The signature event of CIMF since 1998. Dokkaebi Nanjang was the first to re-imagine Korea's traditional communal ritual Daedongje in a contemporary Nanjang format — and the festival's hard-won expertise in reclaiming abandoned spaces and untamed land has become its defining identity, making it the only festival of its kind in Korea.
An overnight nanjang running across two days with no sleep until five in the morning. Just as the lyrics of the Mime Song go — "starting under the moonlit night, until the sun rises~~" — countless bodies gathered on Jungdo Island move together through the night, creating a living Body-scape.
Performances and artist movement programs unfold across every corner of the festival grounds — a festival space completed together through everyone's gestures and energy. Dokkaebi Nanjang is a one-of-a-kind festival you can only experience in Chuncheon
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Chuncheon's living legend since 1998 — the killer content: Dokkaebi Nanjang
Taking its first steps in 1998, Dokkaebi Nanjang is the pinnacle and the beating heart of the Chuncheon International Mime Festival. The festival's hard-won expertise in transforming abandoned spaces and untamed land into artistic ground has become a truly singular identity — Korea's only festival of its kind, a fully produced festival unlike any other.
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An 'Only One Festival' you can only find in Chuncheon
Re-imagining Korea's traditional communal ritual daedongje as a contemporary Nanjang, Dokkaebi Nanjang is a feast of gesture that transcends language and borders. Original productions created exclusively by CIMF, diverse performances by artists from Korea and beyond, audience participatory movement programs, and deep conversation through artist salons all come together as one. The moment the energy of audience and artist ignites and merges — the festival is finally complete.
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5 AM — a miraculous hour painted in gesture
"Starting under the moonlit night, until the sun rises~~♬" — just as the Mime Song goes, countless Dokkaebi gathered together move through the night, painting a vast Body · Scape. This blazing Nanjang — running overnight across two days until five in the morning — goes beyond mere spectatorship. It is a miraculous time completed together through all of our gestures and passion.
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<CONCEPT: Spatial Composition and Direction>