Join the KCCUK for a craft workshop exploring Jogakbo. We’ll delve into the history of this patchwork craft and offer a hands-on experience of these cultural treasures. Jogakbo (조각보) is a traditional Korean form of patchwork. It’s an art of creating a larger cloth by sewing together small, leftover scraps of fabric, typically in a … [Read More]
Month: February 2026 (page 2)
Hold Korea in My Heart: Jindo National Gugak Center introduction to traditional dance and percussion
Hold Korea in My Heart is a structured, two-day linked programme presented by the Jindo National Gugak Center (국립남도국악원), offering a hands-on introduction to Korean traditional dance and percussion. Through consecutive sessions across both days, participants will explore the relationship between rhythm, movement, and sound, engaging directly with the fundamentals of Hojok Sinawi Dance (호적시나위춤) … [Read More]
The Korale UK concert tour
Founded on 17 May 1966, The Korale (formerly, the Korean Students Choir, 한국대학합창단) is composed primarily of university music majors from Seoul and the greater metropolitan region. For nearly 60 years, the choir has devoted itself to mission work through sacred music and to the advancement of Korean choral artistry. Showcasing the pure and vibrant … [Read More]
Yves European tour at the Manchester Academy
Get ready, Manchester! The air is electric with anticipation as the inimitable Yves is set to grace the hallowed halls of the Manchester Academy on Thursday, April 16th, 2026. For those fortunate enough to have snagged a ticket, or still in the frantic hunt, this is your ultimate companion to an unforgettable night of music, … [Read More]
Laura Bowler: The White Book UK Premiere
British composer Laura Bowler’s new work for voice and orchestra is based on Booker and Nobel Prize-winning author Han Kang’s The White Book – a poetic meditation on colour, grief and the human spirit. The UK premiere of this work will take place at the Barbican on 4 March, with a follow-up performance on 5 … [Read More]
When life becomes war: a look at Park Chan-wook’s darkly humorous No Other Choice
Park Chan-wook’s latest offering is, as expected of the legendary director, a dark and morally complex exploration of its subject matter – overtly the state of the contemporary job market, and covertly cycles of generational trauma and violence. It is dark and violent, like many Park Chan-wook films, but also at times deeply funny. [Read More]
February events
This month there’s music available to suit most tastes, with classical, jazz and K-pop/hip-hop, plus family activities to mark the Lunar New Year (the Seollal public holiday in Korea this year is 16-18 Feb, coinciding with the start of Lent). Live music and Performance Jazz musicians Yunmi Kang and Sangyeon Park join with the Bristol-based … [Read More]