Press Conference
Edinburgh International Festival 2011
Hosted by Edinburgh International Festival 2011, Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
Co-organized by Korea Arts Management Service and British Council Korea
In association with Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra
Jackie Westbrook, Marketing Director of EIF;
Tae-Suk Oh, Artistic Director of Mokwha Repertory Company;
Eun me Ahn, Artistic Director of Eun-Me Ahn Company;
Joo ho Kim, CEO of the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra (from the left)
Press Conference of Edinburgh International Festival 2011 was held on April 20(Wed.) at British Council Korea, in the presence of Jackie Westbrook, Marketing Director of Edinburgh Int'l Festival; Eun me Ahn, Artistic Director of Eun-Me Ahn Company; Joo ho Kim, CEO of the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra; and Tae-Suk Oh, Artistic Director of Mokwha Repertory Company.
The conference which was attended by thirty odd press and broadcasting companies from Korea, started with greetings from Roland Davies, Director of British Council Korea; and Yong-jae Park, President of Korea Arts Management Service.
'This year, your Edinburgh International Festival is inspired by the subtlety and timeless beauty of the rich and varied cultures of Korea, India, Indonesia, China, and Vietnam,' said Jackie Westbrook. Princess Bari by Eun-Me Ahn Company, The Tempest by Mokwha Repertory Company, and Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra will meet the international audience in the midst of Edinburgh this August.
"Princess Bari is an opulent production from one of the Korea's most exciting choreographers, Ahn Eun-Me which blends traditional art forms such as Pansori with strikingly original dance theatre," noted Jackie Westbrook.
As to The Tempest, she said, "In The Tempest the fabled islands of the Mediterranean are replaced by a tempestuous, brooding archipelago in Oh Tae Suk's dramatic re-invention of Prospero's magical manipulations interwoven with a 5th century tale from the Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms."
Visit www.eif.co.uk for further information on the program.
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Korean Program in EIF 2011
Princess Bari, Eun-Me Ahn Company
Eun-Me Ahn - Choreographer and scenographic designer
Friday 19 - Sunday 21 August 7.30pm
The Edinburgh Playhouse
The Tempest, Mokwha Repertory Company / European Premiere
Adapted and directed by Tae-Suk Oh
Adapted from The Tempest by William Shakespeare
Saturday 13 - Tuesday 16 August 7.30pm
King's Theatre, Edinburgh
Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra
Myung-Whun Chung - Conductor
Wednesday 24 August 7.30pm
Usher Hall
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The Tempest by Mokwha Repertory Company and Princess Bari by Eun-Me Ahn Company are presented in Edinburgh Int'l Festival with support from Korea Arts Management Service and Korean Cultural Centre UK in the frame of 'Center Stage Korea in Europe'. Since 2007, Korea Arts Management Service, under the auspices of Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, has been operating Center Stage Korea grant program which is a supporting system aiming international market and audience development through distribution of Korean performing arts.