Minimalism at Its Best: Yangson Project Presents Nobel Prize-Winning Works on Stage!
Two Stories on an Empty Stage—Brought to Life Through the Actors’ Bodies

An Invitation into an Enchanting Sensory World: The Blue Bird

A fantastical adventure in search of the Blue Bird unfolds at the Myeongdong Theater! With nothing but a bare stage, two actors, Yang Jo-ah and Yang Jong Wook, vividly evoke Maurice Maeterlinck’s mysterious worlds through dynamic movement and musical language. This richly expressive performance fills the theater with wonder, blending seamlessly with the audience’s imagination to complete an even more wondrous experience.

A Masterpiece Reimagined as a Provocative One-Person Play: The Fall

Albert Camus’ The Fall, celebrated as his most brilliant and profound masterpiece, is reborn on the stage! Actor Son Sang-kyu takes on the challenge of transforming the original monologue into a powerful one-person play. Fixing his gaze on the audience, he delivers a long, relentless confession, unraveling themes of guilt, repentance, pain, and despair. As the boundaries between stage and audience dissolve, the performance evokes unfamiliar yet resonant sensations.

[2025 Special Invitational Program Picknic] Yangson Project’s The Blue Bird & The Fall

Meet the stars of Korean theater at Myeongdong Arts Theater! Yangson Project, featuring actors Son Sang-kyu, Yang Jo-ah, Yang Jong Wook, and director Park Ji-hye, presents The Blue Bird and The Fall. These two works were performed in the same space at the same time in 2023, continuing the troupe’s distinctive trajectory of staging works by both Korean and international authors such as Osamu Dazai, Hyeon Jin-geon, and Guy de Maupassant. On a bare stage, these Nobel Prize-winning masterpieces unfold through powerful acting and compelling theatricality, capturing the hearts of the audience.

SYNOPSIS - The Blue Bird 

On Christmas Eve, a fairy visits Tyltyl and Mytyl and asks them to find the Blue Bird for her sick daughter. She gives them a magical hat with a diamond that allows them to summon the souls of animals and objects. Together with the souls of water, fire, bread, sugar, a dog, a cat, and light, Tyltyl and Mytyl embark on a journey to find the Blue Bird.

SYNOPSIS - The Fall

Clamence is a successful lawyer in Paris, respected for his moral integrity. One day, however, an incident he dismisses casually completely disrupts his life. In the aftermath, he begins referring to himself as the “judge-penitent” and relocates to Amsterdam. There, he starts confessing the story of his life to a stranger he meets in a bar.

Kick off 2025 with theater!
Join NTCK for a New Year’s Picknic!

The Special Invitational Program Picknic returns to Myeongdong Theater in 2025, showcasing exceptional productions from private-sector theater companies. The NTCK coined the term “Picknic” to evoke the joy of discovering handpicked works—much like the delight of going on a picnic. With productions carefully curated to feel like gifts, this program aims to bring theater and audiences closer together. Don’t miss the chance to start the new year with the 2025 Picknic!

The Blue Bird 
Original Play by Maurice Maeterlinck

Maurice Maeterlinck was a Belgian poet, playwright, and essayist, widely recognized as a leading figure in the Symbolist movement. Known for his exploration of themes such as silence, death, and anxiety, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1911. Maeterlinck developed a form of “theater of the soul,” in line with Symbolist ideals, focusing on realms beyond reality. His works later influenced surrealists, as well as playwrights like Antonin Artaud and Samuel Beckett.

The Fall
Original Novel by Albert Camus

Albert Camus was a French novelist, playwright, and philosopher, renowned for exploring absurdity and defiance within the framework of existentialism. Through his profound examination of the inherent absurdity of human existence, Camus delved into existential themes at the intersection of literature and philosophy. Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1957, his most famous works include The Stranger and The Plague.

Produced by Yangson Project

Yangson Project is a theater collective featuring actors Son Sang-kyu, Yang Jo-ah, and Yang Jong Wook, along with director Park Ji-hye. They explore theatrical grammar that enhances the actors' performances, bringing drama to life in minimalist settings.

Major Works
The Blue Bird, The Fall, Yangson Project Short Story Anthology, Demian, Betrayal, Yangson Project One-Person Play: Yang Jo-ah, My Eyes Went Dark, Foxfinder, Factory Girl, A Piece of Human, Tales of Day and Night, Death and the Maiden, The Error of the Mind, Crimson Face, Endgame, A Dog Is the Beast