About performance
A man called ’Yonadab’ is mentioned in one single line of the Old Testament. Based on mythological imagination, ’YONADAB’ thoroughly analyzes Yonadab’s light and darkness. Yonadab’s ’light’ is the longing for eternal peace and his ’darkness’ the war, massacre and betrayal committed by humanity in the name of God, that is, the world of light and darkness faced by the mankind.
A-ra Kim looks at, along with the writer Peter Shaffer, the 5000 years of time between the man Yonadab in mythology and the contemporary human.
The piece talks about the history of war, massacre, conquest and domination perpetrated by men in the name of God amidst the relentlessly repeated mistakes and errors of humanity throughout a long time.
’YONADAB’ is not a religious play. It is a wake-up call for the sacrifice and death of the innocent looked squarely by a fragile human being, a reflection on the human nature and a cry for the infinite awe and hope for life.

Synopsis
Do not sing. This is a nightmare.
YONADAB, a theatrical performance of the body, realizes the Dionysian fantasy of primitive vitality within the structure of multidisciplinary musical theater, the most iconic aesthetic form of director A-ra Kim. The integration of emotional stage language and advanced acting techniques, which broadly encompass the areas of body, sense of pitch, language, and sound, reminds us that human life serves as a driving force for creation, while the stage invites us to a world of ritualistic imagination.

About company
For the past 30 years since its foundation in 1992, Theatre Mucheon has presented more than 60 works under the direction of A-ra Kim. Their theatre has constantly suggested new directions for Korean Theatre, always paving the ways for new challenges. They are currently nurturing the next generation of theatre in ’A-ra Kim Acting Academy’ at Sogang University’s Lifelong Education. They are a pioneer and strong example of creative activities of running the venue and creating works as well as expanding a theatrical domain through national and international tours.

Credits
Adaptation·Director/ A-ra Kim
Original/ Peter Shaffer 『Yonadab』
Cast: Myung-gon Kim, Jae-seung Jang, Ro Kwon, Woo-sung Choi, Hong-jun Choi, Hee-seok Roh, Dong-jun Lee, Tae-wan Kim, June-ki Hong, Doo-yoen Lee, Won Lim, Jae-hyung Kim
Translation/ Jun-yong Park
Stage Art/ Dong-woo Park
Choreography/ Ho-bin Park
Composition/ Na-ra Shin
Art Object Design/ Do-na Jung
Lighting Design/ Young-bin Kim
Documentary Pictures/ Jong-jin Lim
Visual Director/ Jong-bum Choi
Stage Costume/ Ji-youn Kim
Makeup/ Ji-young Pack
Sound Design/ Kyung-nam Kim
Stage Director/ Ki-min Kim
Assistant Director/ Jae-hyung Kim
Planning/ Da-woon Chung
Promotion Photographer/ Kang-hoon Lee

*Photo Credit: Theatre Mucheon