Performance Program
Outdoor Performances
A weekend feast of outdoor puppet shows!
Enjoy lively performances at the Chuncheon Puppet Theater's outdoor space.
No reservations needed, and completely free!
5.24.(Sat), 5.25.(Sun)
Chuncheon Puppet Theater Sunset theater
The Sun. The Moon and The Tiger.
The troupe Maroohan
This is a traditional Korean madang play where families can laugh, play, and enjoy time together. The show has three parts: a funny finger magic show, traditional games for kids and adults, and a short puppet show cAlled The Sun, the Moon, and the Tiger. The rhythm of Korean drums and handmade paper puppets fill the stage with energy and color. It’s an open and friendly performance where play becomes theater, and theater becomes play.
- Dates
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5.24.(Sat) 11:30 | 15:00 (30mins)
5.25.(Sun) 10:30 (30mins)
- Ages
- All
5.24.(Sat), 5.25.(Sun)
Chuncheon Puppet Theater Outdoor Stage
Gnome Family in the Forest
DollKKi Theater Companny
Deep in the forest live three generations of guardian fairies. The grandfather, spirit of the trees, shares his life energy with withering plants. The father, fairy of water, pours life-giving water onto animals and flowers. And the son, fairy of fruit, provides Mushrooms filled with strength. One day, when the Tree God begins to wither from pollution, the three fairies unite their powers and dance with forest creatures to restore balance and breathe life back into nature.
- Dates
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5.24.(Sat) 11:00 | 14:30 (30mins)
5.25.(Sun) 11:00 (30mins)
- Ages
- All
5.24.(Sat), 5.25.(Sun)
Chuncheon Puppet Theater Plaza
Romantic wandering theater
Theater Pink socks
Modern-day Don Quixotes who roam the world with dreams aboard a wagon! A special story of dreams and romance unfolding on the world stage begins. Delicate marionette puppetry, sweet accordion music, and delightful comedy! Experience the performance of the Romantic Vagabond Troupe, bringing both laughter and heartfelt emotion as they touch the audience’s hearts.
- Dates
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5.24.(Sat) 12:30 | 14:30 (32mins)
5.25.(Sun) 12:00 | 15:30 (32mins)
- Ages
- All
5.24.(Sat)
Chuncheon Puppet Theater Sunset theater
KoMa’s Marionette
KoMa
This is a nonverbal puppet show made by a puppeteer and marionettes. The puppets don’t speak, but they move with care and heart. Each puppet has its own style and story, and their smAll actions make people smile and feel something warm. It’s easy to watch and enjoy, even without words. Through gentle movements, the puppets share happiness, comfort, and quiet joy with the audience.
- Dates
- 5.24.(Sat) 13:00 | 16:30 (25mins)
- Ages
- All
5.24.(Sat), 5.25.(Sun)
Chuncheon Puppet Theater Playground
A Night Full of Stars
Indie Onin
This piece is a tribute to Vincent van Gogh, who poured All his passion into painting, with the hope that he might find happiness within his own art. As Indie Onion plays music and sings, we journey into the world of van Gogh’s paintings, following the great artist through his vibrant inner universe.
- Dates
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5.24.(Sat) 13:00 | 15:00 (4mins)
5.25.(Sun) 13:00 | 15:00 (4mins)
- Ages
- All
5.24.(Sat), 5.25.(Sun)
Chuncheon Puppet Theater Pinetree theater
Sudden Departure in Tent
Long & Short Company
A delicate automaton doll moves infinitely on a smAll table, driven by music, lighting, wind, and rhythm, where the largest world begins. A man rides a horse. And he runs. To a place unknown, or perhaps toward somewhere, he runs without rest. He passes through the city lights, barren fields, the black night, and crosses between stars and wind. And again, he runs. What matters is not where he arrives. It is the fact that he is running. Only that keeps him alive.
- Dates
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5.24.(Sat) 13:30 | 15:30 (25mins)
5.25.(Sun) 13:30 | 16:30 (25mins)
- Ages
- All
5.24.(Sat), 5.25.(Sun)
Chuncheon Puppet Theater Playground
MiniatureTheatre < A Boy,Geumgangdu >
Nazunsan Theatre
A small box theater opens, and a boy named Geumgangdu appears. He’s not good at martial arts and gets scolded often. His master teaches him just one pose—“Naegasingjang.” He practices it until no one can do it better. One day, a tiger comes to the village. Everyone runs away, but Geumgangdu stays. He calmly holds his pose and faces the tiger. In the end, he climbs onto its back and tames it. In this tiny theater, an old legend begins again.
- Dates
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5.24.(Sat) 13:00 | 15:00 (5mins)
5.25.(Sun) 13:00 | 15:00 (5mins)
- Ages
- All
5.24.(Sat), 5.25.(Sun)
Chuncheon Puppet Theater Playground
Big Brother Tiger
Art Kitchen
A woodcutter caring for his elderly mother meets a tiger in the mountains. Fearing for his life, he lies and says he is the tiger’s long-lost younger brother, and that their “mother” misses him deeply. Believing this, the tiger brings wild boars every month to help care for her. When the mother passes away, the tiger is heartbroken and dies of sorrow. The woodcutter, moved by the tiger’s loyalty, raises the tiger’s cubs—learning the true meaning of filial piety and trust along the way.
- Dates
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5.24.(Sat) 13:00 | 15:00 (8mins)
5.25.(Sun) 13:00 | 15:00 (8mins)
- Ages
- All
5.24.(Sat)
Chuncheon Puppet Theater Grass theater
Yeolssim’s journey to happines
Kuk's Ground
One day, rain (communication fees, living expenses, medical bills) fell in the bill desert, and the rain quickly turned into a flood, covering Yeolssim, who was sleeping. After barely surviving the flood, Yeolssim begins to wander through the desert, unable to hold onto a heart that’s collapsing. Where exactly is happiness? Is this the right way to live? Asking and asking again, Yeolssim loses strength. Will he be able to find true happiness after crossing the desert?
- Dates
- 5.24.(Sat) 13:00 | 16:30 (30mins)
- Ages
- All
5.24.(Sat)
Chuncheon Puppet Theater Outdoor Stage
Masterpiece
Theater Bookmark
Masterpiece is a magical performance where characters from the works of famous Impressionist painters like Van Gogh, Monet, and Renoir come to life on stage. Actors trained in physical mime use graceful, silent movement to turn well-known artworks into vivid and emotional stories. The audience is invited into a dreamlike world where art begins to move.
- Dates
- 5.24.(Sat) 14:30 (30mins)
- Ages
- All
5.24.(Sat)
Chuncheon Puppet Theater Outdoor Stage
The Hawk and the Boy
Theater Bom
A puppet boy in a yellow hoodie and a giant flying hawk step into the street, meeting the eyes of every passerby. With curiosity sparkling in his gaze, the boy weaves through the crowd while the hawk soars above, drawing awe with its graceful flight. On an ordinary afternoon, a magical moment of escape begins—a playful journey where everyday streets turn into a stage for imagination and wonder.
- Dates
- 5.24.(Sat) 16:00 (30mins)
- Ages
- All
5.24.(Sat)
Chuncheon Puppet Theater Plaza
Caravan Puppet Theater
puppet theater Chingudeul
The kind-hearted hunchbacked grandfather went to the mountain to gather firewood and happened to meet a dokkaebi (Korean goblin). Mistaking his lump for a "song pouch," the dokkaebi removed it and gave him treasure in return. Hearing this, a greedy hunchbacked man from the neighboring village sets out to find the dokkaebi, hoping to become rich himself...
- Dates
- 5.24.(Sat) 14:00 | 16:00 (30mins)
- Ages
- All
5.25.(Sun)
Chuncheon Puppet Theater Grass theater
Puppet Box
Yosulbaenang
A clown steps onto the stage and begins to call out one puppet friend at a time. Glove puppets, rod puppets, a marionette in love, even a bubble-blowing puppet—six gentle stories bloom one after another. The puppets dance, whisper, and speak quietly to the hearts of children. On a stage so close you can meet their eyes, laughter builds, and little moments of wonder unfold.
- Dates
- 5.25.(Sun) 13:30 | 16:30 (35mins)
- Ages
- All
5.25.(Sun)
Chuncheon Puppet Theater Grass theater
Bangwool’s Nap Traveling
Bubble Dragon
Inside the rainbow-colored world of bubbles, a special story unfolds. Dream Keeper listens to the story of a boy named ‘Bangwool’, who can’t sleep because he fears losing the memory of his mother. To comfort him, Dream Keeper receives a letter from his mother in the sky and calls on the Nap Fairy, ‘Adios’, to guide ‘Bangwool’ into the dream world. Through this magical nap-time journey, ‘Bangwool’ finds strength, warmth, and healing.
- Dates
- 5.25.(Sun) 11:30 | 15:00 (30mins)
- Ages
- All
5.25.(Sun)
Chuncheon Puppet Theater Lobby
Music Puppetry < Beside you >
Odongnamu Happening
The character “Maeum” (which means “heart” in Korean) once lived a peaceful life. But one day, “Scar” appears, breaking that peace and silencing her inner voice. Hurt and shaken, Maeum climbs a mountain seeking revenge—but along the way, she cries, stumbles, and begins to change. In the second half of the performance, the gayageum itself becomes the stage. The musician’s hands turn into an object that walks across its strings, while parts of the instrument transform into a snowy path, a broken tree, and a mountain. Through music and movement, the gayageum quietly offers healing and understanding.
- Dates
- 5.25.(Sun) 12:30 | 16:00 (30mins)
- Ages
- All
5.25.(Sun)
Chuncheon Puppet Theater Outdoor Stage
The Song of a Frog
Puppet-Kkun BESISI
"The Song of a Frog" is an environmental puppet show that honors the frog friends who have left and follows the journey of "A Frog" as it searches for the remaining frogs.
Audience members become frog explorers, venturing through nature and the city to discover the lost friends. In the end, they join together to play the "Frog's Song", experiencing the harmony between humans and nature.
- Dates
- 5.25.(Sun) 13:00 | 17:00 (30mins)
- Ages
- All
5.31.(Sat), 6.1.(Sun)
Chuncheon Puppet Theater Sunset theater
Marionette Hanmadang
Art Community Hae-seul
한"Catch the lion!" Saja Nori (Lion Play), a fun-filled game with humor; Wolha Jeongin (Lovers Under the Moon), where young lovers whisper their love under the moonlight like a painting; A Very Old Couple, a tale of love that wasn't always this way; and The Leper Drum Dance from the first chapter of Goseong Ogwangdae, depicting hope even in life's suffering. These are the worlds of wooden marionettes, capturing the joys and sorrows of life.
- Dates
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5.31.(Sat) 11:30 | 15:30 (30mins)
6.1.(Sun) 13:00 | 16:30 (30mins)
- Ages
- All
5.31.(Sat), 6.1.(Sun)
Chuncheon Puppet Theater Lobby
Mooni‘s Door
Theatre H
Mooni, who has just transferred to a new school, is unable to invite anyone to her birthday tomorrow. That night, Mooni accidentally embarks on a journey to "The World of Doors," where she encounters the tightly closed "Mooni’s Door." Mooni’s Door is a story about various ways of communication and the courage to open one’s heart. It invites audiences to a fantastical stage that both children and adults can relate to.
- Dates
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5.31.(Sat) 12:00 | 14:30 (40mins)
6.1.(Sun) 12:00 | 15:00 (40mins)
- Ages
- All
5.31.(Sat)
Chuncheon Puppet Theater Sunset theater
Puppet Fantasy
Theater Sangsahwa
Puppet Fantasy is a reimagining of traditional Korean beauty and emotion through the art of puppetry. Small, delicate puppets in hanbok dance like butterflies and cranes, while a hip-hop-dancing grandpa adds playful charm. With unique puppet designs and exquisitely detailed movement, the performance offers audiences a visual experience that feels both timeless and alive.
- Dates
- 5.31.(Sat) 13:00 | 16:30 (35mins)
- Ages
- All
5.31.(Sat), 6.1.(Sun)
Hybrid Arts Business Center, 1st floor
Visitor’s guidebook from far away
Pop-up Theatre Elbowroom
A journey following the memories left behind in a vanished town. The audience listens closely to the traces left in the paper village, a pop-up book, using letters as clues. A paper child and a streetlight appear, casting shadows that reflect the villagers' daily lives, farewells, and longing. Amidst the burning and collapsing paper houses, the final greetings are asked. The paper child sends letters to those who have left, gently touching the vanished village.
- Dates
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5.31.(Sat) 14:30 (50mins)
6.1.(Sun) 14:30 (50mins)
- Ages
- All
6.1.(Sun)
Chuncheon Puppet Theater Plaza
Grandmother
Nurungso Puppet Theater
During school break, a young girl visits her grandmother in the countryside. The grandmother is always working with her hands—grinding rice, sifting grain, ironing with a mallet, and sewing. Through these traditional tools and old ways of life, the child feels something new, and the grandmother remembers the past. This gentle story shows the love between two generations.
- Dates
- 6.1.(Sun) 12:30 | 15:30 (30mins)
- Ages
- All
6.1.(Sun)
Chuncheon Puppet Theater Grass theater
Nightmare
Kilig Moasi
There is a man who can only breathe freely when the day ends. His bed was once a place of rest—but now, nightmares visit him night after night. Day brings pain, night brings fear. Slowly falling apart, he finally gives his heart to the nightmare. On stage, imperfect puppets and rough objects reflect his fragile mind. The movements are not beautiful, but honest. In that quiet unraveling, something deeply human appears.
- Dates
- 6.1.(Sun) 11:30 | 14:30 (25mins)
- Ages
- All
6.1.(Sun)
Chuncheon Puppet Theater Plaza
The Fox and the Crane
Puppet Theater Oneul
The fox and the crane argue, each thinking the other is wrong. The rabbit tries to help, but they keep fighting. After a silly dinner invitation and a big showdown, the rabbit faints! When he wakes up, something changes. Little by little, their hearts begin to open. In the end, they all laugh and dance together. This puppet show gently tells the story of three very different animals who learn to understand each other—and become true friends.
- Dates
- 6.1.(Sun) 11:00 | 14:15 (15mins)
- Ages
- All