{"id":344,"date":"2018-10-31T20:57:57","date_gmt":"2018-10-31T20:57:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/?page_id=344"},"modified":"2018-12-02T08:10:55","modified_gmt":"2018-12-02T08:10:55","slug":"essays","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/essays\/","title":{"rendered":"Essays"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Section Editor:\u00a0<strong>Yun-Cheol Kim<\/strong>\u00a0(S. Korea)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"726\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/chinese-contemporary-dance-the-interweaving-of-tradition-and-modernity\/img5-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/12\/Img5-1.jpg?fit=440%2C310&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"440,310\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Img5\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Dance work: Beyond Calligraphy (\u4e34\u6c60\u821e\u58a8) performed by Guangdong Modern Dance Company, in 2005. Choreographer: Liu Qi&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/12\/Img5-1.jpg?fit=440%2C310&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-726\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/16\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2017\/09\/Cheol200.jpg?resize=200%2C252\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"252\" data-attachment-id=\"726\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/le-theatre-a-la-rencontre-de-la-medecine-ou-comment-briser-la-forteresse-du-temps\/picture3-12\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2018\/06\/Picture3-2.jpg?fit=700%2C300\" data-orig-size=\"700,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Picture3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2018\/06\/Picture3-2.jpg?fit=300%2C129\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2018\/06\/Picture3-2.jpg?fit=700%2C300\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Yun-Cheol Kim<\/strong>\u00a0obtained his PhD from BYU with his dissertation on contemporary American Drama. He served as President of the International Association of Theatre Critics (IATC) from 2008 till 2014. During his presidency he launched IATC\u2019s journal\u00a0<em>Critical Stages<\/em>\u00a0in 2009. Now he is an honorary president of the Association. He served as artistic director of the National Theatre Company of Korea for four years (from the beginning of 2014 till the end of 2017). He retired from the School of Drama, Korean National University of the Arts in 2015, where he taught for twenty years. He is now its honorary professor. He received the Cultural Order from the Korean government in 2008. Two-time winner of the \u201cCritic of the Year Award,\u201d he has published twelve books, two of which are anthologies of theatre reviews.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-wrapper\"><div class=\"pt-cv-view pt-cv-grid pt-cv-colsys\" id=\"pt-cv-view-962a89apn3\"><div data-id=\"pt-cv-page-1\" class=\"pt-cv-page\" data-cvc=\"2\"><div class=\"col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\" ><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/conflicting-nations-conversing-individuals\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"247\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/10\/Minefield-Royal-4-Ph-Tristam-Kenton.jpg?fit=247%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/10\/Minefield-Royal-4-Ph-Tristam-Kenton.jpg?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/10\/Minefield-Royal-4-Ph-Tristam-Kenton.jpg?resize=247%2C300&amp;ssl=1 247w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 247px) 100vw, 247px\" data-attachment-id=\"330\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/conflicting-nations-conversing-individuals\/minefield-royal-4-ph-tristam-kenton\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/10\/Minefield-Royal-4-Ph-Tristam-Kenton.jpg?fit=400%2C485&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"400,485\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9Tristram Kenton&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;A scene from Minefield by Lola Arias @ Royal Court, Jerwood Theatre, Downstairs. Developed by The Royal Court and LIFT.\\r(Opening-03-06-16)\\r\\u00a9Tristram Kenton 06\/16\\r(3 Raveley Street, LONDON NW5 2HX TEL 0207 267 5550  Mob 07973 617 355)email: tristram@tristramkenton.com&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1464117633&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9Tristram Kenton&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;56&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;6400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Minefield-Royal 4 Ph Tristam Kenton\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Projected image on walls and floor: Photo: courtesy of Lola Arias&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/10\/Minefield-Royal-4-Ph-Tristam-Kenton.jpg?fit=400%2C485&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n<p class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/conflicting-nations-conversing-individuals\/\" class=\"_self\" target=\"_self\" >Conflicting Nations, Conversing Individuals in Lola Arias\u2019s <em>Minefield<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-meta-fields\"><span class=\"terms\"> <a href='https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/tag\/by-elizabeth-sakellaridou\/' title='by Elizabeth Sakellaridou' class='pt-cv-tax-by-elizabeth-sakellaridou'>by Elizabeth Sakellaridou<\/a>, <a href='https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/category\/essays\/' title='Essays' class='pt-cv-tax-essays'>Essays<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\" ><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/le-theatre-et-lesprit-du-temps\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"190\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/11\/2.Living.Theatre.jpg?fit=190%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/11\/2.Living.Theatre.jpg?w=253&amp;ssl=1 253w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/11\/2.Living.Theatre.jpg?resize=190%2C300&amp;ssl=1 190w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 190px) 100vw, 190px\" data-attachment-id=\"362\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/le-theatre-et-lesprit-du-temps\/2-living-theatre\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/11\/2.Living.Theatre.jpg?fit=253%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"253,400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2.Living.Theatre\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Le Living Theatre se constitue en expression exemplaire du Zeitgeist&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/11\/2.Living.Theatre.jpg?fit=253%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n<p class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/le-theatre-et-lesprit-du-temps\/\" class=\"_self\" target=\"_self\" >Le th\u00e9\u00e2tre et l\u2019Esprit du temps<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-meta-fields\"><span class=\"terms\"> <a href='https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/tag\/by-georges-banu\/' title='by Georges Banu' class='pt-cv-tax-by-georges-banu'>by Georges Banu<\/a>, <a href='https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/category\/essays\/' title='Essays' class='pt-cv-tax-essays'>Essays<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\" ><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/the-art-of-criticism-sharing-the-theatre-experience\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"216\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/01\/Rubin2.jpg?fit=216%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/01\/Rubin2.jpg?w=300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/01\/Rubin2.jpg?resize=216%2C300&amp;ssl=1 216w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 216px) 100vw, 216px\" data-attachment-id=\"1216\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/the-art-of-criticism-sharing-the-theatre-experience\/rubin2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/01\/Rubin2.jpg?fit=300%2C417&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"300,417\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Rubin2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Don Rubin in 2012 lecturing at York University. Photo: Don Rubin&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/01\/Rubin2.jpg?fit=300%2C417&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n<p class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/the-art-of-criticism-sharing-the-theatre-experience\/\" class=\"_self\" target=\"_self\" >The Art of Criticism: Sharing the Theatre Experience<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-meta-fields\"><span class=\"terms\"> <a href='https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/tag\/by-don-rubin\/' title='by Don Rubin' class='pt-cv-tax-by-don-rubin'>by Don Rubin<\/a>, <a href='https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/category\/essays\/' title='Essays' class='pt-cv-tax-essays'>Essays<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\" ><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/the-confessions-of-a-failed-educator1\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"274\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/01\/drama_c01.jpg?fit=274%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/01\/drama_c01.jpg?w=318&amp;ssl=1 318w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/01\/drama_c01.jpg?resize=274%2C300&amp;ssl=1 274w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 274px) 100vw, 274px\" data-attachment-id=\"1228\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/the-confessions-of-a-failed-educator1\/drama_c01\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/01\/drama_c01.jpg?fit=318%2C348&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"318,348\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"drama_c01\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Under the premise of &amp;#8220;drama as starting point and completion of all kinds of performing arts&amp;#8221; beyond the conventional notion, the School aims at nurturing students as &amp;#8220;Creators,\u201d future leaders who pioneer Korean and world theatrical art. From the Department\u2019s webpage&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/01\/drama_c01.jpg?fit=318%2C348&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n<p class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/the-confessions-of-a-failed-educator1\/\" class=\"_self\" target=\"_self\" >The Confessions of a Failed Educator<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-meta-fields\"><span class=\"terms\"> <a href='https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/tag\/by-yun-cheol-kim\/' title='by Yun-Cheol Kim' class='pt-cv-tax-by-yun-cheol-kim'>by Yun-Cheol Kim<\/a>, <a href='https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/category\/essays\/' title='Essays' class='pt-cv-tax-essays'>Essays<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Section Editor:\u00a0Yun-Cheol Kim\u00a0(S. Korea) Yun-Cheol Kim\u00a0obtained his PhD from BYU with his dissertation on contemporary American Drama. He served as President of the International Association of Theatre Critics (IATC) from 2008 till 2014. During his presidency he launched IATC\u2019s journal\u00a0Critical<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-344","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","","tg-column-two"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/Pam472-5y","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/344","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=344"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/344\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":671,"href":"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/344\/revisions\/671"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=344"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}