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PAMS

PAMS Salon

Forum and talk sessions exploring key trends and diverse perspectives in the performing arts in Korea and abroad.

PAMS Salon
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This program shares key trends and issues in the performing arts both in Korea and abroad, while exploring new possibilities for practice and collaboration through diverse perspectives and experiences shared by professionals.

This year, PAMS Salon features sessions led by performing arts professionals, salons in collaboration with the Seoul Performing Arts Festival (SPAF), and salons presented by international partner organizations. Covering production and circulation, theatres and cities, and locality and sustainability, the program explores current changes and new possibilities in the performing arts.

※ PAMS participants can take part in PAMS Salon free of charge.

10.13(Tue) 탭 내용 시작

[PAMSxSPAF] Changes in the International Environment and New Activities in the Performing Arts
  • Schedule 10.13.(Tue) 14:30 ~ 16:00
  • Venue Haneul Round Theater (NTOK)

[Building a Sustainable Performing Arts Ecosystem through the Expansion of Production and Circulation] The development and circulation of repertoire are essential for artists and arts organizations. However, sustainable circulation within the global performing arts landscape requires a more multifaceted approach. This includes innovative approaches to support by funding bodies, long-term production and circulation strategies for artists, collaborative frameworks among festivals and venues that bring these works to the stage, and the role of producers in coordinating these processes. To establish genre-specific strategies for production and circulation, along with the support systems needed to sustain them, this session will examine key practices and examples from different stakeholders and countries and discuss the practical steps needed to move forward.

Curator
Jisun Park Producer Group DOT / Co-founder
Panel
Kyu Choi SPAF / Artistic Director
Bobo Lee West Kowloon Cultural District Authority(HK) / Senior Producer
Kate McGrath Fuel Theatre(UK) / Artistic Director
Sarah Conn National Creation Fund / Artistic Producer

10.14(Wed) 탭 내용 시작

Beyond the Venue: Rethinking Performing Arts and the City
  • Schedule 10.14.(Wed) 11:30 ~ 13:00
  • Venue 3F, Haeoreum Theater (NTOK)

How far can a theatre extend beyond the physical boundaries of a venue? Today, the performing arts are moving beyond conventional venues, engaging with diverse urban spaces, communities, and cultural resources to create new audiences and experiences. This salon explores these developments through the lens of “Liquid Theatre,” considering how the creative, producing, mediating, and connective functions of theatre might extend into the city. Drawing on the experiences of artists and producers working across different cities and contexts, we will discuss how the performing arts and cities can generate new vitality for one another, and what new possibilities these relationships might offer for the sustainability of the performing arts.

Curator
Eun-hye Yang STUDIOGRACE / Executive Producer
Panel
Ja-yun Gu Sejong Center / Team Leader
Stefan Czura Ruhrtriennale / Artistic Advisor
Rainer Hofmann Holland Festival / Senior Programmer
After the Curtain Falls: How Does It Live On?
  • Schedule 10.14.(Wed) 10:00 ~ 11:30
  • Venue Haneul Round Theater (NTOK)

For decades, the international distribution of performing arts has primarily meant the physical movement of productions across borders through touring. Yet within a funding and production ecosystem that places strong emphasis on creating new work, even outstanding productions can disappear after only a handful of performances. This raises fundamental questions about the long-term sustainability of the field. This salon seeks to expand the concept of distribution beyond short-term touring focused on new productions. We look at the entire arc—from initial creative processes, including ideas, choreographic vocabularies, and directorial aesthetics, to localized re-creations and re-plays. This session aims to explore practical approaches to sustaining performing arts IP long after the stage is cleared, through the circulation of intangible assets, copyright licensing, cross-industry collaborations, and local adaptations.

Curator
Euna Im HOMI / Producer
Panel
Boram Kim Ambiguous Dance Company / Choreographer
Pat To Yan Writer
Kerstin Schroth Liikkeellä Marraskuussa Festival / Artistic Director

10.15(Thu) 탭 내용 시작

[PAMSxSPAF] Asia Playwrights NOW: Place, Diaspora and Trans-locality
  • Schedule 10.15.(Thu) 11:00 ~ 12:30
  • Venue Haneul Round Theater (NTOK)

The Asian Playwright Project was formed in 2024 and comprises of Seoul Performing Arts Festival & National Asian Culture Center (Seoul & Gwangju), National Theatre and Concert Hall (Taipei), West Kowloon Cultural District (Hong Kong), Kyoto Experiment (Kyoto), SquareSums&Co and Satellites (Auckland) and Contemporary Asian Australian Performance (Sydney). Mission of the Asian Playwright Project is to explore Asian new writing tendencies- what perspectives and narratives are told now, to discuss how has the meaning of diaspora changed, particularly through an Asian lens and to provide critical conversations on Asian Playwriting with critics and dramaturgs. At this PAMS Salon, Asian playwrights and performing arts professionals will discuss contemporary tendencies in Asian playwriting and creative perspectives. Participants will also share practical issues—such as the translation, interpretation, and localization of plays, as well as production environments and the roles of institutions—while exploring models for sustainable international exchange and strategies for collaboration within Asian theater.

Curator
Kyu Choi SPAF/ Artistic Director
Panel
Bonn Park Writer, Director
Pat To Yan Writer
Yudai Kamisato Writer
Soo-kyung Oh Performing Arts Network of Korea and China / Honarary Chairman
Tessa Leong Contemporary Asian Australian Performance / Artistic Director
Seung-jae Jung National Asian Culture Center / Curator

10.16(Fri) 탭 내용 시작

On-going Fringe: Alternative Ways to Sustainable Diversity
  • Schedule 10.16.(Fri) 10:00 ~ 11:30
  • Venue 3F, Haeoreum Theater (NTOK)

How have Fringe Festivals preserved their unique ecosystems amid shrinking funding and standardized systems? By rejecting traditional evaluations in favor of open-access and autonomous participation, Fringe has served as a safe living lab for artists and a hub for informal solidarity. Featuring producers from Bangkok, Adelaide, Yokohama, and Seoul Fringe Festivals, this PAMS Salon explores the real costs of autonomy and sustainability dilemmas across different cities. Together, we investigate how global Fringe networks can build sustainable arts ecosystems and foster new international connections.

Curator
Gyohee Baek Seoul Fringe Network / Director
Panel
Marc Carnes Adelaide Fringe Festival / CEO
Parnrut Kritchanchai Bangkok Theatre Festival / Festival Director
Setsiri Nirandara Bangkok Theatre Festival / Festival Director
Hayato Okada YPAM Fringe / Program Officer
Rereading the Landscape of International Exchange
  • Schedule 10.16.(Fri) 13:00 ~ 14:30
  • Venue 3F, Haeoreum Theater (NTOK)

A conversation that looks beyond conventional networks and market-driven models of international exchange. Through examples of self-organized platforms, producer networks, artist development, research-based exchange, and international co-production, we explore how relationships and collaborations can take shape in different ways. Rethinking what distribution can mean, we revisit the familiar landscape of international exchange with an unfamiliar gaze, and consider new possibilities for how we connect, collaborate, and circulate across borders.

Curator
Jin Yim Project DARI / Executive Producer
Panel
Nozomi Tanaka Dance Base Yokohama / Assistant Director
Maria Tri Sulistyani Papermoon Puppet Theatre / Founder