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JEJU AWARDS NIGHT

At the Jeju round awards ceremony
of the Korea Theatre Festival, 〈Baesogoji; A Pond in the Memory〉.

Four awards at the Jeju round of the Korea Theatre Festival
— Grand Prize, Directing, Best Ensemble Acting, and Acting.

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CURTAIN CALL

Instead of applause, a moment of silence —
the comfort we wanted to offer.

A silent tribute at the curtain call of 〈Baesogoji; A Pond in the Memory〉,
in memory of the victims of the Korean War.

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IN CHARACTER

Ahead of the dress rehearsal,
Sunhui, Ipbun, the Girl, and Makdong.

Four actors, made up and transformed into their characters,
just before the dress rehearsal for the Jeju run.

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THE DAY BEFORE

Ahead of the show,
everyone gathered at the Jeju theater.

The crew building the stage, the cast deep in one last rehearsal,
and actor SEO Miyoung, joining the Jeju run for the first time.

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VENUE SCOUT

A day trip to Jeju,
to feel that heat once more.

A site visit to BeIN, the performance venue in Jeju,
ahead of the national finals of the Korea Theatre Festival.

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AWARDS NIGHT

At the Korea Theatre Festival
Seoul Round awards ceremony, 〈Baesogoji; A Pond in the Memory〉.

The Grand Prize, the Directing Award, and the Stage Arts Award,
awarded at the closing ceremony of the Seoul round of the Korea Theatre Festival.

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ON FILM

Before the curtain rose,
faces caught on film.

Moments captured on actor AHN Seonha's black-and-white film,
ahead of the Naru Art Center run for the Seoul round of the Korea Theatre Festival.

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TABLE READ

The first snow fell,
a meeting both strange and exciting.

On the day of the first snow, the first table read of
〈Baesogoji; A Pond in the Memory〉, gathering to prepare for the Seoul round of the Korea Theatre Festival.

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A CRITIC'S NOTE

After the curtain fell,
a story left in writing.

A review published in Jongno Foundation for Arts and Culture's
"Jongno Re:view."

Read the original →
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FROM SAMILRO TO BUSAN

Leaving Samilro,
onto a stage in Busan.

A record of preparing 〈Seven Scenes〉 as the opening
production of the 10th Busan Small Theater Festival.

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TEASER SHOOT

For the teaser,
at the rehearsal room.

A day at the rehearsal room, filming the teaser
for 〈Can You Forgive Her?〉.

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BUILDING THE SET

Piece by piece,
the set takes shape.

A record of the hours spent building the set
for 〈Can You Forgive Her?〉.

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FIRST TO MEET THE AUDIENCE

Meeting the audience first,
through a reading showcase.

Before the full production, a reading showcase
where we met the audience first.

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IN THE WRITER'S WORDS

Why this story was written,
in the writer's own words.

Before the showcase, the writer spoke
about the work.

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STILL PREPARING

Samilro Changgo Theatre,
a time of getting ready.

In a theatre where time has settled,
COVID lingers still. But director HWANG Sewon and the team keep preparing something new. 〈Seven Scenes〉

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THE SEVEN SCENES INTERVIEW

Before stepping onto the stage,
the words they offered.

An interview promo video released ahead of 〈Seven Scenes〉.

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AFTER THE CURTAIN

A modest awards night and critique session,
joyful all the same.

Held quietly because of COVID —
but full of laughter all the same.

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SETTING THE STAGE

Two days before the curtain rose,
time piling up on the stage.

Platforms stacked, lights hung, video rolling —
a record of the stage, two days before opening.

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THE REHEARSAL REVEAL

Before the curtain rose,
a name went up first.

Rehearsal photos released ahead of the production's entry into the 41st Seoul Theater Festival.

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ON SET WITH HEART PEOPLE

A casting change meant filming again,
getting ready for the Seoul Theater Festival.

Photos from the set, filming a video together with Heart People.

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OFF DUTY

For a short recharge,
a winter spent aboard a train.

A five-day retreat aboard the Trans-Siberian Railway,
from Vladivostok to Khabarovsk. The Mariinsky Theatre performance
we had planned for never happened, but it was a time spent
close to Russia's own culture and art.

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IN PRINT

After leaving the stage,
a story left on the page.

A review published in the monthly magazine Korean Theatre.

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AT THE PENSION

For the video shoot,
at a countryside house.

A day at a countryside house, where we all gathered
to film footage for 〈Rapture Blister Burn〉.

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BEFORE THE AUDIENCE

Before meeting the audience,
what we prepared.

From the stage model to costumes and prop concepts —
preparation materials for 〈Rapture Blister Burn〉.

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THE SECOND READING

A second story,
met through reading.

A second reading performance, held in 2017, following 〈Baesogoji; A Pond in the Memory〉.

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THE FIRST READING

Before it became a show,
the first time it was read aloud.

In 2017, before it officially took the stage, this was where 〈Baesogoji; A Pond in the Memory〉 was first read aloud for an audience —
the starting point for every performance that followed.

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WHERE IDA BEGAN

In a small rehearsal room,
PRODUCTION IDA began.

In 2017, PRODUCTION IDA began in a small rehearsal room inside the café Culture Mongttang.