Heo Gyu

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Heo Gyu(허규)

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Title: Heo Gyu
Family Name: Heo
First Name: Gyu
Middle Name: -
Preferred Name: -
Pen Name: HŎ KYU, HŎ KYU
ISNI: 0000000082223507
Birth: 1934
Death: 2000
Occupation: playwright
Period: Modern
Representative Works: -

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Heo Gyu (1934-2000) was a South Korean playwright who began directing plays in 1956, and debuted as a playwright in 1977 with the play Muldoridong (물도리동 Muldori Village). Heo focused on the continuation of traditional performances and contemporary adaptations thereof, and was awarded the President’s Prize at the first Korea Theater Festival.

* Play Muldoridong (물도리동 Muldori Village) (1977)

* Play Dasiragi (다시라기 Dasiragi) (1979)

허규(1934~2000)는 한국의 극작가다. 1956년부터 다수의 연극 작품 연출을 했다. 1977년 희곡<물도리동>을 발표하며 작품활동을 시작했다. 작가는 전통극을 계승하고 현대적으로 재해석하는 작업에 몰두하였다. <물도리동>으로 1977년 제1회 대한민국연극제에서 대통령상을 받았다.

许圭(1934-2000)，韩国剧作家。自1956起导演了多部戏剧作品。1977年发表了戏剧剧本《水道里洞》（《물도리동》），从此开始创作活动。其作品擅长以现代方式对传统戏剧进行新的诠释。1977年《水道里洞》在第1届大韩民国戏剧节上获总统奖。

创作剧本《水道里洞》（《물도리동》，1977）、《丧舆戏》（《다시라기》，1979）

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