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A Love in Dream: Edinburgh’s must-see production

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by Colin Bartlett on 13 August, 2009

in Dance, Edinburgh 2009, Event reports and reviews, Korean traditional music, Physical theatre & mime, Theatre

Every year Colin Bartlett goes to Edinburgh to sample the various productions at the Fringe, and makes a point of seeing the Korean talent. Each year I hope he’s going to write a survey of the various shows for LKL. This year, I’ve managed to intercept an email he wrote to a friend recommending Modl [...]

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Storm and Stress at Goldsmiths

7 August 2009 Crossfields
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At the opening of the Crossfields exhibition last week at the KCC Ku Hyeyoung treated us to a preview of a performance she is doing with Kora Terao next week at Goldsmiths. Dressed in a dramatic black creation she stood under a muslin-covered chandelier like an animated statue, declaiming, miming, performing to the music of [...]

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Nanta: Catch it while you can

19 June 2009 Event reports and reviews
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It’s impossible not to admire the hard-working, multi-talented Koreans who perform in the energetic shows like Breakout (2007), Jump (2002), and, the original, Nanta (1997), which is currently showing at the Rose Theatre. And it’s impossible not to be entertained.
There’s probably little to say about Nanta which hasn’t already been said. The performers are outstanding [...]

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Nanta comes to the Rose Theatre

14 June 2009 Events news
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Readers who are familiar with Jump and Breakout will need no persuasion to come along to Nanta as part of the New Malden Festival. Koreans seem to specialise in high energy non-verbal performances with a wide international appeal, and Nanta is no exception. It won the top prize at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in [...]

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Cho-in Theatre previews their return to Edinburgh

2 July 2008 Edinburgh 2008
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The Cho-in Theatre Company ended their two-week tour of England at the KCC on Monday. They’re now off to the Avignon Festival before returning for their now regular slot at the Edinburgh Fringe in August.
Cho-in was founded in 2002 by Chung-euy Park. It has a wily eye on the international market, with its productions generally [...]

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Korean Artists at the Edinburgh Fringe

25 June 2008 B-boys
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I spotted that the Cho-in Theatre Company are putting on a performance at the KCC this coming Monday (30 June). A still from their production The Angel and the Woodcutter is shown on the right.
This notice got me thinking about the Edinburgh Fringe, which was choc-full of Korean talent last year. Same again this year, [...]

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We are not Chinese: Do not miss JUMP!

20 April 2008 Event reports and reviews
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JUMP! Yegam Theatre at Sadler’s Wells Peacock Theatre, till 10 May 2008
Winner ‘Comedy Award’ at Edinburgh Festival Fringe, 2006
Korean National Assembly ‘Grand Prize for Drama & Musical,’ 2006
BBC TV ‘The Royal Variety Performance,’ December 2006
Review by Grace Kim
To start with what everyone already knows, it’s pretty much impossible not to enjoy JUMP! even [...]

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Become an LKL reviewer and win two free tickets to JUMP!

11 April 2008 Physical theatre & mime

Yes, free tickets are potentially on offer to the hit martial arts comedy show, JUMP! which returns to the Peacock next week for a three-week run.
Here’s the deal.
I’m always looking for new talent to join the community of LKL guest contributors. And that includes volunteers to write reviews of particular events.
Jump is a great show [...]

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Jump Returns to the Peacock

11 April 2008 Events news

The smash hit martial arts comedy Jump returns to the Peacock for the third year running. Expect lots of fun, virtuoso gymnastic solos, slick coordination, great visual humour and generally a good night out. But if you’re a shy retiring type don’t sit in an aisle seat near the front. Like many Korean stage shows, [...]

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Woyzeck: review

25 January 2008 Event reports and reviews
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Sadari Movement Laboratory: Woyzeck
Part of the London Mime Festival
Review by Saharial

I am not an expert on mime or dance in any way, and lack any technical terms of description and I also have no real point of reference or comparison as dance is not my forte. Thanks to Philip though I was given the opportunity [...]

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Woyzeck: synopsis

25 January 2008 Physical theatre & mime

For the benefit of those who don’t have time to read the programme notes of Sadari Movement Laboratory’s interpretation of Woyzeck before the show — maybe because of the rather laid-back style of service in the QEH foyer bar — here is the synopsis:
1 Woyzeck & the Captain: The Captain bullies Woyzeck, and taunts him [...]

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Woyzeck comes to London from Edinburgh

7 January 2008 Events news
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As part of the London Mime Festival 2008, one of the hits of last year’s Edinburgh Fringe will be coming to the Queen Elizabeth Hall, 24-26 January.
Sadari Movement Laboratory – Woyzeck
Thursday 24 January 2008 – Saturday 26 January 2008
George Buchner’s Woyzeck, based on the true story of a poor German soldier driven to madness by [...]

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Mime at Barton Green

29 November 2007 New Malden Festival 2007

It was a cold and frosty evening in New Malden [1]. But inside the Barton Green Theatre it was warm and cosy. From the outside, the building looks like a cricket pavilion, but if so the green itself would not be large enough for a proper game. Inside it’s a small, welcoming community theatre, with [...]

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New Malden Arts Festival

9 November 2007 Events news

I’ve just been sent brief details of the New Malden Arts festival which takes place over the next couple of weeks. Korean interest is in the form of mime artist Ko Jae-kyung (right). Also, Francesca Cho will have some works on display.
12 NOV – 17 NOV 2007 Art Exhibitions
Venues: Tudor Williams, Café 32, Dae Young [...]

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More Korean performances at Edinburgh Fringe

31 July 2007 B-boys

My recent post on Korean events at the Edinburgh Fringe seriously undersold the Korean involvement there. I was simply reproducing the publicity of one particular organisation – Korea@fringe. But that organisation is only responsible for the six acts I mentioned in my previous post. Thanks to Colin Bartlett for pointing this out. So here is, [...]

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