Yoo In-chon "National Arts Group Youth Education Group member will perform in the region next year"

Watching the National Theater Company Youth Education Group presentation… Praise for “sincere stage”

As a senior in the theater industry, I have bitter comments… “Act with correct pronunciation and intonation in mind”

Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Yoo In-chon encouraging members of the National Theater Company’s youth education group.

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Yoo In-chon is holding a meeting with the cast after watching the play ‘Jojo’ at the final presentation of the youth education group held at the National Theater Company’s Myeongdong Arts Theater in Jung-gu, Seoul on the 16th. 2024.11.16 [문화체육관광부 제공. 재판매 및 DB 금지]

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Lim Soon-hyeon = Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Yoo In-chon said on the 16th, “Next year, we will create conditions for national arts organization youth education corps members to travel around the region and perform.”

Minister Yoo said this while encouraging the members of the National Theater Youth Education Group’s play ‘Jojo’, which was performed at the Myeongdong Arts Theater in Seoul on this day.

Minister Yoo said, “This year, there were 350 youth education corps members, and we plan to increase the number to about 600 next year. We will ensure that youth education corps members can perform in many places that are (relatively) excluded from cultural benefits.”

He continued, “This year, we implemented the system for the first time and even had a presentation, and all the actors prepared the stage well and sincerely. Although it is very difficult to create a high-quality stage, especially for plays, I think the results of our hard study paid off well.” did it

Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Yoo In-chon encouraging members of the National Theater Company’s youth education group.

Minister Yoo, who had a background as a theater actor, did not spare any criticism of younger actors. Minister Yu said, “Pronunciation and intonation are important in plays, but it was disappointing that there were still many parts in the performance where the lines were not audible.” He advised, “What lines the actors are saying must be accurately conveyed to the audience. Emotions should not get ahead of them.”

He continued, “I’m sorry, but I have no choice but to point out this because I have gone through the same process as you all,” and added, “I hope you always keep this in mind as an actor.”

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will hold the ‘Youth Education Corps Arts Festival Week’, a performance presentation of the National Arts Group’s youth education corps members, at the Myeongdong Arts Theater and Seoul Arts Center in Seoul until the 24th, starting with a performance by the National Theater Company’s youth education corps members.

The national arts organization youth education unit training project is a project to discover the next generation of K-culture players by providing stage experience at national organizations to young artists who have difficulty building practical experience. This year, the first year of implementation, a total of 350 youth education members from 9 national arts organizations were selected and various practical training was provided to each organization.