Dates / Schedules
November 12th and 13th 2022 04:00pm
November 14th 2022 09:00pm
Show in Korean and English, subtitled in Portuguese and English
Theater
A journey through the last 20 years of Korean history told by a bunch of talkative rice cookers. One day when his electric rice cooker informed him that his meal was ready, Jaha Koo experienced a deep sense of isolation. ‘Golibmuwon’ (고립무원) is an untranslatable Korean word expressing the feeling of helpless isolation that characterizes the lives of many young people in Korea today.
Twenty years ago there was a major economic crisis in South-Korea, comparable to the financial crash in the United States and Southern Europe in 2008. This crisis had a huge impact on the young generation to which South Korean artist Jaha Koo belongs. He witnessed many endemic problems including youth unemployment and socio-economic inequality. Rising suicide rates, isolation, acute social withdrawal and a fixation on personal appearance are but a few of the symptoms.
In bittersweet and humorous dialogues, Jaha and his clever rice cookers take you on a journey through the last 20 years of Korean history, combining personal experience with political events and reflections on happiness, economic crises and death.
This show is part of Alkantara Festival.
Ages
+ 12 years
Data sheet
Concept, text, direction, music, video, research Jaha Koo
Performance Hana, Duri, Seri, Jaha Koo
Cuckoo hacking Idella Craddock
Scenography, media operation Eunkyung Jeong
Dramaturgy Dries Douibi
Technical Tom Daniels, Nele Verreyken, Korneel Coessens, Jan Berkmans, Bart Huybrechts
Production coordination Wim Clapdorp
Production Kunstenwerkplaats Pianofabriek (Brussels)
Executive producer CAMPO (Gent)
Co-production Bâtard Festival (Brussels)
Residency CAMPO (Gent), STUK (Leuven), BUDA (Kortrijk), Noorderzon/Grand Theatre (Groningen)
Support DAS Theater (Amsterdam), YAA (Amsterdam), SFAC (Seoul), Vlaamse Gemeenschapscommissie
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50% for people with specific needs and accompanying person
30% for under 30s
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25% for CP customers, after checking the CP Tickets (for tickets purchased at sales points)
20% for groups of more than 20 people
20% for people over 65
10% for FNAC cardholders (valid in the Main Auditorium and Small Auditorium)
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On the 30th of each month from October 2022 to December 2023
30% discount on the purchase of any ticket for the 2022-2023 CCB season
Ticket sets for different shows
Discount on the total purchase price
PACK 1 20% 3 to 5 shows
PACK 2 30% 6 to 8 shows / 35% with CCB Card 6 to 8 shows
PACK 3 40% 9 or more shows / 45% with CCB Card 9 or more shows
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