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Traditional Poomba is an adaptation of Gakseori Taryeong (song of singing beggars) that expresses the sorrows, frustrations and anger of peasants and beggars who feel oppressed and struggle to survive.

Darkness Poomba is a modern interpretation of the piece, expressing the social anxiety felt by people today, reshaping the past to explore the future. The production is masterfully brought to life by Modern Table, a Korean contemporary dance company. Their performance style is powerful, passionate, sophisticated, and aggressive. They use the space in the unconventional way, removing the boundaries between the stage and the audience.

Darkness Poomba will take you on an unexpected journey and possibly change the way you see contemporary dance, traditional song and rock music forever.

WHEN: Oct 10-27

WHERE: YES24 Stage Hall 2 (21, Daehak-ro 12-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul) 예스24스테이지 2관 (서울 종로구 대학로12길 21)

HOW MUCH: 40000KRW / R seat, 30000KRW / S seat

HOW LONG: 60 mins

The play Camel Xiangzi is based on Lao She’s Rickshaw Boy, a novel that is considered a classic of 20th-century Chinese literature.

The protagonist is an orphan peasant who leaves for Beijing to earn a living. Xiangzi is a young, hardworking, well-built rickshaw puller who dreams of owning his own rickshaw. Just when he has earned enough to buy one, it is confiscated by warlord soldiers. 

The harsh realities of life taught Xiangzi that decency and hard work have little meaning in this pragmatic, dog-eat-dog world. He becomes a lazy, degenerate and unscrupulous good-for-nothing, no different from those he looked down on early in his life, spending his days gambling, cheating and whoring.

WHEN: open run

WHERE: Daehangno Arts Theater Main Hall (17, Daehak-ro 10-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul) 대학로예술극장 대극장 (서울 종로구 대학로10길 17)

HOW MUCH: 40000KRW / R seat, 30000KRW / S seat, 20000KRW / A seat

HOW LONG: 100 mins