Episode 323 of Curtain Call features Ahn Ho-sang, President of the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts, to discuss stories behind the stage that audiences rarely get to see. President Ahn is a veteran arts administrator who began his career in the inaugural class of the Seoul Arts Center in 1984, served as CEO of the National Theater of Korea, and has been leading the Sejong Center since 2021. He defines performance venues as places that compete with department stores and resorts, and where people experience lifestyles, constantly driving new initiatives.

Gwanghwamun Square transforms into a dazzling opera stage, and audiences are invited onto the stage rather than the main theater seats. The contemporary season "Sync Next," held every summer, has established itself as a platform gathering young and creative artists, drawing in discerning audiences. From the reasons why more effort is put into free performances to the story behind how the central staircase of the Sejong Center emerged as a popular spot, discover the stories of the Sejong Center located at the heart of the global hotspot Gwanghwamun in Part 1.

♪ "Brindisi" from Verdi's opera "La Traviata" | Park Hye-sang, Bang Shin-je, Kim Hyo-jong, Samuel Yoon, Conductor Lee Seung-won, Korean Symphony Orchestra
(Live performance from "Arias Met in Gwanghwamun" on May 22, provided by the Sejong Center)

(Host: Kim Soo-hyun, SBS Culture Specialist Reporter, Announcer Lee Byung-hee | Guest: Ahn Ho-sang, President of the Sejong Center | Recording: Yu Gyu-yeon | Editing: Jung Yong-hee)

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