GANGNEUNG CITY ENG - 솔향강릉

- Jaw-dropping performing arts festival with a variety of events -

​ A unique performing arts festival was held in Gangneung from November 1 (Fri) to 3 (Sun).

 The Gangneung Festival 2024 was held as part of the Gangneung Tourism Brand Show Program of the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism to promote Gangneung as a tourist city by presenting various attractions and cultural products to visitors to the renowned Coffee City.

 The main programs included “Roasting Dreams,” a media performance based on the local coffee culture; “Re-Match,” a musical based on the customs of Sacheon Village and Sacheon Hapyeongdapgyo-nori, designated as Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province Intangible Heritage No. 10; and “Discovery of the Sun,” an immersive play staged at the educational space Dreaming Saimdang Art Theater transformed into an extraordinary fantasy space where audiences could directly participate in the play. Tickets were priced at 10,000 won for all seats and could be purchased on-site.

 Various other side events were also organized. There were programs that audiences can experience firsthand, busking performances by local artists, and rest areas centered around the outdoor plaza of Gangneung Arts Center.

 “I Am a Barista, Too” was an experience program where participants could print their photos on latte milk foam and draw with latte art pens, and “Bridge Walking Experience” allowed visitors to walk along the 14-meter-long seopdari (temporary bridge made of pine branches and soil) modeled after the Gangneung Sacheon Hapyeongdapgyo Bridge.

 The Sacheonha Pyeongdapgyo-nori Preservation Society also organized a program for the audience to enjoy traditional folk games of Gangneung together after each performance of the musical “Re-Match.”

 An outdoor rest area was also created under the theme of “We, Taking One Step and Resting” so that citizens and tourists visiting the festival could enjoy the fall atmosphere and discuss the performances they have seen. (Canceled in case of rain)

 On the yard of the annex building of the Dreaming Saimdang Arts Center, there was “Tea Time with the Actors” after the end of the immersive play “Discovery of the Sun,” where the audience had an opportunity to speak with the actors and director about the performance and take photos with them. (Canceled in case of rain)

 For more information on the 2024 Gangneung Festival, please visit the Gangneung Festival website (www.festivalgn.com), and for inquiries, please contact the Cultural Industry Team of the Gangneung Art & Culture Foundation at ☎033-647-6802.​