The Busan International Comedy Festival Organizing Committee signed a business agreement with the Busanjin Cultural Foundation.

The Busan International Comedy Festival Organizing Committee(Executive Chairman Kim Jun-ho)signed a business agreement(MOU)with the Busanjin Cultural Foundation(Chairman Kim Young-wook, Mayor of Busanjin-gu)at the Busanjin-gu Office on the 16th, and will begin full-scale cooperation to revitalize local performing arts and expand opportunities for citizens to enjoy culture.

This agreement was made with the purpose of diversifying performance content by joining hands with the Busan International Comedy Festival, Korea’s representative comedy festival, and local public theaters, and allowing citizens to enjoy high-quality performances in closer spaces.The two organizations plan to continue to collaborate in various fields, including jointly planned performances, cultural exchanges, and promotional cooperation in the future.

As a result of the first collaboration, the popular program ‘Showgman’ of the 13th Busan International Comedy Festival will be held on the stage of Baekyang Cultural Center.’Showgman’ is a live variety comedy performance full of realism, and it is a pleasant stage that can be enjoyed by people of all ages.It is also receiving great response from family audiences, and it is expected to play a positive role in expanding the audience base of the performance hall as well as emotional empathy and communication with citizens.

Kim Jun-ho, the executive director of the Busan International Comedy Festival Organizing Committee, said, “Through cooperation with public theaters, we hope to expand the scope of the comedy genre and create venues in various regions where people can communicate through laughter in their daily lives.” He added, “We will continue to present friendly and enjoyable cultural content to citizens through various connections with the performing arts industry in general.”

The Busan International Comedy Festival Organizing Committee plans to expand diverse collaborations with the public sector, from performance content planning to promotion and infrastructure utilization, through this agreement, and to simultaneously spread the popularity and artistic value of comedy.

Reporter Jeon Hyo-jin, Donga.com jhj@donga.com

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