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Vincent van Gogh
빈센트 반 고흐
Official English Title
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SOURCE
biography
SETTING
Foreign
BOOK
original
Vincent and Theo, through 700 letters
Korean Premiere
2014
Korean Premiere Theatre
Chungmu Art Center, Seoul
Further Korean run reference:
https://namu.wiki/w/%EB%B9%88%EC%84%BC%ED%8A%B8%20%EB%B0%98%20%EA%B3%A0%ED%9D%90(%EB%AE%A4%EC%A7%80%EC%BB%AC)
The Musical search cue — “빈센트 반 고흐 뮤지컬”
Summary
Based on over 700 letters between Vincent and Theo van Gogh, this two-hander follows Theo as he prepares a posthumous exhibition and revisits his brother’s art, pain, and devotion.
Origin & Development
2014 premiere, written by Choi Yu-seon, composed by Sunwoo Jung-a, produced by HJ Culture, premiered at Chungmu Art Center (Seoul). Developed as a minimalist two-person musical using 3D projection mapping to animate van Gogh’s paintings onstage. 2014 premiere – Chungmu Art Center, Seoul. Multiple revivals through 2024 at Chungmu Art Center, Arko Arts Theater, YES24 Stage, and Sejong University Daehangno Theater.
Partial Synopsis
The musical follows Vincent and Theo through the 700 letters they exchanged over their lifetimes, moving between memory, artwork, and emotional conflict. The staging blends live acting with projected art, recreating Vincent’s evolving style from early realism to late expressionism. Themes include devotion, artistic obsession, and the cost of genius.
ヴィンセント・ヴァン・ゴッホ
2016
2016-09-02
to
2016-09-24
Country:
Japan
City:
Tokyo
Production Type:
Licensed
Language:
Japanese
Venue:
Multiple Venues
Produced by Cube and C8 Productions with new direction and lyric translation, the production featured multiple Vincent/Theo pairings and was promoted as a two-actor musical with full projection staging.
It played Kameari Lirio Hall and Kinokuniya Southern Theatre in Tokyo.
阿尔特·梵高
2017
2017-09-30
to
2017-12-17
Country:
China
City:
Shanghai
Production Type:
Licensed
Language:
Chinese
Venue:
Multiple Venues
The Chinese licensed production, staged with visual mapping of Van Gogh's paintings.
It played Shanghai ET Space (September 30–October 8, 2017) and the Shanghai Grand Theatre (December 8–17, 2017).
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