Opening Ceremonies of the Young Thetre Festival in South Korea

With TV, reporters, policitians, civic officials, academic leaders adn over 1,000 flag waving, chanting, enthusiastic theatre students the 2010 Young Theatre Festival kicked off near the Theatre District in Seoul South Korea.

Theatre Chair Michael Tick gave a speech on behalf of the only U.S. Department of Theatre invited to perform.  Then the cast from Antigone did the opening choreograhic scene of Prof. Tick's punk-rock version of this Greek classic with evocative and exciting choreogrphy by Prof. Molly Buchman.