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A Village Without Electricity
11 Jul, 2024~
04 Aug, 2024
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Venue
Hongik University Artcenter
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Genre
Theater
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Show Time
Weekdays 7:30pmㅣSat & Sun 3pmㅣNo performance on Monday
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Tickets
35,000 KRW
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Duration
80 minutes
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Enquiry
1644-2003
Language Korean
Age Restriction Suitable for ages 12 and over
Have you ever imagined a world without electricity? In an era where we are perpetually connected to devices like mobile phones, computers, and cameras, it seems absurd that someone would go around the village severing the power grid. Theater director Kim Yeon-min, acclaimed for his ability to create realistic and detailed worlds on stage through his unique perspective, presents a diary of extinction that brings imagination to life in a world beyond technological advancement.
“Cutting off electricity makes things disappear.”
The first story introduces Jae and Eden, whose final mission is to shut down the village’s power grid. “What? We must cut off the electricity?” The second story follows Gijun and Jaeha as they observe the operation. Upon realizing that a character created as an Easter egg* using digital twin** technology has helplessly vanished, Jaeha abruptly transitions to another dimension... Thus begins the third story, in which Yeong-ran and Won-shik, living together in a village on the brink of extinction, talk about a cyclical life.
It is time to delve into questions of “memory” and “place” in this intricately created world!
* An Easter egg is a message, image, or feature hidden in software, a video game, a film, or another — usually electronic — medium. (Source: Wikipedia)
** A digital twin is a digital model of an intended or actual real-world physical product, system, or process (a physical twin) that serves as the effectively indistinguishable digital counterpart of it for practical purposes, such as simulation, integration, testing, monitoring, and maintenance. (Source: Wikipedia)
Synopsis
As artificial intelligence advances, more data centers are built, leading to power shortages. To maintain efficiency, power is first cut off in uninhabited areas. Eden and Jae go around severing electric cables in these disappearing villages.
Meanwhile, other entities keep a close eye on their actions.
Written and directed by Kim Yeon-min
Director Kim Yeon-min is noted for his realistic and meticulous portrayals of the stories of people who are marginalized or exist on the periphery. As a theater director, he continues to consolidate his unique world by adapting classics and interpreting stories inherent in regions and spaces from his own perspective. He received the Emerging Directors Festival Best Director Award in 2016 and the Young Director Award in 2022, both from the Korean Directors Association.
Major Works
Director & Scriptwriter: Uncle Neunggil, The Lotus Garden, The Three Sisters of Tsuruhashi, Seagull in Jongno (Anton Chekhov’s Four Major Plays Adaptation Project), Urban Periscope – Ansan, Eyes of Ikaino, Story of Ikaino
Playwright: Salt Field Story, Retirement, It Might Be an Honor
Awards
2022 Young Director Award (Korean Directors Association)
2017 Spring Literary Contest Winner, Playwriting Category (The Kyungsang Ilbo)
2016 Best Director Award, Emerging Directors Festival (Korean Directors Association)
2011 ASAC Playwriting Competition Runner-up (Ansan Cultural Foundation)
