[Korea Performance] FantaStick is really Fantastic?

Fantastick is a non-verbal performance. It has story and they mostly play instrument such as drum, flute, etc. I went there with a friend from Indonesia.

The opening and the ending were actually pretty cool because it was really a party. I liked it. The story is actually really general, about love, man and woman, problem arises, they get separated, then they try to solve the problem, more conflict, climax, then they meet again and live happily ever after.

You really should know the introduction of the story, otherwise you will have no idea what is going on. I will give you a head start. The story is about a man and a woman, they love each other. God gave the man a drum and a woman a flute. Too exciting with his drum, the man forgets about the woman. The woman then gets really jealous and broke his drum. God angry and curse the woman and her family (why brings family? lol) to be haunted ghosts and takes her flute. The only way to be human again is to play a perfect song. And the performance starts from here.

Once in a while they give really funny scenes. The story itself is kind of depressing in the middle of the play. Therefore, if you are one of the audiences you will notice that once in a while audiences laugh, then it is silent, then more laughter again. And like any other performances in Korea, they do interact with audience.

Wanna see this one? The theather is located at Kyunghyang Newspaper Building second floor. Take line number 5 and get off at Seodaemun Station and take exit 5. Go straight until you find intersection. It is just across the street. Ticket is KRW 40,000 - 50,000.

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[Korea Performance] World Beat Vinari: Worth Watching?

Before you are judging me, I would like to say that this is only from the perspective of me as an audience. As everyone knows that everyone has their own thought about this performance. 

From what I saw Vinari is a performance that emphasizes in traditional music instrument and singing. The songs are actually telling about some different stories. The performance itself does not really have story. To be short, the performance is just a collection of traditional music instrument and - you can say - concert. 

The one that I quite like is actually the concert part, where one of the girls sang with a really powerful voice. I think that's only it. The instrument play was also good, but nothing really special. You can really see it at some places in Korea. I have seen it in Namsan Tower. They played right in front of Namsan Tower. Also you might see it on festivals in Korea. They played traditional music instrument while doing some acrobat action.

It is true that they try to be interactive with the audience by asking us to yell or clap our hand. Nothing really special about it. No cool acrobat actions, no funny moments, it was very dull and really standard.

The theater is pretty cold (it was winter) and I had to keep wearing my jacket. The screens that explain about the story of the songs are placed at the side of the stage, it was pretty uncomfortable to see it, some people might not notice it. 

I would not recommend this one, but if you want to see it, the theater is located at Cine Core 4th Floor. Take line number 1 and stop at Jonggak Station and take exit 12, walk until you find intersection, cross the road and turn right. You should see the poster.

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[Korea Performance] Hilariously Drawn In by Action Drawing [Hero]

I knew from the beginning that this one was goint to be so awesome, and it was! I went there 2 days ago with a friend who actually majoring in some major related to art.

Action Drawing [Hero] is a non-verbal Korea performance about 4 drawing artists that I think live together in a paint studio. They use a lot of material to draw, but the one that they use very often in charcoal and white paper.

Really talented - they are awesomely drew a lot of cool things like Michael Jackson, Bruce Lee, Superman (from blocks), a really cool painting of Tiger, an audience, and etc. The cool thing is that we had no idea about what they were trying to draw until something happened and then we found out what the drawing was. For instance, 4 of them would draw each part of Michael Jackson, of course we, as the audience, had no idea since it did not make sense, but then they flipped the drawing and they put it together, that was how we found out that it was actually Michael Jackson.

Really entertaining - evidently they are not just good in drawing, but also in acting and entertaining. They have a lot of trick that make us laugh. In every scene there must be laughter, you know sometimes drawing could take time and people get bored waiting for the result, but hey ... they really manage to entertain audience.

Interactive -  I know most of Korea Performances have this thing, so does Action Draw [Hero]. They made it so funny and I think it is really unforgettable.

Surprises - you will see a LOT of surprises from this performance. Not just a normal surprises, but a really funny surprises that will make your cheekbones and belly hurt! That is how I loved this performance.

Overall, it was so satisfying, funny, awesome, i can't think another word for this. I liked it a lot and I would love to see it again! I would really recommend this to watch if you ever come here to Korea.

The theater is so easy to find. It is located in underground of MyeongBo Art Hall. You just need to take metro line 2 or 3 and get off at Euljiro3ga Station, take exit 8 and just walk straight for 1 minute until you find a helix-shaped stairs, then turn left then thats it. The tickets is KRW 40,000 - 50,000. Have fun and be ready to be "drawn" away.

Official Website: http://www.drawingtheater.com/

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