Korean Theatre of Kazakhstan
| Korean Theater of Kazakhstan | |
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The theater in 2019 | |
Interactive map of the Korean Theater of Kazakhstan area | |
| General information | |
| Location | Bogenbai Batyr Street 158, Almaty, Kazakhstan |
| Coordinates | 43°15′06″N 76°55′53″E / 43.2517°N 76.9314°E |
| Opened | September 9, 1932 |
| Relocated | December 2003 |
| Website | |
| koreantheatre | |
The Korean Theatre or Koryo Theatre (Kazakh: Корей Театры, romanized: Korei Teatry; Korean: 고려극장) is a national theatre that specializes in the culture of Korea in Almaty, Kazakhstan. It is operated by and associated with the Koryo-saram community: ethnic Koreans of the former Soviet Union. The theatre troupe has operated since 1932, making it the oldest still-running Korean theatre troupe in the world, including in Korea.
It moved to Almaty in 1968, and into its current building in December 2003.
The theatre is a notable cultural hub for Koryo-mar, the dialect of Koryo-saram. All productions are in Korean, with simultaneous translation into Russian.