It’s another big month for music and performance, and don’t forget to plan ahead for Bongsu Park’s Dream Ritual featuring Jinyeob Cha and haihm in early July. Arts and exhibitions The KCC’s new exhibition, Ways to Experience, opens on 11 June. Art Night is on 22 June, with one-off appearances from Christine Sun Kim and … [Read More]
Category: Events (page 113)
Korean traditional and contemporary music lecture-concert
To celebrate their 50th Anniversary, Seoul National University’s Department of Korean Music will be giving a lecture concert at SOAS: Korean traditional and contemporary music lecture-concert Friday 28 June 2019, 12:00 – 2:00pm SOAS Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre Registration required via SOAS website The Seoul National University’s Department of Korean Music will celebrate the 50th … [Read More]
BTS perform on Britain’s Got Talent
Last time they were in town for a gig it their chosen UK TV appearance was the BBC’s Graham Norton Show. A small TV studio was not the best place to showcase their talents, but they made the best of circumstances and turned in a good performance despite injuries. This time round the stage was … [Read More]
Screening: Autumn, Autumn, at Aperture Asia & Pacific Film Festival
The second one-off screening this year to feature Cheongpyeongsa temple in Chuncheon, Gangwon-do. Both are by director Jang Woo-jin. He must like the place. The screening is part of the Aperture Asia & Pacific Film Festival. Autumn, Autumn (춘천, 춘천) Director: Jang Woo-jin (2016, 78 mins) UK Premiere Tuesday 11 June 18:30 | Book tickets … [Read More]
KCC June House Concert: Jenny Lee + Artur Haftman
June’s house concert is a viola recital: Jenny Lee (Viola) & Artur Haftman (Piano) Tuesday 25 June 2019, 7pm @KCCUK Admission free but Advanced Booking is required Programme Schumann Adagio and Allegro for Viola and Piano Bach Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major arr for Solo Viola Brahms Sonata for Viola and Piano in … [Read More]
BKS / Chatham House event: The Korean Peninsula – A Diplomatic Outlook
An event for British Korean Society members: join now. The Korean Peninsula – A Diplomatic Outlook Thursday 13 June 2019, 5.30 pm to 6.30pm Chatham House | 10 St James’s Square | London SW1Y 4LE Members of the BKS are warmly invited to the annual briefing given by the British Ambassadors to Seoul and Pyongyang, … [Read More]
K-Drama + Korean television symposium @UCLAN
Hosted by the University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK Wednesday 5th June 2019 (check-in and drama-screening Tuesday 4th June from 5 pm) Registration required on Eventbrite More details on UCLAN website. The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan), Preston, UK, is delighted to host a the K-Drama and Korean TV Symposium, which is devoted to scholarship on … [Read More]
Korean Screen Cultures Conference @UCLAN
Hosted by the University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK Thursday 6th June to Friday 7th June 2019 (Check-in and film screening from 5 pm Wednesday June 5th) Registration required on Eventbrite. More details on UCLAN website. Pre-conference K-Drama symposium: Wednesday 5th June 2019 (check-in and drama-screening Tuesday 4th June from 5 pm) The University of … [Read More]
SOAS seminar: North Korea and Socialist Czechoslovakia
The second SOAS seminar of June: North Korea and Socialist Czechoslovakia from the World War II to Sino-Soviet Split Amb. Jaroslav Olša, jr. Friday 14 June 2019, 5:15 – 7:00 PM Venue: SOAS Brunei Gallery Room: B204 | Register on the SOAS website Abstract The seminar focuses on the decade of the most intensive cooperation … [Read More]
Bongsu Park + Jinyeob Cha: Dream Ritual performance
I suspect this performance could be one of the events of the year. Book early to ensure your seat. And, if you feel generous, contribute to their Crowdfunder campaign to secure a unique reward. Dream Ritual Created by Bongsu Park + Jinyeob Cha | In association with The Coronet Theatre Print Room at The Coronet … [Read More]
SOAS seminar: The Video Game Industry in South Korea
The summer season of evening seminars at SOAS starts up again on 7 June: The Video Game Industry in South Korea: Between National Destiny and Counterculture Dr Chloé Paberz (CKS Visiting Scholar) Friday 7 June 2019, 5:15 – 7:00 PM SOAS, Brunei Gallery Room B103 | Register via SOAS website Abstract South Korea’s image of modernity is closely … [Read More]
A Celebration and Book Launch: Korean Treasures in the University of Oxford
The second book launch in Oxford in the space of less than a month. A Celebration and Book Launch: Korean Treasures in the Bodleian Libraries and the Museums of the University of Oxford Thursday, 6 June 2019 – 2:15pm Weston Library (formerly the New Bodleian) | Broad Street | Oxford OX1 3BG In the presence … [Read More]
Zadie Xa in Art Night: Child of Magohalmi and the Echos of Creation
Two commissions from Korean artists feature in Art Night 2019: Christine Sun Kim and this one: Zadie Xa: Child of Magohalmi and the Echos of Creation Saturday 22 June 2019, 7pm-3am Walthamstow Library | High Street | Walthamstow | London E17 7JN Nearest tube: Walthamstow Central Genre: Dance | Installation | Live Performance | Sound … [Read More]
Christine Sun Kim in Art Night: We Mean Business
Two commissions from Korean artists feature in Art Night 2019: Zadie Xa and this one: Christine Sun Kim: We Mean Business Saturday 22 June 2019, 5pm-midnight Coal Drops Yard | Stable St | Kings Cross | London N1C 4DQ Nearest tube: King’s Cross Genre: Installation About the work Christine Sun Kim, a Berlin-based artist whose … [Read More]
Bongsu Park in Rosenfeld Porcini group show: Contemplating the Spiritual
Rosenfeld Porcini’s upcoming group show has an international cast of artists including London-based Korean artist Bongsu Park. Contemplating the Spiritual in Contemporary Art rosenfeld porcini | 37 Rathbone Street | London W1T 1NZ | rosenfeldporcini.com 7 June – 13 July 2019 Private View: Thursday 6 June 2019 | 6.30–8.30 pm Opening Hours: Monday – Friday … [Read More]
Giriboy, Kid Milli, Jvcki Wai, DJ SQ play the Oval Space
Giriboy, Kid Milli, Jvcki Wai, DJ SQ Saturday 29 June 2019, 17:00 – 22:00 Oval Space | 29-32 The Oval | Bethnal Green | London E2 9DT Tickets £32.50 – £95 + booking fee | Buy tickets Check for updates on the Facebook event page ► Event Timeline 5PM: VIP doors / Photos with Artists … [Read More]