“Does hell exist? What is the punishment in hell? If given a second chance, what choice would humans make? Regret or repeat the same mistake?”
WHO: Eungyo Kang
WHAT: “Millions of years after Othello killed Desdemona, Othello and Iago are living an endless, repetitive life in Hell. Punished for the sin of the past with recurring, relentless nightmares whenever they close their eyes, their bodies fade a little more each day. Until one day, Iago realises how to escape their terrible predicament. Hello the Hell: Othello by Jakhwa Creations, is inspired by Shakespeare’s tragedy and newly interpreted to focus on the afterlife of the characters, recreated with a fresh narrative and creative physical theatre.”
WHERE: Assembly Rooms – Ballroom (Venue 20)
WHEN: 13:40 (60 min)
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Is this your first time to Edinburgh?
We are a performance team called ‘Creative Jakhwa’ from Korea, and this is our first visit to Edinburgh. Edfringe has always been our dream stage. Thanks to the Korean season presented by A to Biz and Assembly, it is a great honour to participate in the world’s best festival and communicate with audiences and the best artists from all over the world.
What are the big things you’ve learned since 2022 and have you absorbed any of the lessons yet?
In March of this year, we participated in the Adelaide Fringe Festival in Australia. It was our first overseas performance. In the meantime, we have performed several large and small performances only in Korea, and we have been very recognized and we have a strong pride in our work. And fortunately, we were able to perform on the stage called the Adelaide Fringe Festival. It was a valuable experience and a new stimulus. Now we have a desire to meet more audiences and artists from all over the world and we want to fly to Edinburgh as soon as possible.
Tell us about your show.
Does hell exist? What is the punishment in hell? If given a second chance, what choice would humans make? Regret or repeat the same mistake?
Our performance is a physical theatre called ‘Hello, The Hell: Othello’. ‘Hello, The Hell: Othello’ is an interpretation of Shakespeare’s tragedy ‘Othello’ and written by Korean writer and director Bonggun Kim. It deals with the afterlife of the protagonists with our fresh interpretation and creative movements. Our performance will be at the Assembly Rooms Ballroom from the Thu 3 – Sun 27 AUG (Not 14, 21). For this run, our show is performed in Korean with English subtitles.
Millions of years after Othello killed Desdemona, Othello and Iago are living an endless, repetitive life in Hell. Punished for the sins of their past with recurring, relentless nightmares whenever they close their eyes, their bodies fade a little more each day. Until one day, Iago realizes how to escape their terrible predicament.
What should your audience see at the festivals after they’ve seen your show?
There’s a team I’d like to strongly recommend to you. It’s a team called ‘KOCOON’ from Korea. KOCOON presents a new type of show that combines comedy and K-pop as a team with the concept of a gag idol. Recently, Korean idols such as BTS and BLACKPINK have gained a lot of popularity, and many people have become interested in K-pop, and it will be a great experience to see KOCOON perform. Not only them, but also the ambient-house music team ‘IL WOL DANG’, Moo Soo Theatre group’s ‘The Maids’, and Creative Group Geo-gi-ga-myon’s non-verbal mask theatre ‘The Messenger’, which are all excellent, so I would appreciate your interest.
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