The Spring 2023 season of screenings at the KCC is a collaboration with the Korean Film Archive that brings a series of films, from the 1950s to this century, that feature South Korea’s capital as a setting. The full programme note setting the context for the season as a whole can be found on the … [Read More]
Year: 2023 (page 17)
Sheffield Korea Day 2023
The University of Sheffield Korea Society’s celebration of Korean culture from the traditional to the contemporary. A fun-filled day of live performances, tasty food & unique experiences. There will be a variety of stalls on the day from food to Kpop merchandise Calligraphy: A Calligrapher will showcase his talents while creating gifts for everyone interested … [Read More]
Novus String Quartet play Britten, Janáček and Shostakovich at the Wigmore Hall
Programme Benjamin Britten (1913-1976): 3 Divertimenti for string quartet Leoš Janáček (1854-1928): String Quartet No. 1 ‘Kreutzer Sonata’ INTERVAL Dmitry Shostakovich (1906-1975): String Quartet No. 9 in E flat Op. 117 Written in 1923, Janáček’s piece was inspired not only by Tolstoy’s novella but also the composer’s passionate love for the much younger (and married) … [Read More]
Broker: UK theatrical release
On a rainy night in Busan, So-young (Lee ‘IU’ Ji-eun) leaves her baby Woo-sung outside a ‘baby box’, a safe place set up in Korean churches for new mothers to leave unwanted infants. Instead, he’s picked up by Sang-hyun (Parasite’s Song Kang-ho) who runs an unofficial adoption brokerage and plans to find him a new … [Read More]
Collect 2023
Collect is always one of the highlights of the early Spring calendar. This year Korean glass artists will be particularly well-represented, with Korea’s Gallery Sklo exhibiting again and a selection of pieces from last year’s International Festival of Glass special exhibition making their way down to London. In addition, Han Collection will be presenting their … [Read More]
Joo Yeon Sir / Irina Andrievsky lunchtime recital at LSE
Described by The Strad as “exuberant… seductive… with bravura and oodles of personality”, prize-winning violinist and composer Joo Yeon Sir has appeared as a soloist with the Royal Philharmonic, Philharmonia, and Bournemouth Symphony Orchestras, at venues including the Royal Albert Hall, Royal Festival Hall, Wales Millennium Centre, and Liverpool Symphony Hall. Born in Korea, Joo Yeon moved to London at … [Read More]
Jukhee Kwon: Liberated, at October Gallery
October Gallery presents a solo exhibition of works by South Korean artist Jukhee Kwon, who lives and works in Italy. This exhibition comprises new and recent sculptural pieces created entirely from paper. Kwon’s primary material comes from unused and abandoned books, which, by skilful slicing and precision cutting, she converts into captivating pieces that inhabit … [Read More]
K-Dance 2023: Company SIGA and Howool Baek Triple Bill
A triple bill of K:Dance by leading Korean talent Howool Baek and Company SIGA, part of A Festival of Korean Dance, now in its 6th year. Foreign Body by Howool Baek The humorous short film Foreign Body travels through Berlin’s iconic sites, from the German Parliament’s famous glass dome to the graffitied walls of its … [Read More]
K-Dance 2023: Choi x Kang Project | Art Project BORA Double Bill
A double-bill of Korean contemporary dance from leading Korean choreographers: A Complementary Set: Disappearing with an Impact by Choi x Kang Project and Byeol Yang by Art Project BORA, part of A Festival of Korean Dance, now in its 6th year. A Complementary Set: Disappearing with an Impact by Choi X Kang Project The last … [Read More]
K-Dance 2023: Korea National Contemporary Dance Company Double Bill
An exciting double-bill as part of A Festival of Korean Dance 2023, supported by the Korean Cultural Centre UK and Korea Arts Management Service, produced in partnership with The Place, Warwick Arts Centre, South East Dance and The Lowry. Universal beauty from the South Korean dance company – The Guardian (Immixture, KNCDC 2018) The piece … [Read More]
2023 Festival of Korean Dance programme details announced
Here’s the official press release for the 2023 Festival of Korean dance, which takes place a little earlier this year. For the first time audiences in Salford, Coventry and Brighton will be able to enjoy some of the performances. Festival of Korean Dance 2023 24 April – 11 May 2023 The annual Festival of Korean … [Read More]
Illustrated talk: Life as a diplomat in 1970s Seoul
Warwick Morris and Martin Uden talk about their time in the British Embassy in Seoul. The 1970s were a turbulent time in Korea, featuring rapid industrialisation of the economy, the assassination of President Park and a coup led by President Chun, but it was also a fascinating posting for two young diplomats, both sent to … [Read More]
February House Concert: Poem for Moon Jar
KCCUK’s February House Concert is presented in collaboration with Han Collection London. The House Concert, taking place at 7.30 pm on 25th February at Angela Burgess Hall, Royal Academy of Music, will feature songs based on the poem for Moon Jar written by Shinuh Lee, a professor in composition at Seoul National University College of Music. This … [Read More]
February Literature Night: The Age of Doubt by Pak Kyongni
The Age of Doubt collects some of Pak Kyongni’s most famous works, including her 1955 debut and other stories featuring characters that would appear in her 21-volume epic, T’oji. Many of Pak’s stories reflect her own turbulent experiences during the period following the Korean war and the various Korean dictatorships throughout the twentieth century. Pak … [Read More]
KISU European tour comes to London
Beyond Ent presents KISU’s 2023 Dal Segno tour in Europe. KISU debuted in September 2012 as a member of a Korean idol group, 24K. After doing group activities for 5 years, he came out with his first solo EP 달콤한 거짓말 in 2017, followed by a digital single 안녕 the next year. After his military … [Read More]
February events 2023
Here’s what we’re looking forward to this month: Exhibitions The KCC’s winter group show, Begin Again, closes on 4 Feb. The next group show, Transfer, opens on 24 Feb. The V+A’s Hallyu exhibition continues all month, as does the Whitechapel Gallery’s Zadie Xa solo show Han Collection has an exhibition of tea bowls by Shin … [Read More]