R-LINK - Aug. 16

Event type:  Categories>BlueShore Events, Categories>BlueShore Special Presentations, Categories>CapU Theatre Series

A musical co-creation by Capilano University, University of Saskatchewan, First Nations University, and Hanyang University, in Korea.

Event details: August 16, 2025 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Location: The BlueShore at CapU

Fee: $10 (plus $2 service charge) on sale July 28

Showtimes: Fri. Aug. 15, 7:30 p.m. and Sat. Aug. 16, 3 p.m.

Celebrating the 2024-2025 Korea-Canada Year of Cultural Exchanges, students and professors from Korea’s Hanyang University and Canada’s University of Saskatchewan, Capilano University and Saskatchewan’s First Nations University are co-creating the historical musical "R:LINK,” based on the Battle of Gapyeong, during the 1950-53 Korean War.

Fought in April 1951, the battle was won with help by Canadian forces ­– with assist from the sport of hockey! The project draws inspiration from the true story of a Canadian soldier at the time, who played ice hockey on the frozen Imjin River. The musical revolves around Korean soldier Seok-gu and Canadian soldier David, an aspiring ice hockey player. The pair build a friendship and alliance for peace through ice hockey.

The musical will premiere July 26 and 27, in Seoul, before coming to the BlueShore at CapU.