National Theater Company of KOREA

NTCK works with international artists and theatres who share their artistic passion and love of theater with the global community, in order to challenge and stimulate the Korean theater. NTCK hopes to be an international center for theater where various exciting collaborations and co-productions are created and attract international acclaim.

·   The Empire of Light (toured)

The Empire of Light (toured)
  • Based onthe same titled novel by Kim Young Ha
  • Translated byKil Hai-yon
  • Adapted byValérie Mréjen
  • Directed byArthur Nauzyciel
  • Produced byNTCK, Theatre National de Bretagne (France)

French director Arthur Nauzyciel, noted for his exquisite mise-en-scène and meticulous interpretations, staged The Empire of Light in Korea—based on Kim Young Ha’s novel of the same title. Once again, Nauzyciel’s fantastic mise-en-scène erased the boundaries between theater and film, as well as dream and reality. The critical success of the play’s premiere run at Myeongdong Theater in 2016 led to further performances in Orléans, France, which caused a sensation among French audiences. In the following year, the play was introduced to audiences at three different theaters in France, and drew even more enthusiastic responses than before.

 

toured at Theatre National de Bretagne (France), The Comédie de Clermont-Ferrand (France), MC93 Bobigny (France)

·   Medea

Medea
  • Based onMedea by Euripides
  • Translated byUrban Alexandra Eszter
  • Adapted byRobert Alfoldi
  • Embellished byYoon Seong-ho
  • Directed byRobert Alfoldi
  • Produced byNTCK

Robert Alfoldi’s innovative interpretation of The Winter’s Tale by William Shakespeare had previously shocked audiences in Korea. He returned to NTCK once again, this time with the Greek tragedy Medea. Is Medea a notorious villain or a rebel challenging the established authority? Actress Lee Hye Young gave a striking performance in the lead role. Jin Teok, a pioneer of contemporary Korean fashion, took on a theatrical project for the first time, and helped express the title character’s tremendous inner strengths.

·   One Green Bottle

One Green Bottle
  • ByHideki Noda
  • Directed byHideki Noda
  • Produced byTokyo Metropolitan Theater (Japan), NodaMap (Japan)

Hideki Noda is a legendary figure in the Japanese theater world and Artistic Director of Tokyo Metropolitan Theater, whose credits include Red Demon, THE BEE, and Half God. Three years after he had written and starred in Half God, a co-production between Myeongdong Theater and Tokyo Metropolitan Theater, he returned to Korea with One Green Bottle. Together with the British actors Kathryn Hunter and Glyn Pritchard, he presented the story of an odd yet endearing family. Noda’s eccentric ideas manifested themselves in a delightful combination of the traditional Japanese theatrical form Noh and techniques of Western drama. Amidst tears and laughter, the performance drew to its bleak conclusion fraught with heartrending pathos.