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농담 THE JOKE AHOP
STATE
Conception
GENRE
Theater
DATE
10.14 (Wed) 18:00

SYNOPSIS

Director·Speaker Saemi Moon

‘Perhaps humans are God’s joke, created with no intention of taking care of them.’
At a dog fighting ring located in an obscure city, dogs are not the only ones ripping each other to death. <The Joke> is a tragedy that occurs in the capitalistic society we live in today, where the powerful endlessly control the weak and belittle humanity in order to fulfill their selfish interests. This play blatantly displays the human greed shown near the dog fighting pit, and the quarreling and meaningless deaths that result from it. There is a woman from North Korea named ‘Carmen,’ who symbolizes ‘the Virgin Mary.’ People see her stomach swolen with abdominal fluid and whisper that she will give birth soon. Could she be the Virgin Mary that will save this world that God created as a joke?

농담
농담

ⓒARKO

PITCHING PURPOSE

Seeking Funding

SVALHOLM & Dance Theater TIC

Writer Young-wook Jung, known to be Korea’s Sarah Kane, meets director Saemi Moon, who is known for her unconventional depth.
Jung conveys unique and unparalleled color in her writing with the unusual language and form she chooses to use. She writes about social inequality, human alienation, lonely deaths, environmental pollution, economic polarization, and natural disasters—all deeply tragic realities that affect humanity. These issues are chaotic and painful to see, but are uncomfortable realities that we as humans must face. In order to successfully deliver her profound plays to the audience, a precise and exquisite stage dialect is needed. Director Saemi Moon, who had her debut in theater after studying in the UK, has been highly regarded for the way she creates exuberant stage dialect without restricting the play’s language.

농담

ⓒHyun-woo Cho