On October 9, 2019, at 19.00, the State Republican Academic Korean Theater of Musical Comedy (158 Bogenbai Batyr St. (corner of Seifullin St.) will be opening the 88th theatrical season with the premiere of the play “Tree”, based on Khan Din’s play “Do not rock the tree”.
Han Ding’s “Don’t Swing the Tree” is a psychological drama that once again raises the question of the unification of North and South Korea. In the performance, on the border between them, on the 38th parallel, two Koreans from these countries accidentally meet during a severe flood. Helping each other to avoid mortal danger, they climb a large tree, where their political contradictions are clarified. After a quarrel, a truce ensues, which develops into a human friendship, which is facilitated by the girl they saved. The main idea of the author of the play is that unification is possible when people want it.
Additional information about the theater: The State Republican Academic Korean Theater of Musical Comedy was founded in 1932 (in the Far East of Russia, in 1937, as a result of deportation, was moved to the city of Kyzylorda). It is the only state Korean theater outside the Korean peninsula. Over the years of the theater’s work, more than 300 performances and concert programs have been presented, which have been watched by over 6 million spectators. In 1982, for merits in the development of Soviet theatrical art, the theater was awarded with the Badge of Honor; in 2002 with the gratitude of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, in 2005 – with the Certificate of Honor of the President of the Republic of Korea. Developing in line of the unified ethno-cultural policy of Kazakhstan, the Korean theater preserves the national flavor, identity and language, enriching the culture of Koreans living in a multi-ethnic environment.
We invite media correspondents to cover this performance.
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