Chuncheon International Mime Festival

23^rd to 30^th of May in Chuncheon, South Korea

Chuncheon International Mime Festival , 23^rd to 30^th of May in Chuncheon, South Korea

The Chuncheon International Mime Festival (CIMF) is an annual performing arts festival focusing on contemporary mime, physical, movement, object and visual theatre, street theatre, installation performance, and site-specific performance. The CIMF is a unique Asian contemporary visual theatre festival, in which the artists utilize physical expressions and gestures as well as show new and experimental performances. The CIMF started out as the first Korea Mime Festival in 1989, and has developed into an international festival. Many mime groups from Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, New Zealand, Poland, Russia, Switzerland, Thailand, the Netherlands, the U.S.A. and Korea have participated in the CIMF since 1994. The CIMF, which will present its 22th festival in 2010, has been recognized as an Excellent Culture and Tour Festival, and honored as one of the best Korean Festivals for 10 years in a row since 2001 by the ministry of culture and sports and tour. The CIMF is the headquarters of the Asia Mime Federation founded in 2002, which is a network organization for Asian mime and related artists to develop Asian mime, to exchange artistic information between Asian countries, and to promote Asian traditional movement. The CIMF is a full member of Association of Asian Performing Arts Festivals which aims to foster understanding, exchange and co-operation among Asian festivals within the fields of artistic direction, marketing, touring and operational and administrative planning.

The 2010 Chuncheon International Mime Festival will kick off an eight-day event that will run from May 23 to 30 in seven different venues in the lake city. The festival features 100 Korean mime companies and performing teams and 12 foreign troupes from six countries –United Kingdom, Japan, Finland, Spain, United State, France. It has several Main Events including performances. It’s Theatre performances, Dokkaebi Nanjang, Mime Tour, Street Performance, Dokkaebi Train, Artist Support Program(Dokkaebi Award), Crazy Friday, Night Dokkaebi Nanjang, and Gonggiuh999. ``Ah! Surajang'' on May 22 in downtown Chuncheon will change ordinary city spaces into spots of art and fun. In a venue called Udamari on Goseumdochi Island, visitors can look forward to enthusiastic all-night performances and events. `Friday Madness'' and ``Dokkaebi Nanjang'' will present a party for artistic types and festival lovers in an open space where they can freely express their artistic sense.
 

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http://www.mimefestival.com/