Center Stage Korea 2011

- Grant for Focus Program -

Korea Arts Management Service(KAMS), under the auspices of Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, has been operating Center Stage Korea grant program since 2007. Center Stage Korea is a supporting system which aims international market and audience development through distribution of Korean performing arts.

Center Stage Korea has two different grant programs as follow;

① Grant for Korean program in focus festival and/or arts centre abroad

② Grant for International touring project of Korean performing arts

Center Stage Korea Grant for Focus Program has been designed to improve international awareness in regard to Korean contemporary performing arts through supporting Korean presence at major festival/arts center abroad.

In 2011, KAMS supports Korean presence at two focus festivals which are Avignon Festival Off and Edinburgh International Festival.

Focus Program in 2011

1	Center Stage Korea in Avignon Festival Off
	Project Details	Avignon, July 2011
		The recipient performing arts companies are (a) Pansori Project ZA : Pansori Brecht Sacheon-ga Thu.7-Fri.29 July, Theatre des Halles (b) Group Pocha : The Chaser Fri.8-Sun.31 July, Theatre du Verbe Incarné * Selected through open call for submissions
		In cooperation with _ Korean Cultural Centre Paris * KAMS, in cooperation with Korean Cultural Centre Paris, will offer special program such as Korean theatre lecture and play reading during the festival season at Eglise des Célestins(Avignon).
2	Center Stage Korea in Edinburgh International Festival
	Project Details	Edinburgh, August 2011
		The recipient performing arts companies are (a) Mokwha Repertory Company : The Tempest Sat.13-Tue.16 August, King's Theatre (b) Eun-me Ahn Company : Princess Bari Fri.19-Sun.21 August, The Edinburgh Playhouse
		In cooperation with _ Edinburgh International Festival _ Korean Cultural Centre UK

󰋫 CONTACT

Hyojin KUH

Korea Arts Management Service, Int'l Development Dept.

E-mail: hyojinkuh@gokams.or.kr