Busan loves a show*. They love a show just as much as they love a festival! In fact they love them both so much that twice a year they've made festivals for the shows!
I've been fortunate enough to attend both show-festivals! The first show-festival I attended was during the fall, when Busan hosts the International Film Festival (BIFF). The second show-festival I went to was a few weeks back (4/4) at the Busan International Performing Arts Festival (BIPAF).
At BIFF I saw an animated movie about a Parisian flea that gets transformed into a giant, musical version of his smaller self - 'A Monster in Paris'.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkkNJYhZlHA?wmode=transparent]
Turning 26 has only increased my love for animated movies, so of course I thought it was brilliant. The music was fun, the idea behind it was cute and it's a cartoon!!! What's not to like! It was awesome.
My taste in entertainment genres is limited, but it does extend to other areas besides animated films. Live performances. Mainly musicals, but I have no hate and would not turn down a play, opera, dance, mime, magician... anything really. I love performing arts.
So when Jill asked me if I'd like to be her date to the opening ceremony/show of BIPAF I was so excited. Yes, please!! Take me now! Right now! When do we go!! Yes, yes, yes!!
BIPAF's purpose/goal:
[A]ims to inspire Busan citizens' cultural pride by holding excellent Eastern and Western performances and cultural events and offer entertainment.
And it did. It just was difficult to understand.
The opening performance was a Chinese Opera. Xui Ru Ji.
Jill had been told "subtitles would be provided". And they were. However, they were provided in Korean and Chinese.
It makes perfect sense that there were Korean subtitles, but why the Chinese!? The show was in Chinese. I don't speak Korean and I sure as hell don't speak Chinese - so my understanding of the show was limited to say the least.
Thankfully a good synopsis was given in the program so we knew the basis of the show, but other than that all we could do was watch, laugh when the audience laughed, and enjoy the colorful display of outfits while enjoying some Mentos during our night out at the Chinese Opera.
Jill got to see a second performance, and I'm not sure if it had spoken words or not, but she loved it. You can read about it here at her blog.
*'show' meaning movie or live theatre performance
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