At Daehak-Ro's Arko Arts Theater yesterday, the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Yu In-chon, announced that there will be increased support for "pure artistry" by allocating more space for artists to exhibit their work.
Minister Yu had been invited to give the congratulatory speech for the event celebrating the 100 year anniversary for theater arts. "As a thespian myself, I am proud to witness the 100th year of Korean theater", he stated in his speech.
"The art community has requested a theater for plays, one for dance performances, and another for sori (Korean traditional music). We will find locations where our artists can practice or display their work freely", Minister Yu continued. "We will convert the sites of the Dangin-Ri power plant, Defense Security Command Center, and old Seoul Station into cultural spaces, once the buildings have been moved as previously planned".
The minister showed tearful emotion during his speech when he said that "I feel as though the spirits of artists who have passed are here with us today, such as theater actor Kim Dong-won".
Also in attendance at the celebration were Oh Se-hoon, mayor of Seoul; Kim Jung-heun, chairman of Arts Council Korea; Park Gye-bae, chairman of the National Theater Association of Korea; veteran actor Baek Seong-hee; and veteran producer Im Young-woong.
Minister Yu stayed at the celebration, watching a two-hour long performance then mingling with the actors afterwards at the reception.
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