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Lee Kyung-sung
Lee Kyung-sung brings historical pressure and formal rigor into Han Kang's Avignon feature. The South Korean director founded Creative VaQi and has been recognized by institutions such as Doosan Art Center for a practice that moves across research-driven theatre and demanding contemporary staging. In Island Story for Festival d'Avignon, he turns to the Jeju massacres of 1948 and to testimonies carried by the children of victims and survivors. That gives the Korean program another dimension rooted in memory, violence, and public listening.
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Who is Lee Kyung-sung?
Lee Kyung-sung is a South Korean director and the founder of Creative VaQi. English-language institutional profiles describe him as a formally ambitious theatre maker whose work often combines research, text, and a strong directorial framework rather than relying on simple narrative realism.
What is Island Story about?
Festival d’Avignon presents Island Story as a work built around testimonies from the children of victims and survivors of the 1948 Jeju massacres. The piece creates a listening space where erased memory can re-enter public consciousness rather than remain trapped in silence.
Why does Lee Kyung-sung matter in the Avignon 2026 lineup?
Lee Kyung-sung matters because his work shows the Korean program is not limited to soft cultural prestige. Island Story takes on state violence, historical suppression, and intergenerational testimony, giving the Avignon slate a harder political and documentary edge.
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