Modern Dance Reimagines 'Gakseori'…Photo Exhibit Captures Ordinary City Life
Creatrip Team
4 months ago
Modern Table dance company presents 'Darkness Pumba,' a contemporary dance adaptation of the traditional Korean itinerant performer 'gakseori' (각설이), expressing common people's grief and rage through intense movement and song. In Busan's cultural scene: young cellist Lee Kang-hyun gives a recital of German Romantic works; the 2025 Arts Academy showcase features community classes from line dance to Korean dance; Bravura Saxophone Ensemble holds its 23rd concert blending film, pop, jazz and gugak (Korean traditional music); solo play 'Oh Hammaback's Funeral' portrays a demolition worker's life; the 29th New Wave Dance Creators' Festival presents new choreographers across Korean dance, modern dance and ballet; potter Lee Jeong-hee exhibits painted ceramics; photographer Lee Gye-young opens 'Familiar Landscapes,' showing about 100 images of everyday urban scenes taken over 20 years.
