There’s something for everyone in the upcoming celebration of Kingston’s Korean community. Congratulations to the organisers for assembling such a varied programme of events. Full details at www.kingstonwelcomeskorea.org.
Kingston Welcomes Korea
30 July to 8 August 2015
www.kingstonwelcomeskorea.org
No borough in Britain, royal or otherwise, has thrown a party to welcome friends from the other side of the world whom the tides of history have brought to our shores. We have the largest Korean community in Europe, 10% of our Kingston population. We want to celebrate that fact.
Kingston Welcomes Korea is a party with a purpose. We are combining an arts festival with a trade fair. Four brilliant Korean dance and comedy companies will be visiting the Rose Theatre from Seoul. There will be Anglo-Korean concerts and recitals at All Saints Parish Church and an exhibition from the new generation of outstanding Korean artists at the Creative Industries Centre. At Jangmadang, the Korean word for market place, there will be the ideal networking centre for British companies that want to trade with Korea and Korean companies that want to trade with Britain. There will be designs and models for a new Royal garden for the Coronation Stone, a Green Debate with leading speakers at the Guildhall, a Korean picnic, breakdancing, and many more events.
Tickets are on sale at the Rose Theatre’s box office, on line through the Rose’s website and though www.kingstonwelcomeskorea.org.
The festival runs from 30 July to 8 August. A summary of the progarmme of events can be found below. For up-to-date information visit www.kingstonwelcomeskorea.org.
| Date |
Daytime |
Evening |
| Thu 30 Jul |
|
ROSE THEATRE
In Nam-Soon and Company
2000 to 2130* |
| Fri 31 Jul |
|
ROSE THEATRE
In Nam-Soon and Company
1930 to 2100 |
| Sat 1 Aug |
ALL SAINTS
Korean Catholic Choir,
Desorgher and Mays
1310 to 1400
ROSE THEATRE
Haddangse Company: “BRUSH”
1430 to 1530 |
ALL SAINTS
Korean Catholic Choir
Sounds Positive
1930 to 2100*
ROSE THEATRE
Perfordian Factory: Ongals
1930 to 2045 |
| Sun 2 Aug |
Ride London
ROSE THEATRE
Haddangse Company: “BRUSH”
1430 to 1530 |
ROSE THEATRE
Perfordian Factory: Ongals
2000 to 2115 |
| Mon 3 Aug |
ALL SAINTS
Yoon-Seok Kim (Piano)
1310 to 1400
Market Place
Korean Food at the International Food Festival |
Penny School Gallery
Exhibition: Rain Doesn’t Fall For Nothing
Private View
1900 |
| Tue 4 Aug |
GUILDHALL
Green Debate
How Fragile is our Planet? (1)
1100 to 1300
GUILDHALL
Green Debate
How Fragile is our Planet? (2)
1400 to 1600
Market Place
Korean Food at the International Food Festival |
New Malden Library
A Korean Literary Evening with Deborah Smith
1900 to 2030
ALL SAINTS
Rising Stars
Grace Yeo (piano) and Marisol Lee (violin)
1930 to 2100
ROSE THEATRE
Stem, the Bud, the Bloom and the Seed
Won Il and Jason Piper
1930 to 2100*
Penny School Gallery
Exhibition: Rain Doesn’t Fall For Nothing |
| Wed 5 Aug |
ROSE THEATRE
Upper Foyer/ Gallery
UKTI Seminar: “Doing Business in Korea”
0830 to 1300
GUILDHALL
Green Debate
Can we change our lifestyles?
1100 to 1300
GUILDHALL
Green Debate
Can we achieve global agreements?
1400 to 1600
Market Place
Korean Food at the International Food Festival |
ROSE THEATRE
Stem, the Bud, the Bloom and the Seed
Won Il and Jason Piper
1930 to 2100
Penny School Gallery
Exhibition: Rain Doesn’t Fall For Nothing |
| Thu 6 Aug |
GUILDHALL
Green Debate
Are the answers more spiritual than scientific?
1100 to 1300
GUILDHALL
Green Debate.
Is Geo-engineering the whole earth solution?
1400 to 1600
Market Place
Korean Food at the International Food Festival |
Kingston Library
The Vengeful Ghost in Korean cinema, with Colette Balmain
1900 to 2000
ALL SAINTS
Cross-over Concert
Hye-lim Kim, Dennis Lee, Melanie Henry and Sally Mays
1930 to 2100
Penny School Gallery
Exhibition: Rain Doesn’t Fall For Nothing |
| Fri 7 Aug |
Market Place
Korean Food at the International Food Festival |
ROSE THEATRE
Kim Hyo-Jin and YMAP: Alice in Wonderland
1930 to 2045*
Penny School Gallery
Exhibition: Rain Doesn’t Fall For Nothing
Kingston Museum
Korean wedding gifts and costumes
New exhibition
Han Bar and Restaurant, New Malden
K-Town: Pop, Hip-Hop and R&B
2200 – late |
| Sat 8 Aug |
A Korean Picnic with a Korean Musical Group
(time and place tbc) |
ROSE THEATRE
Kim Hyo-Jin and YMAP: Alice in Wonderland
1930 to 2045
ALL SAINTS
SANI, the classical Korean ensemble,
In Jieum
1930 to 2100* |
* Gala tickets are available. Gala tickets holders are invited to a drinks reception to meet the artists, sponsors and KWK management team.
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