has an important role in Korean international art exchange abroad.
La MaMa E.T.C. has helped over 30 Korean theater projects to reach audiences overseas for more than 40 years. The connection to the La MaMa E.T.C. goes back to 1962, when ‘Head Hunting’ written by Wol Do Kang was played for first time. Many of the dance performances and plays by directors such as Sin Ja Hong, Tae Suk Oh, Eu Kyung Kim, Kyu Hyun Cho, Du Yi Jang were presented at La MaMa E.T.C.
Tickets are $25 / $20 Student, Senior and can be reserved by calling the La MaMa box office at 212-475-7710 or visit http://www.lamama.org. For information in Korean, call 646-474-4466.
June 23-26, 30 / July 1-3, 7-10
Thursday-Saturday 7:30PM / Sunday 2:30PM
La MaMa E.T.C. (74A East 4th Street, NYC)