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유령들의 대화: 축제 The Ghosts Chat: What is a Festival?
Baram Company / 바람컴퍼니
Venue
Theatre Passe Muraille, Mainspace
Thu Aug 14, 6:00 PM*
Fri Aug 15, 9:00 PM*
Sat Aug 16, 1:00 PM*
60 Minutes
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$15 / $30 / $45
The ghosts of Mengkkongee (digging frog), Sancheoneo (Cherry Salmon), a Butterfly and a Canadian Goose arrive at the River Styx. They chat about the choir of 80,00 digging frogs, the exhilarating current towards the ocean, metamorphosis, formations in the sky, and about the sound of waterfalls that travel 5000 kilometers in the sky.
Baram Company brings The Ghosts Chat: stories told from ghosts, whose vibrant lives have been interrupted in the name of human joy— inviting the question:
“What is a Festival?”
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맹꽁이, 산천어, 나비와 캐나다구스가 스틱스 강에 도달한다. 그리고 대화한다.
8만명의 맹꽁이들의 합창에 대해, 바다로 향하는 신나는 물살에 대해, 변신에 대해, 하늘에서 이루는 대형에 대해, 그리고 5천킬로미터를 여행하는 폭포소리에 대해.
이들에게 축제는 어떤 것일까? 같이 그 이야기를 들어보고 각자의 삶 안에서 축제의 의미에 대해 생각해본다.
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Premiering at the SummerWorks Performance Festival (The Ghosts Chat / 유령들의 대화 by Baram Company in 2025 -and- Festivals are Strange, Eerie, and Overwhelming by Emily Jung and Theresa Cutknife in 2026) — this is one of two plays within a multi-year international collaboration between Baram Company, Emily Jung, and Theresa Cutknife.
*The August 14th performance of The Ghosts Chat: What is a Festival? will be followed by a brief, ASL-interpreted post-show Q&A.
Performers, Creators: 김나라 Nara Kim, 이리 Yii Lee
Director, Creator: 한윤미 Yunmi Han
Dramaturgy, Creator: 채민 Min Chae,
Producer: 임현진 Jin Yim
Sound, Caption Design: 목소 Morceau J. Woo
Scenography: 김혜원 Hyewon Kim
Light design: 서가영 Gayeong Seo
Producer, Assistant Director: 에밀리 정 Emily Jung
Consultation & Performer: Theresa Cutknife
Translation: 에밀리 정 Emily Jung, 이리 Yii Lee, 임현진 Jin Yim, 한윤미 Yunmi Han
This work was developed thanks to support from the Canada Council for the Art Canada-Korea Partnerships Grant, along with generous support from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in Korea, the Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange, and K-arts on the GO.
*The August 15th performance is designated as a Risk-Conscious Performance. During Risk-Conscious Performances, all audience members are required to wear face masks or coverings in the theatre at all times.
*All performances are designated as Relaxed Environments.
*All performances will have integrated Korean and English captions and subtitles.
*ASL Interpretation will be provided for the post-show Q&A on August 14th.
Sensory: Use of haze machine
Content: Descriptions of war, animal abuse, and killing
SummerWorks Performance Festival
August 7-17, 2025
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