In conjunction with the collaborative event between South Korean and British poets on 3 June, the KCCUK is hosting a discussion on the topic of literary translation. Panel Talk: A talk on literary translation and poetry in particular Date/Time: Friday 2nd June 2017 6:30pm Venue: Korean Cultural Centre UK Free Admission. RSVP required to KCCUK … [Read More]
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Minja Gu in Gasworks residency
Since 2012, Gasworks has dedicated a strand of its residency programme to hosting a yearly residency for a Korean artist, offering them the opportunity to be linked with the dynamic UK art scene and its influential professionals. For the Korea/UK season, Gasworks expanded its existing residency programme by working with Arts Council Korea, which had … [Read More]
Event news: KCC’s May house concert features Sung Kyu Choi (Baritone)
May’s House Concert at the KCCUK features Sung Kyu Choi (Baritone): KCC House Concert with Sung Kyu Choi (Baritone) Date/Time: Tuesday 30 May, 7pm Venue: Reception Hall, KCCUK Free admission but booking is required. RSVP to [email protected] / 020 7004 2600 PROGRAMME (50 mins, no interval) Life, 삶, Leben, Vie, жизнь, Vita Ronald: A Cycle … [Read More]
Event news: Nah Youn Sun at Ronnie Scotts
A live performance from Youn Sun Nah is always a very special event. For her past couple of performances in London she has been with virtuoso guitarist Ulf Wakenius, who used to play with the Oscar Peterson Quartet. This time, she has a four-piece band, performing tracks from her album that was released this month, … [Read More]
Exhibition news: Contemporary Korean Ceramics, at the V+A
I rashly said yesterday morning that I thought that the upcoming Korean / British poetry collaboration coming up in June was the first London event in the UK/Korea Creative Futures 2017/18 programme. I was wrong. It was announced last night at the V&A that their Contemporary Korean Ceramics exhibition, which opens today, is officially the … [Read More]
Ha Chong-hyun solo exhibition at Almine Rech
The first solo show in London by one of the founders of the Dansaekhwa movement: Ha Chong-hyun 1 June — 23 September, 2017 Almine Rech | Grosvenor Hill | Broadbent House | London W1K 3JH | www.alminerech.com Tuesday — Saturday, from 10:00 to 18:00 The serenity of Ha Chong-Hyun’s gestural abstraction by Alfred Pacquement (translated … [Read More]
Event news: Beyond Words – South Korean + British poets in collaboration
To my knowledge this is the first London-based event in the UK/Korea Creative Futures programme 2017-18. Beyond Words: South Korean & British poets in collaboration Saturday 3rd June 2017, 7.30pm – Free Entrance Rich Mix Venue Two | 35-47 Bethnal Green Rd | London E1 6LA | www.richmix.org.uk A dynamic new collaborative project featuring new works of … [Read More]
Gig news: Monotones + Billy Carter @ Nambucca
Sadly going head-to-head with the Barberettes and Sultan of the Disco at Borderline, the Monotones and Billy Carter will be performing at Nambucca in North London the same evening. You can also catch the Monotones at The Great Escape in Brighton on 20 May; and Billy Carter will also appearing at London’s Red Room on … [Read More]
Gig news: Love X Stereo at the Windmill and Alleycat
Definitely one to go to. Two London appearances to choose from, following their appearance at Focus Wales on 12 May. Love X Stereo (Korea) The Windmill Brixton | 22 Blenheim Gardens | London SW2 5BZ | www.windmillbrixton.co.uk Mon 15 May 2017 8:00 PM (Entry Requirements: 18+) (+ Jerskin Fendrix) Alleycat Bar & Club | 4 … [Read More]
Documentary screening: My Brothers and Sisters in the North
I was unable to post about this earlier as I was travelling in Korea, but this documentary made by a South Korean / German film-maker is still screening near Russell Square, until 17 May: My Brothers and Sisters in the North Dir: Sung-Hyung Cho Germany / 2016 / 109min Bertha DocHouse Screen | Curzon Bloomsbury | The … [Read More]
Indie acts performing at the festivals in May and June
I’m rather late posting this – blame my trip to Korea – but here are the Korean acts performing at the various festivals in England and Wales in May and June. Many of the bands will pass through London for a quick gig en route. Listen to tracks from all the 14 acts in Shaun … [Read More]
Event news: Jongmin Park’s Wigmore Hall debut
Jongmin Park, winner of the song prize in the 2015 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition, makes his Wigmore Hall debut. Included in the programme are two Korean art songs that he included in his Cardiff recitals. Jongmin Park bass; Simon Lepper piano Schumann, Mendelssohn, Kim and Cho Wigmore Hall, Sunday 4 June 2017 … [Read More]
Lee Seung-taek at Palazzo Caboto, Venice
A collateral event for the early part of the biennale focuses on the work of Lee Seung-taek from the 1960s through to the 1980s: Lee Seung-taek May 8 – June 28, 2017 Palazzo Caboto | 1645 Via Giuseppe Garibaldi | 30122 Venice Tuesday – Sunday | 10am – 6pm Gallery Hyundai and Lévy Gorvy are pleased to announce … [Read More]
Event news: Song Byeok’s debut UK exhibition + discussion evening
Connect: North Korea, a new organisation brought to you by the people behind the European Alliance for Human Rights in North Korea, celebrates its launch with an exhibition by North Korean exile artist Song Byeok and a discussion event: Song Byeok: Discussion evening and debut UK exhibition Exhibition: Human Rights Action Centre | 17-25 New … [Read More]
Baek Seung-hwa’s Queen of Walking is the 3rd LKFF Teaser
The LKFF Teasers this year are showing the wide range of film genres in contemporary Korean cinema. This month, a comedy. Queen of Walking (걷기왕) Director: Baek Seung-Hwa Cast: Shim Eun-Kyung, Park Joo-Hee 2016, 93 mins 7pm, Monday 22 May, Regent Street Cinema | Book here Hailed as one of the funniest Korean comedies of … [Read More]
Event news: the 2017 International Symposium on North Korean Human Rights
News of an upcoming conference organised by the National Human Rights Commission of Korea and European Alliance for Human Rights in North Korea: 2017 International Symposium on North Korean Human Rights 18 May 2017, 10am – 6pm Aldersgate Room | Central Hall Westminster | Storey’s Gate | London SW1H 9NH Register by 14 May 2017 via [email protected] On … [Read More]