The collaboration between the KCCUK and The Place following last year’s online Festival of Korea Dance comes to fruition with the release of three short dance films with a limited online screening window. We assume the timings embedded in the images below should read BST and not GMT. A Festival of Korean Dance: Celebrate Youth … [Read More]
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Icheon Ceramic at Han Collection
Now the lockdown is gradually easing, we shall be able to view in real life some of the lovely Icheon pieces that Han Collection was hosting at Collect 2021. Icheon Ceramic by Han Collection 33 Museum Street | Bloomsbury | London WC1A 1LH | www.hancollection.co.uk With restrictions scheduled to ease in April, we are delighted … [Read More]
KCC March House Concert: Sungbin Cho (guitar)
This month’s House Concert at the KCC is classical guitar recital – a nice programme. Sungbin Cho – Classical guitar Thursday 25 March 2021, 7pm Venue: KCCUK YouTube Channel Programme Federico Moreno Torroba (1891-1983) Sonatina in A Major I. Allegretto II. Andante III. Allegro Federico Moreno Torroba’s Sonatina in A major is a staple in … [Read More]
2021 IKSU Korean Studies Summer School
Registration is now open for UCLan’s first Korean Studies Summer School: 2021 IKSU Korean Studies Summer School Date: 28 – 30 June, 2021 Time: 9.00 AM – 4.00 PM (UK Time) Venue: Online (MS TEAMS) The International Institute of Korean Studies (IKSU) at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan), UK, launched Korean Studies Summer School … [Read More]
Call for papers: IKSU Annual International Conference 2022
The call for papers deadline for the 2022 conference at UCLan is 20 April 2021. The official CfP notice is on the IKSU web page. Korean Politics and International Relations at Crossroads: Past, Present and the Future University of Central Lancashire, UK, 7-8 January 2022 In the run up to the 2022 presidential election, the … [Read More]
Korean Film Nights: An online talk with directors Kim Soy and Kim Kkobbi
An online talk to go with the recent online short film screenings. Online talk with directors Kim Soy and Kim Kkobbi Thursday 1 April 2021, 12:00 – 13:30 BST Venue online; register via EventBrite An online talk with Underground Salon directors Kim Soy and Kim Kkobbi, part of our Spring KFN season exploring short film … [Read More]
2021 IKSU Annual International Conference at UCLan
Registration is now open for the 2021 Conference at the University of Central Lancashire, on the theme of “Exploring Landscape of K-Culture and Changes in Society: Past, Present and Future” 2021 IKSU Annual International Conference Join us online on the 26th and 27th April 2021 for the IKSU Annual International Conference. Including a number of … [Read More]
New Opportunity in K-POP (feat. KAACHI case study)
An interesting session on how K-pop is finding roots in the UK: New Opportunity in K-POP (feat. KAACHI case study) Saturday 13 March 2021 12:00 GMT Register via EventBrite: weblink will be sent on registration. How K-pop became a global phenomenon With Hallyu, the Korean wave, K-pop has been growing in prominence to become a … [Read More]
Bluebeard’s First Wife: Ha Seong-nan in conversation with Janet Hong
March’s literature event sponsored by the KCC features Ha Seong-nan and her translator Janet Hong. As always, pre-registration is required. Bluebeard’s First Wife Wednesday 24 March 2021 12 noon -1:30pm (GMT) Venue: ZOOM (Online) Entrance Free – Booking Essential Apply to [email protected] with your name and contact details by 15th March. Disasters, accidents, and deaths … [Read More]
KCC’s film screenings for 2021 start with a season of shorts
Anton Bitel introduces the first events in the KCC’s season of screenings for the year. As is to be expected, we start the year online. And So Again Today: Four short films from the Underground Salon Presenting short films from two innovative YouTube channels For our Spring edition of Korean Film Nights, we present short … [Read More]
Online Korean Cuisine Class: Introducing Kimchi
The KCC announces a series of online Korean cookery classes featuring Da-Hae West. You can find the ingredients on the KCC website. Online Cookery Class: Kimchi Thursday 18 March 17:30 – 18:30 on Zoom Entrance Free – Booking Essential Apply to [email protected] with your name, email by 14 March 2021 For your 2021 cooking inspiration, … [Read More]
Korean galleries at Collect 2021 (online edition)
COLLECT moves online this year, 26 February – 2 March 2021. There are some lovely Korean pieces to see thanks to the commitment of three galleries, and images of the items are online now. Lloyd Choi Gallery is participating remotely from Jeju Island, and their physical exhibition there stays open until 15 March. Details and … [Read More]
KCC February House Concert: Mabelle Young-Eun Park, Ellen Baumring-Gledhill, Dafydd Chapman
The KCC’s series of house concerts resumes this month – initially online. Mabelle Young-Eun Park, Ellen Baumring-Gledhill, Dafydd Chapman Thursday 25 February 2021, 7pm on KCC YouTube Channel Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) Piano Trio No.1 in D minor, Op. 49 I. Molto allegro ed agitato II. Andante con moto tranquillo III. Scherzo: Leggiero e vivace IV. … [Read More]
19th K-pop Academy: application window open
Fill up your Saturday afternoons during lockdown with the K-pop Academy! Apply by 17 February. Full application details on the KCC website. The 19th K-Pop Academy Timetable Sat, 27 February 2021 Orientation Understanding Korean History Speaker: Dr Anders Karlsson (Senior Lecturer in Korean at SOAS, University of London) Sat, 6 March 2021 Korean Contemporary Art … [Read More]
BKS talk: A whistle-stop archaeology and history of Korea
The British Korean Society is hosting a talk on early Korean history and archaeology. Open to non-members. A whistle-stop archaeology and history of Korea: from the Palaeolithic to the Three Kingdoms Period Presentation by Hari Blackmore Hosted by Martin Uden – Chairman of the BKS Thursday 18th February 2021, 6.30pm Via Zoom | Register here … [Read More]
Shinuk Suh: Post-Human Syndrome, at Beers London
Thanks to Jason Verney for pointing out an online exhibition I had missed. Shinuk Suh participates in an exhibition delayed from last summer because of Covid restrictions. There’s a lovely set of installation shots of Suh’s work taken by Damien Griffiths, showing new and recent work with a monochrome flavour. Shinuk Suh: Post-Human Syndrome Beers … [Read More]