Posted : 2020-12-12 09:26
Updated : 2020-12-13 10:20
A scene from Trojan Women by the National Changgeuk Company of Korea which ran from Dec. 3 to 5 at the National Theater of Korea / Courtesy of National Theater of Korea
By Park Ji-won
Ong Keng Sen, the Singaporean director of the changgeuk (traditional Korean opera) piece Trojan Women by the National Changgeuk Company of Korea poses during an interview with The Korea Times at the National Theater of Korea, Seoul, Friday. / Korea Times photo by Park Ji-won
Earlier this year when Ong Keng Sen, a Singaporean director of the theater group TheatreWork, was tapped by the National Changeeuk Company of Korea (NCCK) to direct the Korean traditional opera Trojan Women, he did not hesitate.