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Traditional Korean dance at Asia House

An evening of traditional Korean dance at Asia House:

Dance Performance

Korean court danceAn Enchanting Evening of Korean Traditional Dance
Wednesday 18 July at Asia House
Introduction by Jeannie-J Kim,
Choreographed by Kil-Soon Yang
Doors 6.45, Performance 7.00-8.30pm
Followed by a drinks reception and light Korean buffet
Please note the later start time!1

Asia House presents a Korean traditional dance performance in association with the Korean Cultural Centre, UK featuring five professional dancers – Kil-Soon Yang, Mi-ja Won, Soon-im Hwang, Gil-ja Yang and Sam-young Kang. Jeannie-J Kim (Head, Korean Dance Association, LA and one of the original members of the Korean National Dance Company) will give an introduction to each of the twelve dances. These include the Drum Dance of Jindo, Fan Dance (Gil – Jae Yang) and Taepyung-Mu (Peace Dance), all choreographed by Kil-Soon Yang (Director, Korea Traditional Music Association and VP, Korea Women’s National Theatre Association). The dances will be accompanied by traditional song and music.

FREE – booking essential.
Spaces are limited, so early booking is recommended.

Links:

  • Read Peter Corbishley’s review, LKL 25 July
  1. I’m not quite sure why they draw this to our attention. With most of the Korean events at Asia House, by the time the audience shows up it’s 7pm anyway []

(automatically generated) Read LKL’s review of this event here.

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