Mexico, 2011
Title used: Crossroads of Youth (no documented Spanish translation in official archive)
Korean-language live cinema performance – Guanajuato International Film Festival (Guest of Honor: South Korea).
Presented as a main cultural event during Korea’s Guest of Honor program, this was a full-version live cinema performance rather than a simple screening. A nine-member troupe traveled from Korea, including director Kim Tae-yong, byeonsa Jo Hee-bong (who incorporated limited Spanish narration), musical actors Kang Pil-seok and Im Moon-hee, and a four-piece live band (piano, accordion, violin, contrabass). Performances were held in Guanajuato and San Miguel de Allende. The event was received as an innovative fusion of classic Korean cinema and contemporary musical performance.

United Kingdom, 2011
Restored silent film screening with live narration and musical accompaniment – Thames Festival (OXO Tower)

United Kingdom, 2012
Korean-language live cinema performance – Barbican Centre, part of “All Eyes on Korea” during the London Olympics.
Presented as a continuously evolving live byeonsa performance integrating narration, musical actors, and ensemble music. Positioned within a national cultural showcase, the event introduced early Korean cinema through a hybrid theatrical format.

Germany, 2013
Programme title listed as: Cheongchun-eui sipjaro / Crossroads of Youth
Korean-language live cinema performance – 63rd Berlin International Film Festival (Forum Special).
Presented within the Forum section as a performative event rather than a standard film screening. The invitation emphasized the archival restoration and theatrical reinterpretation of early Korean cinema in an international festival context.

United States, 2013
Korean-language live cinema performance – Lincoln Center (Walter Reade Theater), New York.
Featured as a special live cinema presentation combining silent film projection with live byeonsa narration and musical performance, introducing Korean film heritage within a major American arts venue.

Australia, 2014
Korean-language live cinema performance – Brisbane Asia Pacific Film Festival (BAPFF), Queensland Art Gallery and Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA) Cinematheque.
Confirmed as a full byeonsa live performance format, combining silent film screening with live narration by Jo Hee-bong and live instrumental accompaniment. The event extended beyond a standard screening, including audience engagement elements and being described by local critics as a historically grounded yet “remixed” performance.

Australia, 2016
Korean-language live cinema tour – Sydney, Brisbane, and Canberra (Korean Film Festival in Australia, KOFFIA).
Tour presented in multiple Australian cities in full live performance format, combining silent film projection with live narration and music, reinforcing its classification as a hybrid performing arts export.

United Kingdom, 2019
Korean-language live cinema re-invitation – Barbican Centre.
Re-invited for a special performance focusing on colonial-era cinema, confirming sustained international recognition of the hybrid performance format.

Germany, 2019
Programme presented at: Korean Film 100 – Beginning of Korean Cinema (Arsenal – Institute for Film and Video Art, Berlin).
German-language benshi narration with live piano accompaniment.
Framed as a commemorative silent film performance rather than a musical adaptation.
Unlike the 2013 Berlin presentation, this event did not involve newly composed musical theatre elements and remained within a film-festival exhibition context.

United States, 2022
Korean-language live cinema tour – Gerald W. Lynch Theater (CUNY, New York) and University of Pittsburgh (Alumni Hall).
Organized by the Korean Cultural Center New York, this was explicitly promoted as the “Byeonsa Performance US Tour.” The full Korean troupe participated, including live narrator, musical actors, and ensemble musicians, clearly positioning the production as a performing arts export rather than a film screening.