23 Feb 2020

South Korean theatre company Elephants Laugh

From Standing Room Only, 1:45 pm on 23 February 2020

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First K-Pop, now the recent historic Oscar win for South Korean feature film, Parasite, have put the spotlight on that country's contemporary music and movie scenes.

But what about its contemporary theatre?

South Korean theatre company Elephants Laugh is about to unleash a work where its performers are immersed in water in glass tanks while refugees walk around them.

And then...   Well that would be telling, though we have a video of the work if you can't wait to find out!

The Seoul-based company's just arrived ahead of their Wellington performance of Muljil at the Capital's Performance Arcade  waterfront event.  Earlier today Lynn Freeman asked Elephants Laugh director Jinyeob Lee about her company's guiding principles.