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LINA, the main character of the musical "Lina, Superhero," in which Spanish world-renowned painter Eva Almerson participated as a producer, was first unveiled. The work is a family musical about Rina, a girl who loves flowers and loves painting, growing up as a hero who protects nature, her family, and the world.
Lina and her main characters include her younger brother Mino, the grandmother who instilled flower power in Lina, the familiar mother and father in Eva Almerson's paintings, the robot doll Ding-dong, the garbage monster, the turtle that became a monster after eating plastic waste, and the jungle destroyer Bear. All of them were created in the style of painting unique to Almerson.
Eva Almerson is working on not only the characters but also the background spaces such as Lina's house, her grandmother's garden, the sea, the jungle, and the garbage dump.
The characters of "Lina, Superhero" have a deep connection to Jeju. Almerson was fascinated by the picture of Jeju haenyeo seen in the magazine and visited Jeju, interacted with the haenyeo, and published "Mother is a haenyeo" with writer Ko Hee-young. In the book, the scene where the grandmother tells her granddaughter, "I think of the sea like a garden, and I love and grow everything in that garden," has been extended to the scene in the musical.
After meeting with the haenyeo, Almerson said her heart went to the existence of a grandmother. In this work, he said, "I wanted to portray my grandmother as the center of amazing but gentle power."
He said he watched the drama "I was completely deceived" with a special heart due to his affection for Jeju. He added that he was greatly inspired by the expression of emotions of the Korean family while feeling the story and emotions of the family in the work.
Lina is not a hero who fights and wins with great power, but a child with "flower power" that changes the world smoothly and beautifully. Lina is a person who protects nature and the environment with her family.
Almerson's cherished sea and sea animals, characters such as coral, whales, sea squirts, and hermit crabs, and environmental monsters such as "Stick Together," "Eat," and "Bear Bear" will meet with audiences on musical stages and experiential exhibitions.
"Lina, Superhero" is a project that expands the world of painting into stage art and experiential exhibitions. The experience exhibition, which will be held before the musical, will be provided as a space where children can watch, walk, touch, and participate in the story and complete their hero experience.
Eva Almerson said she wanted to send the message, "If you change the little things around you, you can do big things." He said, "I want to convey the courage of 'I can do it' to the children. When my child and parents watch the performance and leave, I want to have confidence that I can become a hero, he said. "In the exhibition hall, the children themselves, not Lina, will become heroes."
◎ Experience Exhibition: May 1st to August 23rd, 2026 / KEPCO Gallery
◎ Musical: July 10 to August 23, 2026 / KEPCO Art Center Grand Concert Hall
◎ Contact: 02-3676-7616
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