Stage & Seats
Performances I’ve seen, and where to sit so you can actually see the feet.
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Yunbyul Ballet Company’s Gala “En Dehors” in Suwon — And Why the Title Is a Promise
An autumn gala pairing familiar classics with new work by young choreographers. The title is a ballet term, and once you know what it means the programme makes more sense.
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Gyeonggi Ballet Festa — Six of Korea’s Leading Independent Ballet Companies, One Per Night
Independent companies rarely share a stage. This festival gives six of Korea’s best a night each — which means you can pick the company whose work you actually want to see.
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K-Ballet Repertory — Six Choreographers, One Ticket, and Why I Prefer It to a Full-Length Ballet
An omnibus programme of six emerging and mid-career Korean choreographers in a single evening. If you’re the kind of person who’s currently obsessed with how one piece carries a story, this is the format…
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K-Ballet World — Korea’s International Ballet Festival, and What K-World Ballet Star Actually Is
Nineteen years in, and still barely written about in English. Korean dancers working abroad, international guests, and repertoire performed with subtitles and projection — for less than a big-company ticket.
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Swan Lake at the Seoul Arts Center — Universal Ballet, and What Level 3 Row B Actually Sees
Universal Ballet’s Swan Lake at the Seoul Arts Center Opera Theatre. Getting there, where to buy opera glasses inside the building, what the third tier really shows you, and 32 fouettés from row B.
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Swan Lake Before You Go — The Story, the Two Endings, and What to Watch For
Universal Ballet’s Swan Lake at the Seoul Arts Center. The plot in five beats, why productions end differently, and the refund rule almost nobody knows about.