Babyopera in collaboration with Babyart (Seoul Korea) present:
MAGO
About Mago: The myth of Mago is a creation myth from the Kwanbuk region in present-day North Korea. It is the myth about a giant goddess named Grandmother Mago. Mago creates all the geological formations on earth using mud, rocks and her own urine and excrement.
Creation myths has through times, been a method to grasp the mystery of how the world was created. In our time, we have different scientific theories on how the world came into existence. But even with the knowledge of scientific theories we find it a mystery. Max Planck, a German physicist, who is considered the author of the theory of quantum physics, said: Science cannot solve the ultimate mystery of nature. And that is because, in the last analysis, we ourselves are a part of the mystery that we are trying to solve.
As a parallel to this, it is also a mystery how children are conceived and how they grow up to become what they are. We know the natural scientific explanations of how fertilization happens, how genetics and the environment determine who we become. Nevertheless, it is not comprehensible, – each child is a mystery.
We therefore need poetry, pictures, music and dance to describe, fantasize about and celebrate the mystery. We need to recreate the mystery of creation!
The Nordic – Korean Connection: Mago is a collaboration between the Norwegian company Babyopera and the Korean performing arts company Babyart. This collaboration is a result of Korea-Nordic Connnection; which is a co-operation and exchange programme connecting Korean and Nordic performing arts professionals working with young audiences (ages 0-18). It aims to build a solid foundation for long-term artistic collaboration, exchange and networks between the countries. It is the first of its kind with this geographic scope and focusing on performing arts for young audiences only. The Norwegian partners are PAHN (Performing Arts Hub Norway) and the Korean partners are KAMS (Korean Arts Management Service) and ASSITEJ Korea.
Credit:
Idea, concept and direction: Christina Lindgren
Music composition: Torgeir Vassvik
Choreography: Hyun Kim
Assistant Choreography: Ka Hyun Kim
Scenography: Yun Kyung Bae/ Huasis
Costume design: Christina Lindgren
Co-design Costume of Musician: Ramona Irene Myrseth and Sally Page Turner
Performing artists: Gun Kim and Torgeir Vassvik
Soundscape entrance area: Sujin Lee
Illustration: Iuliia Goncharenko
Graphic design: Design Eight
Photo: Sung-Woon Choi
Video production: Production GROOJAMCostume production: Sunwoo Chun and Sally Page Turner
Production management: Babyart with Hee Sun Kim (Korea) and Babyopera with Christina Lindgren/ Mari Baade (Norway)
MAGO is a co-production between Babyart and Babyopera in co-production with Sami National Theater Beaivvas
Supported by:
The Norwegian Arts Council
PAHN (Performing Arts Hub Norway)
Sami Arts Council
Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Korea
KAMS (Korean Arts Management Service)
Korea Creative Content Agency
Seoul Metropolitan Government
Huasis
Premiere: July 27th 2018 The Oil Tank Culture Park Seoul Korea
Additional performances July 28th and 29th at the same venue
Additional performances December 4th and 5th 2018 at Showbox, Oslo
Performances Samii National Theatre Beaivvas December 8th, 9th, 10, 11th, 13th, 14th and 15th 2018.