Individual Member
Creative Group SSAK is a multidisciplinary performing-arts collective based in Seoul, Korea, founded in 2014.
We create site-specific theatre, puppetry, circus, and community-driven performances that blend local history with contemporary storytelling.
Our signature work “Dream Space” was officially invited to the 2025 Edinburgh Fringe and is now preparing for international touring, including the Adelaide Fringe.
Other projects such as Gangbuk 100 Years and Whale & Girl embody our mission to transform everyday spaces into imaginative stages and connect people across language, culture, and generations.
We create site-specific theatre, puppetry, circus, and community-driven performances that blend local history with contemporary storytelling.
Our signature work “Dream Space” was officially invited to the 2025 Edinburgh Fringe and is now preparing for international touring, including the Adelaide Fringe.
Other projects such as Gangbuk 100 Years and Whale & Girl embody our mission to transform everyday spaces into imaginative stages and connect people across language, culture, and generations.
Business Description
• Founded in 2014 in Gangbuk-gu, Seoul as a multidisciplinary performing-arts collective.
• Key Productions
• Dream Space – non-verbal omnibus puppet show officially invited to Edinburgh Fringe 2025, currently preparing for international touring including Adelaide Fringe 2026.
• The Legend of Muneomi Village, Castaway, Whale & Girl – site-specific puppet performances combining music and audience participation.
• Gangbuk 100 Years, Walking Through History – original music-theatre exploring a century of local history.
• The Little Prince in Us – disability-awareness participatory musical theatre.
• Dreaming Sun & Moon (Haenim-Dallim) – a family-friendly adaptation of a Korean folktale.
• Major Tours & Programs
• Selected for Shinnaneun Yesul Yeohaeng (Exciting Arts Travel) national touring program, bringing performances to diverse regions across Korea.
• Youth Mic (Cheongchun Mic) participant for three consecutive years: 2023, 2024, 2025, presenting interactive street and site-specific performances nationwide.
• Awards & Recognition
• Multiple project grants from Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture and Gangbuk Cultural Foundation (2021–2025).
• Official selections for Seoul Street Arts Festival 2025 and various local heritage performance commissions.
• Key Productions
• Dream Space – non-verbal omnibus puppet show officially invited to Edinburgh Fringe 2025, currently preparing for international touring including Adelaide Fringe 2026.
• The Legend of Muneomi Village, Castaway, Whale & Girl – site-specific puppet performances combining music and audience participation.
• Gangbuk 100 Years, Walking Through History – original music-theatre exploring a century of local history.
• The Little Prince in Us – disability-awareness participatory musical theatre.
• Dreaming Sun & Moon (Haenim-Dallim) – a family-friendly adaptation of a Korean folktale.
• Major Tours & Programs
• Selected for Shinnaneun Yesul Yeohaeng (Exciting Arts Travel) national touring program, bringing performances to diverse regions across Korea.
• Youth Mic (Cheongchun Mic) participant for three consecutive years: 2023, 2024, 2025, presenting interactive street and site-specific performances nationwide.
• Awards & Recognition
• Multiple project grants from Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture and Gangbuk Cultural Foundation (2021–2025).
• Official selections for Seoul Street Arts Festival 2025 and various local heritage performance commissions.
