2023 Spring Festival: Spring, Re·Spring

Daejeon Arts Center April 14-15

The Daejeon Arts Center is hosting its annual spring festival in April featuring plays, dance and music performances. Themed under “Spring, Re·Spring,” this year’s edition will kick off with a dance performance titled “Prayer.” Led by young choreographer Jung Suk-soon, it aims to deliver a message of unwavering hope by reenacting the dramatic act of prayers to higher beings.

Tickets cost from 20,000 won to 30,000 won. Call (042) 270-8333 for more information.

the love between Chunhyang, the daughter of a “gisaeng,” or female entertainer, and Mongryong, the son of a magistrate, showing that attraction can transcend social status.

Tickets cost 55,000 won. Call (02) 6358-5500 for more information.

infamous art world prankster Maurizio Cattelan’s solo show as its first exhibition of this year. His retrospective featuring 38 sculptures, installations and murals is the largest one to date since his 2011 show at the Guggenheim in New York. Cattelan’s works — like a $120,000 banana taped to a wall — are filled with tonguein-cheek sarcasm and sly humor, often serving as a commentary on socially accepted notions of authority in politics, religion and art itself.

Admission is free. Call (02) 20146900 for more information.

photographs that offer a glimpse of fascinating encounters among Mother Nature, humans and animals on islands and oceans around the world. The exhibition is the first of its kind to be held in Korea. The immersive show is divided into the sections of “Ocean Breath,” “Angel,” “Rising Woman” and “Wild Breath.”

Tickets cost 15,000 won. Call (02) 1644-1346 for more information.