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Trojan Women took Seoul by storm when it premiered in 2016 and has since enjoyed a sell-out run at the Singapore International Festival of Arts last year, its London performance is the first time the National Changgeuk Company of Korea, a leading resident company of the National Theatre of Korea, have performed in the UK. Troy may be defeated but never forgotten, its women endure as survivors amid the aftermath of a 10-year war with the Greeks. Drawing parallels between the trauma faced by the Trojan women and the pain of Korean women who have lived through war and division, the epic performance celebrates the importance of female solidarity in the face of adversity, through powerful music and movement. Filling the Queen Elizabeth Hall stage with 25 singers, actors and musicians, visionary Singaporean director Ong Keng Sen fuses modern music and pansori, the ancient Korean genre of musical storytelling, in this world-class contemporary opera.

Creatives/Company

Music(s): Ahn Sook-sun (Pansori), Jung Jae-il
Company: National Changgeuk Company of Korea
Director: Ong Keng Sen
Adapted by: Bae Sam-sik
Choreographer: Wen Hui
Design(s): Myung Hee Cho, Austin Switser (video design)
Lighting: Scott Zielinski
Costume: Kim Moo-hong
Sound: Jee Young