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Gaksi, Mago
각시 마고
Official English Title
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SOURCE
folklore
SETTING
Fictional
BOOK
original
A woman's search for the goddess Mago
Korean Premiere
2010
Korean Premiere Theatre
Kkachidong Theatre Company, Jeonju
Further Korean run reference:
https://www.jeollailbo.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=337844
The Musical search cue — “각시 마고”
Summary
A hybrid semi-musical combining puppetry, music, and Korean mythology. A marginalized woman seeks the primordial goddess Mago.
Origin & Development
Gaksi, Mago (각시 마고) is a semi-musical theatre work created by the Jeonju-based company Kkachidong. Written by Kwak Byeong-chang and directed by Jeon Chun-geun, the production premiered in 2010 at Jeonju Changjak Sogeukjang. Drawing on the Korean myth of the primordial goddess Mago, the piece combines puppetry, live music, narration, and physical theatre to tell the story of Gaksi, a woman oppressed by her husband and society who sets out on a surreal journey to seek the goddess’s help.
Since its premiere, the production has been performed in several regional venues in Jeonju and North Jeolla Province, reflecting the troupe’s roots in community-based theatre and hybrid performance traditions.
Partial Synopsis
A hybrid semi-musical combining puppetry, music, and Korean mythology. A marginalized woman seeks the primordial goddess Mago.
Gaksi, Mago
2011
2011-08-15
to
2011-08-20
Country:
United Kingdom
City:
Edinburgh
Production Type:
Full Production
Language:
Korean
Venue:
theSpace @ Surgeons’ Hall
Presented at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe largely in Korean with English surtitles. Reviews highlighted the production's inventive mix of puppetry, live narration, humor, and audience participation, calling it surreal and socially engaged; beginning with Gaksi's suffering after being abandoned by her husband, the story widens into a reflection on the struggles of women around the world.
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