Being an artist who lead the way, not a conformist

Being an artist who lead the way, not a conformist

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18 The Soft Power of Korea National University of Arts
20 President’s Message
22 History of K-Arts

24 School of Music
42 School of Drama
60 School of Film,TV & Multimedia
78 School of Dance
96 School of Visual Arts
112 School of KoreanTraditional Arts

128 Academic Programs
129 Admissions Guide
131 Scholarship
131 Affiliated Facilities
133 Affiliated Institutions
135 International Exchange
137 Exchange Student Program
138 AMA · AMFEK Project
139 AcademicYear
14 0 Organization Chart
14 1 Visitor’s Info

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School of Music

Dept. of Vocal Music

Dept.of Instrumental Music

Dept.of Composition

Dept.of Conducting

Dept.of Musicology

The K-Arts School of Music has sought to stand shoulder to shoulder with schools such as the
Juilliard Music School, Curtis School of Music and Paris National High Conservatory since its
foundation. It offers innovative and intensive courses designed to engage talented students and
nurture world-renowned musicians. As soon as they enter the School of Music, students are
immediately exposed to professors who are also maestros in the field. With the one-to-one tutorial
system that helps individual students find their own unique artistic voice, students are able to
realize their true musical spirit, which transcends the simple acquisition of technical training to
reach a global level.This is proven by the remarkable achievements recorded by students of the
School of Music, as well as the countless awards won at international competitions. Students
are able to concentrate on their music in 92 individual practice rooms and have the opportunity
to participate in more than 140 concerts a year at the Ensemble Room, Percussion Room, Opera
Practice Room, Orchestral Room, and KNUA Hall equipped with a Baroque pipe organ. At the end
of each semester, regular performances by the student orchestra, string ensemble, wind orchestra,
choir, and opera are held in order to help students feel the vivid presence of stage experience
as professional musicians. Moreover, performances of new pieces composed by students at the
Department of Composition demonstrate contemporary music creation.The Computer Music
Technology Lab equipped with state-of-the-art sound equipment offers a venue for various sound
experiments and challenges to create new kinds of music.

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School of Drama

Dept.of Acting
Dept.of Directing
Dept.of Playwriting
Dept.of Stage Design
Dept.of Theatre Studies

Drama is fundamentally a convergence of the arts. As such, the starting point of drama education
is to help students gain an open mind to cooperate with others anytime and anywhere. The
School of Drama in K-Arts consists of five Departments: Acting, Directing, Playwriting, Stage
Design, and Theatre Studies. It offers a methodical drama education system for each system
that is designed to integrate all curricula into 24 large and small scale performances given every
semester. Performances are the melting pot and terminus for education in the School of Drama.
Taking performance-oriented curriculum, the school of drama students aim to become ‘creators’
who constantly expand new horizons in the theatrical arts by taking on challenges and pursuing
opportunities. The educational objective and desirable image we pursue are creators who find
their own unique voices, forms and contents. The School of Drama operates five Departments:
Acting, Directing, Playwriting, Stage Design, and Theatre Studies. Each Department has a faculty
consisting of artists and theatrical scholars who have a great deal of experience and achievements
in academia, as well as in the field of creation. The School offers a 500-seat theatre equipped with
cutting-edge facilities, 2 box stages, 1 experimental stage, 11 rehearsal rooms, 1 multimedia studio,
1 sound design studio, 2 lighting design studios, 3 costume design studios, 1 computer design
studio and 2 stage design studios.

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School of Film, TV
& Multimedia

Dept.of Filmmaking

Dept.of Broadcasting

Dept.of Multimedia

Dept.of Animation

Dept.of Cinema Studies

The School of Film,TV & Multimedia is Korea’s first national institute for film,TV and multimedia
designed to nurture experts capable of creating new visual works through visual media and
modern technology. The School of Film,TV & Multimedia offers the undergraduate and graduate
program in five Departments: Filmmaking, Broadcasting, Multimedia, Animation, and Cinema
Studies.The curriculum provides practice-based and theoretical courses covering critical analysis
of media arts designed to enable students to produce creative works. Since works of media arts are
created through cooperation among various people, each Department emphasizes interdisciplinary
exploration, respecting special areas and expertise, having a broad understanding of the rapidly
changing media environment and cultural phenomena, and fostering an independent ability to
take appropriate measures. The School strives to produce experts with critical views and executive
production ability by offering fieldtrips so that students can participate in the established media
production process. By providing wide-ranging experiences and experiments through practice-
based and theoretical courses, the School helps students seek the creativity in integrated media
language demanded in the new visual era. The School is proud to offer a 252-seat movie theater, a
small and large film studio, 5 TV studios, over 90 practice rooms, and 12 preview rooms along with
over 1,000 pieces of film equipment.The curriculum is designed for students to have hands-on
experience in the media industry by attending various workshops and presentations that demand
technical completeness, annual student exhibitions, and graduation shows with works in films,
media and animation.

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School of Dance

Dept.of Dance Performance
Dept.of Choreography
Dept.of Dance Theory

The School of Dance was established as a high-level institute of artistic dance education to foster
talented individuals with the necessary expertise to excel as dance practitioners. The School
fosters an intellectual and creative foundation for dance education through providing opportunities
for intensive practice, creative education focused on creativity, and theoretical education focused
on developing thinking skills and knowledge rooted in the humanities and social sciences. It is
the first school in Korea to adopt a matrix system whereby the fields of theory, choreography and
performance of dance education are classified into different majors. This system is the foundation
for the School’s development as the premier high-level dance education institute in Korea, with a
sterling academic reputation globally. Through education that encompasses the Korean traditional
dance heritage, as well as ballet and contemporary dance, the School of Dance trains professional
dance artists, theorists and planners with the skills and viewpoints required to lead the rapidly
changing contemporary dance scene.To further nurture professional dancers, the School also
operates its own dance company (KNUA Dance Company) led by the faculty and students.

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School of Visual Arts

Dept.of Fine Arts
Dept.of Design
Dept.of Architecture
Dept.of Art Theory

The School of Visual Arts is a national institute for art education established to foster professional
artists capable of meeting the needs of the rapidly changing social, political and cultural environment
of the 21st Century. For this, the School works to implement advanced and futuristic pathways in art
education. As Korea’s only college of fine arts to embrace all the fields of visual arts, including plastic
arts, design, architecture and artistic theory, the School of Visual Arts breaks with tradition to set a
new model for art education grounded in creative, enterprising and integrated thinking, rather than
individual genres or media. This innovative approach underpins all aspects of academic life at the
School of Visual Arts, including improvements in the admission system, the constantly developing
curriculum, the world-class education facilities and faculty, the close interaction and outreach to
schools and departments, and practical education using internal and external exhibition facilities. In
the twenty years since it was founded, it has succeeded in distinguishing itself amid the academic
landscape for its innovation, breadth of approach and commitment to contemporary artistic practice,
as evidenced by the impressive careers of its countless graduates.

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School of
Korean Traditional Arts

Dept. of Korean Traditional Ar ts Theory
Dept. of Korean Traditional Music
Dept. of Korean Traditional Dance
Dept. of Traditional Korean Dramatic Per forming Ar ts
Dept. of Korean Traditional Music Composition

The School of Korean Traditional Arts is a higher education institute dedicated to nurturing experts
capable of adjusting to today’s traditional music scene through academic study of traditional
performing arts, with a strong focus on instruments, song and dance to maximize performance
ability. The School is a place in which broad insights and fierce artistic spirit are naturally
transferred to the students beyond the limitations of conventional apprentice-based art education
with simple technical repetitions. Indeed, the School is oriented around education that inherits
and then reinvents the tradition based on the spirit of “learning the new by reviewing the old” to
harmonize tradition with creation. It deserves to be called its popular title of “repository for content
prototypes” by initiating performing arts in Korea and providing the prototypes for other Schools.
The School of Korean Traditional Arts is dedicated to good faith interaction with other Schools to
create new performance styles. It is proud to take the initiative to create 21st-Century Korean arts
education by developing collaborative projects with each School.

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The Soft Power of
Korea National University of Arts

First — The soft power of K-Arts originates from pride. The source of the power
held by K-Arts is the pride taken by both students and professors in simply being a
part of the university.
Second — There is the cluster effect that comes from embracing all artistic genres.
K-Arts selects students gifted in the arts, encompassing 27 departments in 6
schools: School of Music, School of Drama, School of Film, TV & Multimedia,
School of Dance, School of Visual Arts, and School of Korean Traditional Arts. K-
Arts seeks students who have outstanding talents, achievements and motivations
to pursue study in almost all artistic genres. In addition to this, there is remarkable
creativity on campus as students collaborate and compete beyond their genres.

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Third — It is important to select and teach outstanding students. Our professors val-
ue the significance of how well we teach students. But, what is more important than
that is how competently we select the students. We renovate the admission system
every year by focusing on finding creative potential that can grow further, rather
than on selecting already-trained abilities that have previous exposure.

Fourth — The internationally-renowned faculty will stand by you as your partner.
The maestros, artists and professors of our university have substantial achievements
on the international art scene. It is they who light the way for the outstanding stu-
dents of our university to progress. A single word of praise from an internationally
acclaimed maestro can instantly take a student’s ability to the next level. The profes-
sors communicate with you to help you find “your own unique color and voice”.

Fifth — K-Arts provides a greater variety of opportunities for students. K-Arts con-
stantly encourages students to create their own arts. This is what the DIY spirit is all
about. The university spares no expense and effort in providing abundant materials
and facilities capable of fulfilling the students’ desire for the arts, as well as offering
various opportunities for students to showcase their work.

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The Artist’s Laboratory
Where Dreams Are Made

Korea National University of Arts (K-Arts) is the foremost national arts university in Korea with
the capabilities and purpose necessary to train artists to lead the contemporary arts scene. Today,
our status and achievements have reached their apotheosis. Yet, the starting point of this journey
is the humanities-based approach to education provided by K-Arts.

Art projects not only human emotions, but also human thoughts. As such, art is defined by the
ability to offer a new perspective on humanity. This understanding of the essence of art is the
starting point for greater self-introspection and understanding of others. Furthermore, it enables
one to better understand and empathize with other cultures and societies. ‘Art’ in effect acts as a
medium for people to easily and spontaneously accept what it is to understand humanity.

K-Arts offers convergence-based arts education across six schools designed to foster a natural
exploration of the essence of humanity. The education provided by K-Arts in culture, race,
nationality, region and ideology enables everyone to ‘embrace the world and overcome
differences’. Indeed, K-Arts devotes itself to being an arts university that ‘opens the future’ based
on seeking to augment human understanding.

Founded over 20 years ago without a single building, K-Arts had the seemingly ‘impossible dream’
of fostering world-renowned artists without sending them overseas to study. Today, K-Arts has
raised its international standing as an arts school with a remarkable track-record. By eliminating
or remedying the shortcomings and flaws it once faced, it can now newly cultivate and promote
the dreams held by the faculty and students with passion and potential. We can achieve as much as
we have dreamed. As Goethe said, “Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has
genius, power and magic in it.”

K-Arts will strive to provide an artistic lab for the young at heart who seek as artists to create
macroscopic prospects of the new human race and explore dreams of the future, create new paths
to furthering those dreams, and cultivate both confidence and intellect.

President of K-Arts K i m B o n g r y o l

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H istor y of K – A rts

Jun 25, 1990 Mar 03, 1997
Announcement of the establishment of a national art Opening of the School of Visual Arts and of the
school (as a part of theTen-Year Project for Cultural Graduate Program in the School of Drama to
Development by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism) foster artists fit for the new era

Dec 30, 1991 Mar 09, 1998
Enactment of the Decree on the Establishment of Opening of the School of KoreanTraditional Arts to
Korea National University of Arts (Presidential Decree promote Korean traditional arts, and completion of
No.13528) the organization of a university with six schools

Sep 17, 19 92 Sep 25, 1998
Enactment of K-Arts Regulations Amendment of the Decree to extend the years
required for graduation from the graduate
Oct 30, 1992 program to at least two years
Confirmation of the organization of K-Arts
(anniversary of the official establishment of the Sep 28, 1998
university) Amendment of the Decree and appointment of
Lee Kang-sook as the first president (reappointed
Nov 16, 1992 for the second and third time)
Appointment of Professor Lee Kang-sook from
College of Music, Seoul National University as the Fe b 11 , 19 9 9
first Principal Amendment of K-Arts regulations to grant
a bachelor’s degree in arts
Mar 08, 1993
Official opening of K-Arts, a specialized arts institute Mar 02, 1999
with advanced teaching methods, world-class Opening of the three-year graduate program in
faculty and excellent facilities the Schools of Music and Drama; the two-year and
three-year graduate program in the School of Film,
Mar 08, 1993 TV, and Multimedia; and the two-year graduate
Opening of the School of Music, the Korean-style program in the School of KoreanTraditional Arts
music institute in the form of conservatory
Sep 21, 1999
Mar 03, 1994 Completion of the Seocho-dong campus and
Opening of the School of Drama, Korea’s only relocation of the Schools of Music and Dance
national drama school, and the Graduate Program
of the School of Music to fully establish the system Mar 02, 2000
of a university Opening of the three-year graduate program in the
Schools of Dance and Visual Arts, and opening of
Mar 08, 1995 the practical art training program in the School of
Opening of the School of Film, TV & Multimedia, KoreanTraditional Arts
Korea’s first national school of film and media to
foster outstanding specialists in film and media Mar 01, 2002
Appointment of Lee Geon-yong as the fourth
Feb 28, 1996 president
Relocation of the campus to Seokgwan-dong,
Seongbuk-gu, Seoul Oct 28, 2002
Amendment of K-Arts Regulations to adjust the
Mar 04, 1996 course duration to 4 or 5 years, and the introduction
Opening of the School of Dance, Korea’s first of the special admission procedures
institution of higher education for dance

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Sep 01, 2005 government based on the Act on the Promotion of
Establishment of Korea National Institute for the Specific Education for Brilliant Children
Gifted in Arts to function as the hub center to
discover and train artistically gifted prodigies Se p 2 7, 2 0 0 8
First entrance ceremony for the artistically gifted in
Mar 01, 2006 the field of visual arts
Appointment of Hwang Ji-woo as the fifth president
Aug 13, 2009
Oct 09, 2006 Appointment of Park Jongwon as the sixth president
Completion of the new campus in Seokgwan-dong
Oct 30, 2012
Apr 20, 2007 Celebration of the 20th anniversary of the
Proclamation of the vision of K-Arts and arts festival foundation and proclamation of the vision
to celebrate the opening of the new campus
Aug 26, 2013
Aug 01, 2008 Appointment of Kim Bongryol as the seventh
Foundation of the Korea National Institute for the president
Gifted in Arts, the first to be supported by the

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School of Music 음

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Dept. of Vocal Music
Dept.of Instrumental Music
Dept.of Composition
Dept.of Conducting
Dept.of Musicology

The K-Arts School of Music has sought to stand shoulder to shoulder with schools such as the Juilliard Music
School, Curtis School of Music and Paris National High Conservatory since its foundation. It offers innovative and in-
tensive courses designed to engage talented students and nurture world-renowned musicians. As soon as they en-
ter the School of Music, students are immediately exposed to professors who are also maestros in the field. With the
one-to-one tutorial system that helps individual students find their own unique artistic voice, students are able to
realize their true musical spirit, which transcends the simple acquisition of technical training to reach a global level.
This is proven by the remarkable achievements recorded by students of the School of Music, as well as the countless
awards won at international competitions. Students are able to concentrate on their music in 92 individual practice
rooms and have the opportunity to participate in more than 140 concerts a year at the Ensemble Room, Percussion
Room, Opera Practice Room, Orchestral Room, and KNUA Hall equipped with a Baroque pipe organ. At the end of
each semester, regular performances by the student orchestra, string ensemble, wind orchestra, choir, and opera
are held in order to help students feel the vivid presence of stage experience as professional musicians. Moreover,
performances of new pieces composed by students at the Department of Composition demonstrate contemporary
music creation.The Computer Music Technology Lab equipped with state-of-the-art sound equipment offers a venue
for various sound experiments and challenges to create new kinds of music.

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C urriculum
From their very first year at the School, students take intensive major courses without
selective liberal arts courses. Core theoretical courses are integrated into a single course
called Harmony and Analysis, which is taught according to the School’s unique method.
With a great emphasis on practice and performance in each major, the practical courses
of the major account for 4 credits, which is twice that of other colleges and a quarter of all
credits required for graduation.There are workshops for each major that also allow open
lessons. While the practical courses function as private lessons, workshops provide an
occasion for various professors to meet with students for open lessons of their major and
share their experience.To improve students’ ability to compose music, the curriculum
also focuses on ensembles, requiring students to take courses such as Chamber Music,
Chorus and Ensemble. For courses such as Sight Singing, Music Dictation and Harmony
and Analysis, students can earn credits for the courses, regardless of whether they took
them or not, as long as they reach a certain level of ability.

H istor y

J a n . 1 9 9 3 Inauguration of the 1st Dean (Professor Lee Kyeong-sook)
M a r . 1 9 9 3 Opening of the School of Music
M a r . 1 9 9 4 Establishment of the graduate program for the School of Music
M a r . 1 9 9 7 Inauguration of the 2nd Dean (Professor LeeYoung-jo)
M a r . 1 9 9 9 Establishment of the three-year graduate program
S e p . 1 9 9 9 Completion of the Seocho-dong Campus (relocation of the School of Music)
M a r . 2 0 0 1 Inauguration of the 3rd Dean (Professor Lee Geon-yong)
M a r . 2 0 0 2 Inauguration of the 4th Dean (Professor Kim Nam-yun)
J u l . 2 0 0 3 Change of the Department of Musical Technology in the graduate program

from two to three years due to revision of the K-Arts regulations
D e c . 2 0 0 7 Selected as Daewon Music Awards winner (School of Music)
S e p . 2 0 0 9 Inauguration of the 5th Dean (Professor Oh Gwang-ho)
S e p . 2 0 11 Inauguration of the 6th Dean (Professor Park Kwang-seo)
S e p . 2 0 1 3 Inauguration of the 7th Dean (Professor Hwang Sung-ho)

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Dean’s Message

The K-Arts School of Music is filled with young vigor and passion for
music. The artistic energy of both the faculty and students who simply
love music has grown in strength to act as a source of power for young
musicians from the School of Music to win leading international
competitions and build their careers confidently in the global arena.
Established in 1993, the School of Music, Korea’s only educational
institute of music, is a conservatory focusing on practice. By fostering
world-renowned musicians, the School aims to become the world’s
best educational institute of music. To this end, the ultimate goal of
education at the School is to foster creative professional musicians
by offering intensive major courses that are differentiated in design
and delivery from other music schools. Such an innovative and
differentiated pedagogic approach has already won recognition for the
achievements it has enabled, as proven by the successful activities of
students and graduates of the School of Music who have won countless
international competitions and continue to achieve brilliant exploits
across the world.
The School of Music has recently joined the ranks of the world’s most
prestigious music schools. As part of our dream of becoming the best
music school in the world, we will produce talented musicians capable
of taking global music circles by storm. This is the way our School
contributes to the nation and Korean society as a highly competitive
and prestigious music school.

Dean of the School of Music
Hwang Sung-ho

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Vocal Music The Department of Vocal Music nurtures Kim Young-mi Soprano
outstanding professional vocalists based on B.M., M.M., Conservatory and Academy
a systematic and specialized practice-based of Santa Cecilia, Italy
approach. Indeed, the Department offers Many overseas concert hall performer, Adriana and
professional guidance through private lessons, Liu on the stages of the opera houses, Philadelphia
and requires students to take intensive major performance with Luciano Pavarotti, production of
courses such as Diction, Opera Class and Chorus L’Elisir D’Amore, etc.
from their first year, helping them gain actual Recipient of the National Cultural Meal of Honor from
musical performance experience, skills and the the Government of Korea
professional knowledge required by singers.
Courses such as Class Piano and Vocal Literature Song Kwang-sun Soprano
are mandatory to improve overall musical B.M., Ewha Womans University
capability. The Department offers selective Conservatorio Di Roma Santa Cecilia(Diplom)
courses such as Kunstlied, Vocal Ensemble, Performed a first place vocal solo recital at Beniamino
and Choral Conducting for students to choose Gigli International Competition, the winner of a prize
according to their interest and gain expertise in vocal solo recital at Francisco Vinas International
the field. Competition, the winner of a prize recital at Maria
By taking part in an opera each year, students Callas Competition and etc.
experience the actual process of performing and
producing an opera. In addition, participation Yang Hee-jun Bass
in activities such as song, aria recitals as well as B.M., Seoul National University
choral performances enables students to improve Hochschule Für Musik Köln(Diplom)
their performance skills as singers. Performed as an exclusive soloist at Karlsruhe Opera
Company in Germany and an exclusive soloist at
facult y Hamburg Opera Company in Germany
Recipient of the Dr. Wilhelm “Oberdorfer” prize, Hamburg
Choi Hyun-soo Baritone
B.M.,Yonsei University Yim Ung-kyun Tenor
Accademia D’Arte Lirica E Dorale Citta Di Osimo(Diploma) B.M.,Yonsei University
Performed <L’elsire D’amore>, <Louisa Miller> with Osimo Accademia(Attestato)
Pavarotti at major opera theaters in the US such as Performed at operas <Pagliacci>, <Rigoletto>, <I due
San Francisco Opera, Philadelphia Opera, New Jersey Foscari>, <L’elsire D’amore>, <Aida>, <Othello>
Opera, and NewYork City Opera Performed local concerts in 17 cities in Italy including
Won prizes such as first place and special prize at Rome, Milan, Ancona
Tchaikovsky competition, and first place at Verdi Competition Won prizes at Verdi, Gian Battista Viotti, and Mantua
International Competitions
Choi Sang-ho Tenor
B.M.,Yonsei University
Completed studies at the Hochschule fuer Musik
in Karlsruhe as a student of Prof. Aldo Baldin
Member of the Staatstheater in Kassel, Frankfurt
Invited guest by: Komische-Oper Berlin, Karlsruhe,
Mannheimer, Stuttgart, Darmstadt, Wuppertal,
Luebeck, Sommerfestspiel Moerbisch in Austria 2001
with ORF, NHKTV

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Instrumental The Department of Instrumental Music nurtures Lee Seok-jun Horn
Music creative professional performers balanced with B.M., Seoul National University.
outstanding global performance ability, musical Diplom and Das Konzertexamen, Folkwang
sensibility, expressiveness, broad musical Hochschule, Germany
knowledge, and interpretative ability. There are The grand prize, KBS NewTalent Discover Competition, 1994
21 majors covering keyboard, string, wind and The first prize, Dong Ah Competition, 1994
percussion instruments, and the curriculum The tape audition and proceeded to the main
is most effective in achieving the goal and it is competition in ARD Music Competition, 1999
designed to reflect the characteristics of each
instrument. Lee Sung-ju Violin
The curriculum is divided into three groups. B.M., M.M., the Juilliard School of Music
First, there are courses designed to improve Performed with the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Hungary
the students’ performing skills for specialized National Orchestra, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, etc.
instruments, such as major courses, workshops, Performed recitals at NewYork Kaufmann Hall, LA
chamber music, and ensembles, most of which Ambassador Hall, Merkin Hall, Hong Kong City Hall, etc.
are mandatory. Second, there are courses Invited for performances in Shanghai, Shenyang, and Prague
designed to cultivate the core musical refinement,
musical knowledge and interpretative skills, such Lee Ye-rin Flute
as Sight-Singing, Music Dictation, Harmony and Top graduate of CNSM de Lyon in France
Analysis, History of Western Music, Keyboard Graduated from the best performers’ course, University
Harmony, Literatures, Score Reading, and of Music and Performing Arts Munich in Germany
Figured Bass. Third, there are courses offered Won Leopold-Bellan, Gaston Crunelle, Picardie
that are designed to build a broad and creative Concert in France
world of art through experience and research on Chief of Suwon Philhamonic Orchestra, deputy chief of
music and other genres of art or the humanities, Chungnam Philharmonic Orchestra
such as Music History, Secondary Major, Chorus,
Art History, Foreign Languages, Understanding Lee Young-hee Accompaniment
Cultures, and Special Lectures. The performance B.M., Piano Performance, Seoul National University
skills, musical sensibility, and expressiveness D.M.A., Keyboard Collaborative Arts, University of
cultivated by the curriculum are further enhanced Southern California, USA
through performance opportunities that include Accompanist for the International Violin Competitions
solo, chamber music and ensembles. Dong-A,Yehudi Menuhin,Yfrah Neaman, Henry
Wieniawsky, Henry Marteau, Hannover, Sarasate, etc.
facult y Official pianist Keshet Eilon Violin Mastercourse (Israel),
Casalmaggiore Summer Music Festival (Italy), etc.
Kim Dae-jin Piano
B.M., M.M., D.M.A., the Juilliard School of Music Oh Ja-kyung Organ
First Prize, the Robert Casadesus International B.M., Hanyang University
Competition (Cleveland) D.M.A., University of Michigan, USA
Complete Cycle of Mozart, Chopin and Beethoven Visiting Professor atYale University as a Fulbright scholar
Piano Concertos Jury of the Musachino International Organ Competition
Appearances with the Cleveland Orchestra and Many Solo recitals in USA, Japan, Germany, Italy and Korea
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
Jury, Clara Haskil, Clevland, Gina Bachauer, Beethoven, Oh Soon-wha Viola
Sendai, Hamamatsu and many others B.M., M.M., Juilliard School of Music
Winner of AMTL, Great NeckYoung Artist, Juilliard
Kim Nam-yun Violin Bach, Berlioz competition, USA
Diploma Juilliard School of Music (Violin) Soloist with Juilliard Sym., Stuttgart Chamber orch., KBS, etc.
Winning a Prize of Ok-Kwan Medal,The Prize of Korea Leader of Ola Viola Sound, member of Korean soloists
National Academy of Arts, etc.
Jury member ofThe Queen Elizabeth International Park Kwang-seo Percussion
Music Competitions, Belgium,TheTchaikovsky Diplom. Hochschule Für Musik Und Darstellende
International Music Competitions, Russia, etc. Kunst Wien, Austria
Hochschule Für Musik Und Darstellende Kunst
Lee Kang-ho Cello Wien Musikpädagogik, Austria
M.M.,Yale University, D.M.A., New England Conservatory Principal timpanist at the KBS Symphony
Previously a professor at Southern Illinois University Orchestra (1985~97)
– Edwardsville / Previously a professor and Director Principal percussionist Hong Kong Philharmonic
of Department of Music at University of Connecticut Orchestra (1977~79)
Member of Chamber Music Society Music director of the Seoul Percussion Ensemble
Performed with KBS Orchestra, Seoul City Orchestra,
Suwon City Orchestra, etc. Park Sang-min Chamber Music
B.A.,The Juilliard School
M.M.,The Mannes College Of Music
Life member of the Philadelphia Orchestra
Cello senior at Korean Symphony and visiting professor
at Rowan University
Won first place at New Jersey Symphony Competition
and Elgar Competition held byThe Juilliard School

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Composition The Department of Composition teaches students facult y
the principles and theories of Western and Korean
music, while offering continuous opportunities Chang Jae-ho Musical Technology
to practice compositions and nurture composers B.M., Seoul National University
with artistic thinking and technical skills. Sound Programmer at Korean Institute of Science and
Students receive many kinds of musical Technology (KIST) Film Media Center
training, including computer music. Students Published papers on Composing Noise (Royal Music
also receive the training required to reach a school of the Netherlands), NAVER Musical Composition
professional level in the ability to play at least Environment (2002 international VSMM conference)
one Western or Korean traditional instrument. Art activities at Seoul International Computer Music Festival,
In addition, students present their creations at a Samsung Museum, Art Center Navi, etc.
recital once a semester for three years. They are
also able to build their careers as composers by Hwang Sung-ho Composition
presenting their works at off-campus recitals, B.M., Seoul National University
publishing musical pieces, and participating in Koninklijk Muziekconservatorium Brussel (Diploma)
other performances. Invited composer at Kobe International Computer
Music Festival ‘98, Havana International
Electroacoustic Festival 2000,Yokohama Asian Music
Week 2000, and Synthese 2001 (Bourge, France)
Composed electroacoustic songs <TV Scherzo>,
<Astigmatism>, <Contrast>, etc.

Kim Sung-ki Composition
M.A. in composition from Seoul National University
B.A. in composition from Seoul National University
Previously an instructor, assistant professor, and
associate professor at University of Seoul
Won prizes at the firstYeuem, 11th Korea composition
prize and announced a number of music pieces

Yoo Byung-eun Composition
B.M., Seoul National University
M.M., University of Michigan, USA
Performances; Frankfurt Pungmul for ensemble Germany,
Shinawi No. 7 for flute Japan, Contemporary Music Series,
USA, International Contemporary Music Festival, Russia, etc.
Major Works; Hahn for orchestra,The Dawn of Sanjo
for orchestra, Piano Sanjo No.2, etc.

Conducting The Department of Conducting aims to discover facult y
students who are capable of reconstructing
musical pieces into creative art, develop their Chung Chi-yong Orchestra Conducting
capabilities and train them to become competent B.M., Seoul National University, Korea
professional conductors. M.M., Mozarteum School of Salzburg, Austria
The required major courses include conducting Winner of International Conducting Competition of the
practice, piano performance, score reading, opera Austrian Broadcasting Cooperation
accompaniment, and continuo. Students gain a Austrian Culture Ministry Award
broad understanding and knowledge of music Music director of Changwon-Philharmonic Orchestra
and art in general, as well as learning how to play
each instrument and experiencing conducting Kim Hong-soo Choral Conductor
through practical training. B.M., Hanyang University of Arts
M.M., Choral Conducting at Korean National University of Arts
D.M.A., Choral Conducting at University of NorthTexas
Assistant Conductor of Korean National Choir,
A Cappella Choir at University of NorthTexas
Artistic Director of Seoul Choral Musicians

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Musicology The Department of Musicology aims to foster facult y
creative musicologists, music theorists, and
critics with expertise in both theory and practice. Hur Young-han Musicology
Students learn how to select research topics and B.M., Seoul National University
methodologies, collect data and enhance their M.M., Queens College of the City University
writing skills in order to develop their creative of NewYork, USA
thinking, critical and logical communication Ph.D,The Graduate Center of the City University
skills. They are required to obtain knowledge of NewYork, USA
and execution skills pertaining to various kinds Works; An Enchanted Castle: Stories of Opera,
of music, such as Western, non-Western, and Species Counterpoint andTonal Music, A History
modern Korean music. of Western Music, Introduction to Musicology, etc.
The curriculum is divided into courses that
help students actively respond to the rapidly Joo Sung-hye Musicology
changing global music industry, with courses that B.A., M.A., MusicTheory/ Musicology, Seoul National
systemize and lead music in Korea, courses linked University
to the actual field of music, and courses balanced Completion of Ph. D., Musicology, Seoul National University
in both theory and practice. Completion of Ph. D., Ethnomusicology, University
of Maryland, College Park, USA
Author of Musicology, Feeling the People and
Listening to the World, Reading Music Reading
Community, FortyYear History of Korea National
Opera, “Yosong Kukkuk as a KoreanTraditional
Art Form: Reflection on the Dominant Aesthetics
through a Marginalized Genre,” etc.
First Prize Winner in the Department of Music Criticism
of the Spring Literary Contest 1986 (Donga Ilbosa)

Min Kyung-chan Musicology
B.M., Seoul National University
M.M.,Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music
Works; Korea’s Music History forTeenagers, An Index
and a Bibliographical Introduction to Korea’s Vocal
Music, Acceptance of Western Music in East Asia

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Admissions The admissions process for prospect students of piece. Students are also required to sing an aria of
Guide the School of Music is defined by its independence, their choice to show the boundaries of their abilities.
reliability, differentiation from other colleges as For all songs, they are assessed on their precise
well as fairness and strictness. This is to enable the diction, tune, beat, motif, singing attitude, and
selection of truly excellent students who aim to understanding of the songs.
become professional musicians. Moreover, another
defining feature of the admissions process is that Instrumental Music
the School of Music comprehensively assesses the
students’ current ability as well as potential. Students are assessed on whether they have the
high-level techniques and performance skills for
In the first examination, students are selected based their specialized instruments, along with their
on their high school records that account for 10% outstanding talent, sophisticated musicality, musical
and their practical test scores that account for 90%. discernment, and creative musical interpretation.
The second examination selects students solely on
the basis of the practical test scores. Composition

The School holds two practical tests by avoiding By taking a music dictation test, students are
conventional admissions procedures, disclosing the assessed on their basic musical skills, as well as
process to the general public to ensure the fairness their ability to musically express answers to the
of evaluation as well as the transparency and given tasks within a given time through a sight-
reliability of the selection process. singing test. Moreover, students are also evaluated
on their performance techniques and musical
The admissions system breaks away from execution through a piano recital (binary, sight-
the conventional method of providing certain, reading performance, figured bass). Finally, students
standardized songs regardless of students’ musical are tested on their understanding of various works
individuality by allowing students to select a song of of each musical period and their ability to compose
their choice within a fixed category so that they can according to the mood by taking the composing
give full range to their advantages and personalities. test (piano) and interpretation of chords. The oral
test identifies and evaluates the students’ general
In addition, the School has adopted an absolute knowledge of music and the musical logicality
evaluation system to select only those who attain evident in the works they have submitted.
a certain level of ability, without filling the entrance
quota regardless of the students’ level. This enables Conducting
the School to become a high-level educational
institute dedicated to arts education. The first examination consists of sight-singing,
music dictation, piano performance and the
To discover and foster individuals with potential testing of the law of harmony between traditional
and competency in music, the School divides the chords. The second examination requires students
admissions system into that of regular admission to take an oral test through questions about
and special admission for students selected as the their knowledge of music in general. The Choir
gifted in the arts for music in the previous year. The Conducting major evaluates vocal performance, and
characteristics of the admissions system in each the Conducting major evaluates the reading and
Department are as follows. conducting ability for a full score given on the day of
the examination.
Common (Vocal Music, Instrumental Music)
Musicology
Basic music theory : Students are evaluated on their
knowledge of basic theories of Western music such The first examination consists of music dictation,
as pitch names, intervals, scales, clefs, keys and key piano performance and a test of the laws of harmony
signatures. between traditional chords, while the second
examination consists of a written test based on the
Music dictation : Students are evaluated on their given material, as well as an English test designed
ability to determine the basic rhythm, sounds and to assess the students’ logical thinking skills and
intervals on a piano. linguistic expressiveness.

Vocal Music

The Department of Vocal Music focuses on
assessing whether students are qualified as actual
musicians. They are tested on their basic learning
ability and performance skills as a professional vocal
musician by singing a test song and a Concone

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Major Completed in 1999, the School of Music is Rooms for Lessons and Chamber Music
Facilities equipped with extensive facilities for the practice
and education of music. These facilities include There are 9 rooms for lessons equipped with
rooms for rehearsals, lessons, professors and Steinway, Yamaha, and Kawai grand pianos for
chamber music, along with rooms for ensembles, private lessons, and rooms for chamber music
music, organ, percussions and pianos, providing equipped with upright pianos for ensemble lessons.
students with sectional rehearsal spaces for
each major and maximizing the capabilities of the Practice Room
students. Moreover, the KNUA Hall, with a capacity
of 368 seats, provides year-round opportunities There are 92 rooms for individual practice with
for students to perform and accumulate hands-on upright pianos and Yamaha and Kawai grand pianos.
experience.
Rehearsal Room
The School has grown in international academic
statue by securing the optimum educational The room is equipped with a Steinway grand piano,
materials through considerable investment to a celesta, 12 contrabasses as well as video and
provide high-level music education. There are audio equipment for rehearsals of an orchestra or
48 grand pianos (36 Steinways, 5 Yamahas, large-group performances.
and 6 Kawais), 68 upright pianos (43 Yamahas
and 6 Kawais), 19 digital pianos, one celesta, 3 Electronic Music Studio
harpsichords, 2 electronic organs, and 2 pipe organs
(including the one in the KNUA Hall). Furthermore, The studio has synthesizers, Mac computers,
there are 336 musical instruments, such as string, video projectors, sound synthesizers, and audio
wind and percussion instruments, for ensembles equipment, enabling students to engage in
and orchestras, along with traditional instruments, education, creation, production, performance and
including the gayageum and janggo. research. It is mainly used as a lecture room for
music technology majors.
Instrumental Studio
KNUA Hall
• Organ Studio : There are organs, Wilhelm, and 11-
stop pipe organs. This 368-seat performance hall has the only
Schnitger-style Baroque organ in Korea, and it
• Harpsichord Studio : There are 3 harpsichords. frequently hosts students’ recitals and concerts.
• Percussion Studio : There are total 78 instruments

of 22 kinds including marimba, timpani, drum set,
glockenspiel, and snare drum.
• Piano Lab : There are 19 digital pianos and
projection screens.

Rehearsal Room KNUA Hall
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Affiliated Early Music Institute Korean Composers Center
Institutions
The Early Music Institute was established in Within Korea, there is as yet no organization or
September 2005 with the aim of promoting active research center that systematically collects, studies
research and performance of early music (music in and supplies creative music. Accordingly, countless
or before the Baroque period). Led by Director Oh pieces of creative music are fading away, denying
Ja-kyeong, two senior researchers of the Institute, the next generation the value of their musical and
Jeong Gyeong-young and Lee Seong-ryul, were cultural properties. Significant challenges abound
selected as academic research professors of the in regards to ways to theoretically systemize our
National Research Foundation of Korea and have creative music and establish the identity of our
conducted research on early music for three years. music. Moreover, there are limitations in globalizing
The Institute has promoted greater understanding and spreading our creative music to the world.
of early music by hosting a series of special lectures To this end, the School of Music established the
titled “Rediscovery of Early Music”, inviting overseas Center to enable future leaders of Korean music
early music performers and scholars such as R. circles to see and enter the global music industry
Stewart. In 2008, the Institute held a workshop led with a broader perspective. For this, the Center
by Honami Koga and Kiyotaka Yayoshi, renowned promotes the kind of insight required for students
Baroque dance experts from Japan. The Institute to actually become the leaders of the global music
also hosted academic forums with the topic of scene. The first goal is to provide a new model for
“Sponsoring German-Based Music in the 18th production, performance and research activities of
Century” in 2011, and “Philosophy, Theology and Korean composers. In addition, the Center collects
Bach in the 18th Century” in 2012. For performance data on Korean composers and conducts joint
activities, the Institute has hosted the K-Arts Bach research projects. Moreover, it also establishes
Week since 2009, where German performers and theories relevant to Korean music, recommends the
conductors specialized in Bach’s music such as C. strategic direction for long-term development, and
Bossert and R. Boerger are invited to promote better strives to globalize the works of Korean composers
understanding of Bach’s various worlds of music. and interact with an international audience.

Computer Music Center

The Computer Music Center undertakes research
into music and sounds using computers as part of
a wider remit to promote the creation of computer
music. Its major projects include virtual reality, video
music and sound work (KIST cooperation project)
for the Gyeongju Cultural Expo 2000; production of
sound and music for the logic game “The Pendulum
of Hades” made in collaboration with OrAndIf, a
venture business of Seoul National University; and
industry-academy projects, such as developing cell
phone ringtones for LG electronics. The Center has
also carried out education projects, including training
MBC Radio producers and sound technicians. In
addition, based on its close relationship with the
Korea Electro-Acoustic Music Society, the Center
has contributed to the promotion of computer
music performances by participating in ACC 2008
(Osaka Geidai) concert, Next Wave Concert 2008
and others.

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School of Drama 연

극
원

Dept.of Acting
Dept.of Directing
Dept.of Playwriting
Dept.of Stage Design
Dept.of Theatre Studies

Drama is fundamentally a convergence of the arts. As such, the starting point of drama education is to help students
gain an open mind to cooperate with others anytime and anywhere. The School of Drama in K-Arts consists of five
Departments: Acting, Directing, Playwriting, Stage Design, and Theatre Studies. It offers a methodical drama educa-
tion system for each system that is designed to integrate all curricula into 24 large and small scale performances giv-
en every semester. Performances are the melting pot and terminus for education in the School of Drama.Taking per-
formance-oriented curriculum, the school of drama students aim to become ‘creators’ who constantly expand new
horizons in the theatrical arts by taking on challenges and pursuing opportunities. The educational objective and
desirable image we pursue are creators who find their own unique voices, forms and contents.The School of Drama
operates five Departments: Acting, Directing, Playwriting, Stage Design, and Theatre Studies. Each Department has
a faculty consisting of artists and theatrical scholars who have a great deal of experience and achievements in aca-
demia, as well as in the field of creation.The School offers a 500-seat theatre equipped with cutting-edge facilities, 2
box stages, 1 experimental stage, 11 rehearsal rooms, 1 multimedia studio, 1 sound design studio, 2 lighting design
studios, 3 costume design studios, 1 computer design studio and 2 stage design studios.

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C urriculum

The educational objective of the School of Drama is to nurture “creators” who can lead the Korean
and global theatrical artistic space and embody the School’s central premise of “drama as a starting
point and completion of all kinds of performing arts”, rather than a conventional or staid notion.
The curriculum focuses primarily on practical courses and experimentation with convergence into
performance. For the undergraduate program, the first- and second-year curricula focus on core
aspects of art education, humanities and introduction to drama, while the third- and fourth-year
curricula focus on intensive courses for each major, encouraging students to take interdisciplinary
courses with other fields of art, such as music, dance, visual and traditional art, and film.The graduate
program focuses on student creation and experimentation to help students develop their own
independent world of art as “creators”.

H istor y

M a r . 1 9 9 4 Opening of the School of Drama (Professor Kim Woo-ok as the 1st Dean)
Opening of 4 Departments in undergraduate program: Acting, Directing, Playwriting, Stage Design
J u n . 1 9 9 6 Relocation to the Seokgwan-dong Campus, establishment of the foothold

for growth as a specialized education institute for theatrical practice
M a r . 1 9 9 7 Establishment of the graduate program
Opening of 5 Departments: Acting, Directing, Playwriting,Theatre Studies, Stage Design
J a n . 1 9 9 8 Completion of the ArtTheatre, establishment of performance-oriented drama education system
M a r . 1 9 9 8 Separation of theoretical studies from the Department of Playwriting into an

independent Department of DramaTheory (undergraduate program)
1 9 9 9 Renaming of the Department of DramaTheory to the Department of Theatre Studies (undergraduate

program), Division of the Department of Acting into Acting and Drama/Theatre for theYoung for
selection of students (graduate program)
M a r . 2 0 0 0 Inauguration of the 2nd Dean (Professor Kim Kwang-lim)
M a r . 2 0 0 2 Establishment of theTheatre Management major in the Department of Theatre Studies
J u l . 2 0 0 2 Foundation of Dolgoji, a theatrical company run by the School of Drama,
to secure a bridgehead for practical education and field career
M a r . 2 0 0 4 Inauguration of the 3rd Dean (Professor Hwang Ji-woo)
Opening of the Narrative Writing major in the Department of Playwriting
M a r . 2 0 0 6 Inauguration of the 4th Dean (Professor Kim Suk-man)
F e b . 2 0 0 7 Relocation to the new Seokgwan-dong Campus (Campus 2), establishing the
foundation as a specialized drama education institute
M a r . 2 0 0 7 Reorganization of the school system – Relocation of the Narrative Writing
major in the Department of Playwriting to the Cooperation Program
M a r . 2 0 0 8 Inauguration of the 5th Dean (ProfessorYoon Jung-seop)
Reorganization of the school system – Relocation of theTheatre Management
major in the Department ofTheatre Studies to the Cooperative Program
A p r . 2 0 0 8 Opening of Stage Design Center as an affiliated institute of the School of Drama
A p r . 2 0 1 0 Inauguration of the 6th Dean (Professor KimYun-cheol)
M a r . 2 0 11 Return of theTheatre Management in Cooperative Program back to the Department of Theatre Studies
asTheatre Management major (undergraduate program, graduate program). Return of the Narrative
Writing in Cooperative Program back to the Department of Playwriting as Narrative Writing major
M a r . 2 0 1 2 Inauguration of the 7th Dean (Professor Choi Young-ai)
M a r . 2 0 1 3 Selection of the host institute for the Cooperative Program for Creation of Musical Play
O c t . 2 0 1 3 Celebration of the 20th anniversary of the School of Drama
M a r . 2 0 1 4 Inauguration of the 8th Dean (Professor Choi Sang-chul)

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Dean’s Message

Performing arts are evolving to meet the challenges of the 21st
Century. To cope with these changes, the School of Drama offers
a variety of curricula to provide education on the essentials and
customs of drama, as well as convergence in the form of collaborative
creation across majors. Moreover, the School offers humanities
programs that provide opportunities to find new inspirations and
ideas to lay the groundwork for artistic creations.
It has now been 20 years since the foundation of the School of
Drama. All the efforts made by the School of Drama thus far have
been predicated on a stated aim to lead the future of drama in Korea.
The achievements made by the small but powerful school were
outstanding. It was an honor for the school. However, the School
of Drama does not rest on present success. Rather, we continue to
shape the future of a School with greater excellence and academic
leadership across performing arts. We will strive to provide new
styles of education as demanded by contemporary artistic practice,
with engagement across the surrounding arts and education that
gives inspiration so that the students can realize their dreams in the
School of Drama.

Dean of the School of Drama
Choi Sang-chul

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Acting The Department of Acting nurtures actors with Hwang Ha-young Drama/Theatre for the Young
sophisticated acting skills, rich imagination B.A.,Yonsei University
and creativity predicated on a strict training M.A., Ph.D., University of Exeter
regime. Specialized and detailed education Assistant Professor inTheatre Studies, National
embraces Eastern and Western methodologies University of Singapore
to help students learn various acting techniques Co-Translation Editor, Asian Shakespeare Intercultural
in a professional capacity, from the classics of Archive (A l S l I l A)
the East and West to modern experimental Conference Papers presented at IFTR, IDEA, ITYARN, etc.
theatre, and create their own acting style through Articles published in Drama, Play and Education,
embodying Korean sentiments. Through core Theatre and Education, Arts Education Series, etc.
courses, students can learn the basics of role
creation, through self-recognition based on Kim Son-ae Acting/Voice
relaxation of the body and mind; training of the B.A. and M.A. in Chemistry from Seoul National University
body and mind through Eastern martial arts, B.F.A. in Acting at Korea National University of Arts
beats and steps, mime, acrobatics, breathing and M.A. in Voice Studies from Central School of Speech & Drama
phonation; and analysis of characters and plays. Previously an instructor at Kookmin University,
Intensive courses help students broaden the the School of Drama, Hanyang University, Dongkuk
scope of their competencies as actors through University, Seoul Institute of Arts, Dankuk University,
classes specializing in the predominant acting and Daejin University
styles of the East and West, acting for the camera, Previously a visiting professor at Kookmin University
traditional Korean dance, and advanced body Conversationalist instruction; <Seagull>,
techniques. Students are thus able to grow into <Antigone>, <Oedipus>
actors with a distinct Korean identity through
experiments that combine Korean tradition Kim Soo-gi Acting/Performance
with Western styles. The Department of Acting B.A., English Language and Literature, Korea University
offers a four-year undergraduate program and M.A.,Theatre and Drama, University of Wisconsin-
three-year graduate program, and the graduate Madison, USA
program runs an Acting major and Drama/ M.F.A.,Theatre and Drama, University of
Theatre for the Young major. Wisconsin-Madison, USA
Acting; <Approach/Avoidance>, <Tales from South
Drama/Theatre for the Young fosters experts Asia>, <Sarachi>, etc.
who can create and perform plays for the young
based on sensible imagination and thinking Nam Geung-ho Mime/Movement
with physical body. Students can explore the B.A.,Theatre and Movie, Kyeong-Sung University
artistic and educational potential of drama and Diplome in Ecole Internationale De Mimodrame De
play through creative theatrical works. Students Paris Marcel Marceau, France
receive practical training in performances related M.F.A.,Theatre, University of PARIS 8, France
to children, teenagers and communities that are Acting; <Le chariot des comiques>, <L’ homme qui
process-centered and interactive through joint voulait rester debout>, etc.
creations, such as a story-theatre and community Directing & Acting; <Two men>, <4-59>, etc.
performance. Moreover, by balancing practical Prize of Acting Mimos international mime festival
training with theoretical training, such as in France <4-59>
seminars and forums, students are able to
experiment and engage in introspection on Park Sang-ha Acting/Directing
drama for the young according to cultural and B.A., M.A., English, Pusan National University
social contexts. M.F.A., Acting, Boris SchukinTheatre College of
Higher Education, Russia
facult y Ph.D.,Theatre, Russian Academy ofTheatre
Arts(GITIS), Russia
Choi Young-ai Drama/Theatre for the Young Director of Korean Association forTheatre
B.A., English Language and Literature, Ewha Womans University Education, 2007-Present
M.F.A., DramaTheatre for theYoung, Eastern Workshop; Stanislavsky’s Workshop MilyangTheatre
Michigan University, USA Village, Monographs H. Pinter’sThe Caretaker
Vice-President &The executive Committee of as the Game, etc.
ASSITEJ International Directing; <Uncle Vanya>, <Silence>, etc.
Presentation; Japan and Various presentations in
Turkey, Austria, Canada, etc. Seo Chung-sik Acting/Directing
The best director Children’s theater,The best play Graduated fromTheatre Department in Seoul
of the year Children’s theater Institute of the Arts
Graduated from Dept. of Acting in Real Escuela
Superior de Arte Dramático y Danza de Madrid, Spain
Board member of Korean Association ForTheatre
Education, etc.
Acting; <Theatre M. Butterfly>, Film <Sund@y Seoul>,
<TVTango> Spain, etc.
Directing; <The taming of the shrew>, <Cyrano>, etc.

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Directing Directors are the designers of the stage and productions multiple times, and participating
the drivers of imagination who breathe life in incubator performances. Graduates also have
into words and texts. Moreover, they act as the opportunity to start building their career
conductors who integrate, organize and lead the through ‘Dolgoji’, the theatrical company run by
whole performance process, handling human the School of Drama.
and material resources as well as mental and
psychological factors. Therefore, unlike artists facult y
in other genres who work independently,
directors are required to have not only an in- Kim Suk-man Directing/Acting
depth understanding of all the elements of B.A., Dramatic Arts, Berkeley University
theatrical performances, but also a broad level of California, Berkeley, USA
of interest in the arts in general, as well as an M.A., Performance Studies. NewYork University, USA
insight into current issues and people more Artistic Director of Seoul MetropolitanTheater Company
generally. The Department of Directing nurtures Directing; <Years of Mr. Han>, <The Crying Bird
directors not as stage technicians and engineers, in the Periphery>, <The Heaven in Dream>, etc.
but as “dramatists” capable of leading the next Published; <The World of Acting>, etc.
generation of drama. The first- and second-year The Best Director Korea Baeksang Arts Award,
curricula focus on the basics and practice of the The Best Director Dong-A Drama Award
theatrical production process, while the third-
and fourth-year curricula as well as the graduate Lee Sang-woo Playwriting/Directing
program focus on helping students explore and B.A., Aesthetics, Seoul National University
discover themselves as dramatists and complete Playwriting & Directing; <Chilsoo & Mansoo>,
their own production through experiments <Story of old Pilferers>, <Be-an-so>, <Hunt a Pig>,
and performances. Undergraduates have the <Thereabout>, <Bion>, etc.
opportunity to direct two graduation projects, The Best Director Baeksang Arts Award,The Best
while graduates direct three performances. In Director Dong-aTheater Award
addition, students participate in their professors’
works as production staff, as well as participating Park Geun-hyung Directing
in practice production with directors in B.A., Dae Jin University
the field, presenting their own individual Associate Professor, Seoul College of Arts
Representative Director of “Gol-mok-gil(Alley)
Theatre Company”
The Best Play,The Best Playwriting,The Best Directing
Dong-ATheatre Award,The Best Play Daesan Literary
Award,The Best Play Baeksang Art Award
Today’sYoung Artist Award by Ministry of Culture,
Sports &Tourism

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