Issue Redefining the role of national performing arts venues amid cultural gaps

Summary

The report lists closing cultural gaps and supporting the public's cultural needs among the new social demands requiring a response. National performing arts facilities such as the National Theater of Korea and the Seoul Arts Center have received multipurpose support. Yet these venues find it difficult to distinguish themselves from private performance facilities. Because they rely on national funding, the report says they need a clear role in revitalising the performing arts. It proposes establishing their identity, redefining their role and reviewing how they should be run in future. The report groups this task with low fertility, healthcare gaps and isolated youth as responses to new social change.