The 14th Busan International Performing Arts Festival
(BIPAF) will be held over 10 days from May 19 to May 28 at the Busan Cinema
Center, Sohyang Theater, KNN Theater and Gwangalli.
Under the theme of “Play, Ocean, Festival,” a total of 50 plays,
including seven special guest plays from six countries, including Mexico,
Greece, Japan, USA, Colombia and Korea will be performed. The event is hosted
by Busan Metropolitan City and organized by the BIPAF organizing committee
showcasing outstanding plays from around the world.
The BIPAF will begin with the opening ceremony on May 19 at
7:30PM at the Busan Cinema Center. “Family on the Road” (Theatre Troupe
Georipae) from Korea and “The Tree of Oedipus” (IDEA) from Greece have been
selected as the opening and closing performances respectively.
The BIPAF 2017 features a variety of programs, including 7 plays
from six countries, dynamic street performances (11 street plays will take
place at Gwangalli Beach), celebratory performance, 10 Minute Open Plays and
more.
For more information about the festival schedule and ticketing,
please visit the BIPAF website at http://bipaf.org/2017_home/_public/_eng/main.php