{"id":114,"date":"2019-04-14T18:56:30","date_gmt":"2019-04-14T18:56:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/19\/?page_id=114"},"modified":"2019-05-05T19:25:44","modified_gmt":"2019-05-05T19:25:44","slug":"essays","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/19\/essays\/","title":{"rendered":"Essays"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Section Editor:&nbsp;<strong>Yun-Cheol Kim<\/strong>&nbsp;(S. Korea)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/16\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2017\/09\/Cheol200.jpg?resize=200%2C252\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-726\" alignnone\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Yun-Cheol Kim<\/strong>&nbsp;obtained 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&nbsp;<em>Critical Stages<\/em>&nbsp;in 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\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"pt-cv-wrapper\"><div class=\"pt-cv-view pt-cv-grid pt-cv-colsys\" id=\"pt-cv-view-4fbde36xiy\"><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\/19\/the-shakespeare-authorship-debate-continued-uncertainties-and-mysteries\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"203\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/19\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2019\/05\/1-Henry.jpg?fit=203%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/19\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2019\/05\/1-Henry.jpg?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/19\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2019\/05\/1-Henry.jpg?resize=203%2C300&amp;ssl=1 203w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/><\/a>\n<p class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/19\/the-shakespeare-authorship-debate-continued-uncertainties-and-mysteries\/\" class=\"_self\" target=\"_self\" >The Shakespeare Authorship Debate (continued) <br>Uncertainties and Mysteries<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-meta-fields\"><span class=\"terms\"> <a href='https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/19\/tag\/by-luke-prodromou\/' title='by Luke Prodromou' class='pt-cv-tax-by-luke-prodromou'>by Luke Prodromou<\/a>, <a href='https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/19\/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\/19\/when-lepage-and-mnouchkine-collide-with-cultural-appropriation\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/19\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2019\/06\/image2-3.jpeg?fit=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/19\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2019\/06\/image2-3.jpeg?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/19\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2019\/06\/image2-3.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n<p class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/19\/when-lepage-and-mnouchkine-collide-with-cultural-appropriation\/\" class=\"_self\" target=\"_self\" >When Lepage and Mnouchkine Collide with Cultural Appropriation<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-meta-fields\"><span class=\"terms\"> <a href='https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/19\/tag\/by-michel-vais\/' title='by Michel Vais' class='pt-cv-tax-by-michel-vais'>by Michel Vais<\/a>, <a href='https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/19\/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\/19\/jouer-ou-ne-pas-jouer-limites-dune-dramaturgie-interactive\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/19\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2019\/05\/Symphony.-Phot.-Ingeborg-Oyen-Thorsland.jpg?fit=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/19\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2019\/05\/Symphony.-Phot.-Ingeborg-Oyen-Thorsland.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/19\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2019\/05\/Symphony.-Phot.-Ingeborg-Oyen-Thorsland.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n<p class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/19\/jouer-ou-ne-pas-jouer-limites-dune-dramaturgie-interactive\/\" class=\"_self\" target=\"_self\" >Jouer ou ne pas jouer : Limites d\u2019une dramaturgie interactive<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-meta-fields\"><span class=\"terms\"> <a href='https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/19\/tag\/by-nele-wynants\/' title='by Nele Wynants' class='pt-cv-tax-by-nele-wynants'>by Nele Wynants<\/a>, <a href='https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/19\/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\/19\/how-psi-works-the-practice-of-performance-studies\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/19\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2019\/04\/Photo-9.jpg?fit=300%2C198&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/19\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2019\/04\/Photo-9.jpg?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/19\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2019\/04\/Photo-9.jpg?resize=300%2C198&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n<p class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/19\/how-psi-works-the-practice-of-performance-studies\/\" class=\"_self\" target=\"_self\" >How PSi Works: The Practice of Performance Studies<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-meta-fields\"><span class=\"terms\"> <a href='https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/19\/tag\/by-maaike-bleeker\/' title='by Maaike Bleeker' class='pt-cv-tax-by-maaike-bleeker'>by Maaike Bleeker<\/a>, <a href='https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/19\/tag\/eero-laine-and-sean-metzger\/' title='Eero Laine and Sean Metzger' class='pt-cv-tax-eero-laine-and-sean-metzger'>Eero Laine and Sean Metzger<\/a>, <a href='https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/19\/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:&nbsp;Yun-Cheol Kim&nbsp;(S. Korea) Yun-Cheol Kim&nbsp;obtained 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&nbsp;Critical<\/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-114","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","","tg-column-two"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/PaUXOT-1Q","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/114","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=114"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/114\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":240,"href":"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/114\/revisions\/240"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}