Intro

Pain becomes sound, that sound later becomes words, and those words again invoke pain.

Synopsis

How do we prove that a person is alive? Pain felt in the skin when cut; the scream produced when bones shatter; the agony felt when the heart is being ripped apart?all paradoxically provide evidence that a person is alive. Inspired by the traditional Indian performance of Kutiyattam, the production Quartet on Pain is a play that is set below an extremely restricted circular stage, and explores a life in which words are excised and a life that is accompanied by pure physically expressed pain. The story is structured around a dying whale that is trapped in endless suffering because of the words it has said and who grew up eating the sounds of suffering?Neokson, who wanders looking for the agonizing sounds of pain. The play illustrates a cycle as it shows that suffering, which is evidence of life, becomes sound, and that sound later becomes words, and those words again invoke suffering.

Review

"The mixture of story and emotion were staged with senses of body that can't be described in words. I felt I was not watching acting or narrative, but swept along by traces of pain from the stage......It was amazing to see how they explore pain."
- Hye-Yeon KIM, Indie-n-bob

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Creator / artist

The Performance Group TUIDA is a performance group formed in 2001. Aiming to create an open,nature-friendly and evolving play, they are putting new plays out each year. Through an acting method combining the traditions of both Eastern and Western clowns, their play is interfused with fantastic and creative puppets, masks and music. Their unique signature is built upon continuous experiments and efforts in each play, and their Korean-yet-cosmopolitan style has earned high acclaim in Japan, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, the United States and Ireland through participation in numerous international festivals. In June 2010, the members of the group and family moved their “Creative space” and “Living space” to an abandoned school in Hwacheon, Gangwondo, and are in the process of searching for new possibilities of theater in a regional area.

Promotion Infomation

TOUR SIZE
Performers : 7
Staff : 5

DURATION
60 min. (No intermission)

STAGE SIZE
Width : 8 m, Depth : 8 m, Height : 4 m

Contact

LEE, Hee-jin

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