This screening is now cancelled as the KCC has closed, in common with many cultural venues, as a result of the health situation. The KCC’s first season of in-house screenings this year commemorates the 70th anniversary of the start of the Korean War. The Marines Who Never Returned Director: Lee Man-hee (1963, 110 mins) Cast: […]
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Wolfson College workshop: Korea’s Strategy – Economic Success, Popular Culture, and Global Art CANCELLED
Another Covid-19 casualty. This conference is postponed and will hopefully be reconvened at a later date. Wolfson College Oxford is hosting an afternoon workshop on topical themes related to South Korea. Korea’s Strategy: Economic Success, Popular Culture, and Global Art Friday 20 March 2020, 1pm – 4pm Wolfson Auditorium | Wolfson College | Linton Road […]
2020 LSE East Asia Forum: Youth in the East Asia – Pioneers of Change CANCELLED
Another Coronavirus casualty The LSE hosts its second big conference of the year: 2020 LSE East Asia Forum: “Youth in the East Asia: Pioneers of Change” Saturday 28 March 2020, 10am – 5pm Old Theatre | Old Building | London School of Economics | London WC2R 1DH Tickets | £15.00 (Early Bird Student) | £30.00 […]
KCC March House Concert: Trio Rouge CANCELLED
This concert is now cancelled as the KCC has closed, in common with many cultural venues, as a result of the health situation. A really apealing programme awaits in the KCC’s House Concert this month: Trio Rouge Tuesday 31 March 2020, 7pm @ KCCUK Nurry Lee (Piano), Sophie Louise Phillips (Violin), and Meera Priyanka Raja […]
Igudesman & Joo play the Royal Festival Hall
Igudesman & Joo’s performance in the Cadogan Hall was one of LKL’s highlights of 2012. I think we all need a bit of cheering up at the moment, and these are the guys to do it. Don’t miss their Festival Hall appearance next week: Igudesman & Joo Wednesday 4 March 2020, 7:30pm Royal Festival Hall, […]
March Literature Night: Nine Cloud Dream CANCELLED
This event is now cancelled as the KCC has closed, in common with many cultural venues, as a result of the health situation. The second literature night of 2020 is the classic tale Kuunmong The Nine Cloud Dream By Man-Jung Kim Wednesday 25th March 7-9pm @ KCCUK Apply to info@kccuk.org.uk or call 020 7004 2600 […]
Aurora Orchestra with Yeol Eum Son at Kings Place CANCELLED
Cancelled because of the health emergency. Yeol Eum Son, director of the PyeongChang Music Festival, plays Mozart with the Aurora Orchestra: Aurora Orchestra with Yeol Eum Son Earthly Rituals: Nature Unwrapped / Mozart’s Piano / Beethoven 250 Saturday 28 March 2020, 7pm Hall One | King’s Place | 90 York Way | Kings Cross | […]
Korean artists group show “?” by Nobudam Space
A brief group show featuring the work of 30 Korean student artists: NOBUDAM & OKSE: ? Saturday 7 – Tuesday 10 March 2020 Art Number 23 | Block F | 100 Clements Road | Bermondsey | London SE16 4DG | www.artnumber23.uk £3 admission fee (includes a free drink and a leaflet) Check for updates on […]
Musicians’ Company Concert: Julia Hwang and Ben Tarlton
A nice way to spend a cold Monday evening in March: Musicians’ Company Concert: Julia Hwang and Ben Tarlton Monday 9 March 2020, 7:30pm Wigmore Hall | 36 Wigmore Street | London W1U 2BP Tickets £10 – £20 | Book tickets Julia Hwang (violin) with James Drinkwater (piano) Ben Tarlton (cello) with Jâms Coleman (piano) […]
Parasite: a non-review
What can one say about a movie that has won Best Picture at Cannes and the Oscars, that has won best screenplay at the Oscars and BAFTAs, best edited drama feature at the Eddies, and best ensemble performance at the Screen Actors Guild? A movie that has been seen more widely in this country, and […]
Jeronimo Lim Kim – revolutionary father of the Korean community in Cuba
Those who have read Kim Young-ha’s Black Flower will know about the Koreans who migrated to Mexico in 1905 as farm labourers, just before Korea became a Japanese protectorate. By the time their contracts were up, Japan was about to absorb Korea into their growing empire. Now stateless, some of the migrants stayed in Mexico; […]
Cho Nam-Joo talks about ‘Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982’ at Waterstones TCR CANCELLED
The first big book event of 2020, but sadly now cancelled: TCR Presents: Cho Nam-Joo on ‘Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982’ Monday 9th March 18:30 – 20:30 Waterstones | 19-20 Tottenham Court Road | London W1T 1BJ Tickets £7 | Book tickets Join us as we celebrate International Women’s Day (8th March) in partnership with the […]
Joonhong Min and Shinuk Suh: Rendered Reality at the KCC
News of the next exhibition to be held at the KCC: Rendered Reality: 2020 UK Residency Report Showcase Exhibition dates: 10 March – 18 April, 2020 Opening Reception: 9 March 6:00 – 8:00 pm | KCCUK | Registration required The Korean Cultural Centre UK (KCCUK) is pleased to present Rendered Reality, featuring a wide range […]
Edinburgh conference on Reunification of the peninsula and the March 1st Independence Movt
The Edinburgh Korean Students Society is holding a conference on 29 February 2020 to commemorate the March 1st Independence Movement in 1919 against Japanese colonial rule: Korea Conference: Exploring the Korean Independence Movement and the Reunification of the Korean Peninsula Saturday, 29 February 2020, 10:00-19:30 Lecture Theatre A | David Hume Tower | George Square […]
Korea Day 2020 in Sheffield
This is the third Korea Day in Sheffield. Sheffield Korea Day 2020 Octagon Sheffield | Clarkson Street | Sheffield S10 2TQ Sunday 1st March 2020, 12:00 – 17:00 Tickets £5 | Book tickets 12 and under: FREE entry – e may ask for proof of age upon entry Check the event’s Facebook page for updates […]
[Uxbridge] Double Bill by Jane Chan and Sung Im Her
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Wednesday 19 February 2020, 19:30 – 21:30 Antonin Artaud Theatre | Brunel University London | Uxbridge UB8 3PH Tickets £8 via Eventbrite Double Bill – Void by Jane Chan and You Are OKAY! by Sung Im Her. An evening of solo dance works by East Asian women. Void – Jane Chan Void is a solo […]
Snowpiercer screening w/ Bong Joon-ho + Tilda Swinton Q+A
Tickets go on sale today (for BFI members) for a rare screening of Snowpiercer. Non-members can buy from tomorrow. Snowpiercer Dir Bong Joon-ho (2013, 126min) With Tilda Swinton, Chris Evans, Song Kang Ho, Ed Harris, John Hurt + Q&A with director Bong Joon-ho and Tilda Swinton Sunday 1 March 2020, 7:20pm NFT Screen 1 | […]