Lectures and International Forums

In addition to the staged readings, this year’s festival features a series of lectures and forums. Three thematic lectures introduce the historical development and contemporary landscape of playwriting in Korea and Taiwan. Dialogues between Taiwanese and Korean scholars revisit the works of Lin Tuan-chiu, a key figure in Taiwanese theatre history, and reconsider their significance in relation to the times in which they were created.

The festival also presents three international forums, including conversations among Taiwanese and Korean playwrights, insights from translators working between the two languages, and discussions on how staged readings can serve as a platform for creative exchange and cultural dialogue.

Through these multi-layered conversations, spanning lectures, forums, and post-show discussions, the festival extends beyond staged readings to become a public space for dialogue between artists and audiences. It also fosters deeper understanding and stronger connections between Taiwanese and Korean theatre communities, while continuing to expand the possibilities for Asian play exchange and cross-cultural creation.

*Lectures and forums will be held in Mandarin/Korean, with consecutive interpretation.

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6/19 (Fri.) 10:30 - 12:00
Pop-Up Corner, Sun Hall (2F, TPAC)

Speaker: 
Shon Shin-hyoung  President of K-Story Up (Korea)

6/20 (Sat.) 10:30 - 12:00
Pop-Up Corner, Sun Hall (2F, TPAC)

Speaker: 
Fu Yu-hui Theatre Practitioner; PhD, Department of Drama and Theatre, National Taiwan University (Taiwan)

6/28 (Sun.) 10:30 - 12:00
Studio 1 (11F, TPAC)

Speakers: 
Shih Wan-shun  Associate Professor, Institute of Taiwan Literature, National Tsing Hua University (Taiwan)
Im Mi-ju  Assistant Professor, Institute of East Asian Studies & Lecturer, Department of Chinese Language and Literature, Hanyang University (Korea)

6/21 (Sun.) 19:00 - 21:00
Studio 2 (11F, TPAC)

Moderator: 
Wu Cheng-han  Artistic Director of Prologue Center for New Plays (Taiwan)

Panelists: 
Choi Chieon  Writer of A Crazy Play (Korea)
Pai Sam-shik  Writer of A Woman from Afar (Korea)
Yun Mi-hyun  Writer of Texas Aunt (Korea)
Lee Mee-kyung  Writer of But That’s Not It (Korea)
Mun Ui-young  Writer of Cherry Blossom Theatre 1937 (Korea)
Wei Yu-chia  Writer of Air Raid Siren (Taiwan)
Chen Chiao-jung  Writer of The Thousand-Year Itch (Taiwan)
Lee Cheng-jung  Writer of Between Classes (Taiwan)
Lin Kuan-ting  Writer of Long Live the Mango Tree (Taiwan)

6/28 (Sun.) 14:00-16:00
Studio 1 (11F, TPAC)

Moderator: 
Lin Kuan-ting  Literary Manager of Prologue Center for New Plays (Taiwan)

Panelists: 
Chang Hsiu-jung  Associate Professor, Department of Korean Language and Literature, Chinese Culture University (Taiwan)
Lin Yu-yi  Associate Professor, Department of Korean Language and Culture, National Chengchi University (Taiwan)
Lee Sang-mi   Assistant Professor, Foreign Language Teaching and Resource Center, National Taiwan University (Korea)
Im Mi-ju  Assistant Professor, Institute of East Asian Studies & Lecturer, Department of Chinese Language and Literature, Hanyang University (Korea)
Kim Yi-sa  Freelance Translator; Resident Writer at Taiwan Literature Base (Korea)
You Eun-ha  Freelance Translator (Korea)
Lin Wan-mei  Freelance Translator (Taiwan)

6/28 (Sun.) 16:30-18:30
Studio 1 (11F, TPAC)

Moderator: 
Wu Cheng-han  Artistic Director of Prologue Center for New Plays (Taiwan)

Panelists: 
Kim Naghyung  Artistic Director of Chungbuk Theatre Company (Korea)
Choi Se-hoon  Associate Professor of Department of Korean Language and Literature, Chinese Culture University (Korea)
Yen Chi-ping  Chief Executive Officer of National Culture and Arts Foundation (Taiwan)
Chou Hui-ling  Chair of The World Sinophone Drama Competition for Young Playwrights & Distinguished Professor of National Central University (Taiwan)
Siraya Pai  Theatre Critic & Play Translator (Taiwan)
Alastor Chow  Playwright & Resident Writer at Taiwan Literature Base (Hong Kong)