The Ugly Duckling [Incheon Yeonsu]

[Performance Introduction] The Ugly Duckling is not simply a story about an ugly duck becoming beautiful. This work is a warm portrayal of the emotions of difference, comparison, and exclusion that children first encounter during their growth. A duckling born looking different from others from birth is mocked and ostracized without reason, and comes to deny its own existence. However, the ugly duckling never gives up on itself and takes one step at a time toward an unfamiliar world. Even through lonely and difficult times, the ugly duckling, which never loses faith in itself, finally discovers its own unique appearance and value. And through this process, children naturally experience the message that being different from others is not wrong. The Musical The Ugly Duckling is an educational musical that plants seeds of empathy and self-esteem through music and movement tailored to children's perspectives and an easy-to-understand story structure.