[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Gwangju Metropolitan City announced on the 24th that it will operate the ‘Incinerator Culture Studio,’ a non-face-to-face online method that is becoming a new trend in performance culture amid the COVID-19 crisis, inside the closed Sangmu Incinerator until December 15.
This program was promoted to set the direction of the incinerator cultural regeneration project, which transforms the Sangmu Incinerator, a representative hated facility, into communication and art, and to provide comfort through culture and arts and small happiness in daily life to the citizens of Gwangju and the public exhausted by COVID blue (COVID depression).
In particular, it provides performance opportunities to local artists and citizens who have fewer chances to perform on stage.
The ‘Incinerator Culture Studio’ is a space equipped with a comprehensive stage system including video, sound, and lighting, installed on a truss stage (width 14.4m, length 8.4m, height 6m) inside the closed Sangmu Incinerator garbage intake area, where various types of performances such as music, dance, and busking can be streamed live or recorded and broadcast.
The studio’s opening performance will be held at 7 p.m. on the 6th of next month and performances will be held every Tuesday at 7 p.m. until December 15.
Also, from the 13th of next month, performers will be selected from applicants suitable for various themes such as traditional Korean music, jazz, acoustic guitar, choir, and K-POP, and performances will be conducted.
Individuals or teams wishing to perform at the ‘Incinerator Culture Studio’ can apply by email starting two weeks before the scheduled performance date each week.
Gwangju City plans to select the final performers considering the suitability of the performance concept, public nature, and performance time.
Selected performers can use the ‘Incinerator Culture Studio’ free of charge without rental fees and will be provided with opportunities to perform in a non-face-to-face online format as well as the original and edited versions of the streamed and recorded videos. However, on-site viewing and attendance are prohibited.
Additionally, the status of weekly performances can be checked through real-time streaming and YouTube uploads on the YouTube channel ‘Incinerator Culture Studio’ every Tuesday at 7 p.m., the scheduled performance time.
Kim Jun-young, Director of the City’s Culture, Tourism, and Sports Office, said, “The Sangmu Incinerator, which was a symbol of conflict and dispute, will provide opportunities for participatory cultural enjoyment,” and added, “We hope many citizens will take interest and participate.”
Meanwhile, the Sangmu Incinerator was completed in September 2000 and incinerated waste generated in Gwangju until it was closed in 2016. Over the past three years, experts, the city council, and residents have reached a social consensus to promote the cultural regeneration project.
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