The South Korean theater maker was awarded the world's most valuable theater prize for his work about migration and identity.
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The International Ibsen Award is presented every two years in Norway and is considered the most valuable theater award in the world.
The South Korean theater maker Jaha Koo has just accepted the biennial International Ibsen Award in Norway, the most valuable theater award in the world. On stage, Koo weaves personal narratives, food, food smells, video and sound into performances about migration and identity.
DIE ZEIT: Mr. Koo, you have lived in Europe for 15 years. First in Germany, then in Belgium for a few years. Do you still remember your arrival in Berlin in 2011?
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