Tuesday, May 20, 2014

140520 [REVIEW] THE PROUD OF KOREAN DANCE MUSICAL - ‘THE KINGDOM OF THE WINDS_MUHYUL’



The conflict of a father and the son is often a big event in many stories.
‘The Kingdom of the Winds_Muhyul’ depicts a story of three generations of families: King Yuri, Daemusin and Minjung of Goguryeo. The story starts to unfold with the collision between Daemusin (Muhyul), the 3rd king of Goguryeo and Prince Hodong who hopes peace.

Dances and images are used to tell stories in ‘The Kingdom of the Winds_Muhyul’. The viewers may find it little difficult but all can relate to the story told by the production team of Seoul Performing Arts Company.
‘The Kingdom of the Winds’ was first produced in 2001. In 2006, it was recreated as ‘The Kingdom of the Winds_Muhyul’. Being played for the 4th time, ‘The Kingdom of the Winds_Muhyul’ is a well-made dance musical.





◆ Ensemble of Go young-bin and G.O

Go Young-bin is a famous musical actor. He has been acting Muhyul from the first play. His restrained movement and heavy-footed acting made many people remember his name and have trust in him. G.O plays Ho-dong. He successfully expresses the innocent young boy. He does not look like a member of MBLAQ on stage. If you see him singing and acting n stage, you’ll probably want to see his next play.

The ensemble of the two actors is moderate in a good way. They succeed in depicting the differences in their ideas where the country has to go.




◆ Splendid dance, music and graphic

The highlight scenes of ‘The Kingdom of the Winds_Muhyul’ is the 12 minute war scene where soliders from Goguryeo and Buyeo give restrained but powerful dance performance. Their charismatic performance is so appealing that it almost looks real. The computer graphic from the original cartoon the graphic that reminds of Goguryeo are a delight to the eye. The light effect also adds to the splendid visual effects of the dance musical.

Not only that, but the empty space of the stage expresses the beauty of space.
‘The Kingdom of the Winds_Muhyul’ will be performed during the period of May 11st and 20th at CJ Towol Theater at Seoul Arts Center.

Written by Han Jihee, Photography by Ryuma, Translated by Lee Sarah

Source: getitk.com

Credit: rightbesidejoon@mblaqattack.net


                                               
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