Last year’s event was away somewhere in North Islington. This year it’s a bit more central: a recital by three talented musicians in St Lawrence Jewry: THE SECOND EAST ASIAN FRIENDSHIP CHARITY EVENT The Organising Committee (in association with the Japan Society, the Hong Kong Society, the British-Chinese, British-Japanese and British-Korean Law Associations, the Anglo-Korean … [Read More]
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Discover the Taste of Korea at Harrods
As part of the big Premium Korea event at Harrods, this week there are some lunchtime cooking demonstrations: 19th-23rd September 2011 12 Noon – 2pm The Gourmet Cookshop, 2nd floor, Harrods 87–135 Brompton Road, Knightsbridge, London SW1X 7XL The Korean cooking demonstration will be held by Embassy of the Republic of Korea, Korea Agro-fisheries Trade … [Read More]
Festival visit: Korea Calling at the Thames Festival 2011
Korea Calling this year was very well attended. The two-day event near the South Bank’s OXO Tower (Saturday September 10/Sunday September 11) formed part of the Thames Festival. This was the event’s fifth year, and there were plenty of features on when I visited on the Sunday. At the centre of Korea Calling was a … [Read More]
In pictures: Highlights of the Thames Festival 2011
The Sookmyung Gayageum Orchestra playing Wondergirls and SNSD. And their amazing body-popping dancer The Kukkiwon Taekondo demo team performing in the pouring rain. Amazing that no-one broke their neck The crazy K-pop lovers in their noraebang tent singing along to their favourite K-pop tunes The amazing enthusiasm & energy of the seemingly hundreds of young … [Read More]
Min-Jung Kym at the Institut Francais
Notice of a piano recital by Min-jung Kym: To open our Classical Tuesdays series, we are pleased to welcome the young Korean pianist Min-Jung Kym. Min-Jung has acquired a widely recognised reputation for her diverse range of styles and repertoire as a soloist, duo and chamber musician. She made her London solo concert debut at … [Read More]
Korea Design at 100% Design London 2011
Once again this year Korean designers will have their own pavilion at 100% Design London to showcase the range of design talent. There are often some independent Korean designers, too, in their own stalls. 100% Design London runs 22-25 September 2011 at Earls Court. Here are the details of the exhibitors in the Korean pavilion: … [Read More]
Rolling Home With a Bull – September’s second evening screening at the KCC
Continuing the theme of films by female directors, the second screening this month is by Yim Soon-rye: Title: Rolling Home With a Bull Director: Yim Soon-rye Running Time: 106 mins Screening Date: 7pm, September 22, 2011 Number of Seats: 125 Theatre: Multi-purpose Hall Synopsis Seon-ho is a bachelor poet who returns to farming in a … [Read More]
Curator Talk at the V & A Contemporary Korean Ceramics exhibition
The V & A’s contemporary Korean ceramics exhibition comes to an end on 4 October. Its curator looks back on the exhibition at a free lunchtime talk on 28 September: When: Wed 28 September 2011 13:15 Where: Hochhauser Auditorium, Sackler Centre Hear more about this ceramics display from curator Christine Guth of the V&A. Jointly … [Read More]
Artists at Work: Process Recorded at the KCC
The KCC is pleased to announce an interesting and extensive 10-day artistic project, starting today: Artists at Work: Process Recorded 14 Sep 2011 – 24 Sep 2011 The Korean Cultural Centre (UK) is pleased to announce the upcoming exhibition Artists at Work: Process Recorded, an experimental exhibition as we suggest a different approach on the … [Read More]
Words on Screen: Celebrating Paju the Bookcity — September daytime screenings at the KCC
You’ve read the book, now watch the film. September’s daytime screenings celebrate screen adaptations of books. And there are some classics. The schedule is as follows: Mondays 12 noon: The Old Garden. 3pm: The Old Potter Tuesdays 12 noon: My Sassy Girl. 3pm: He Was Cool Wednesdays 12 noon: Portrait of a Beauty. 3pm: A … [Read More]
Family Ties with Director Q&A at the KCC
Last year the Thames Festival provided the opportunity for a couple of collateral events in the form of concerts by Winterplay and Baramgot. This year, director Kim Tae-yong is over for the screening of the restored silent film Crossroads of Youth, and will stay to answer questions after the KCC’s screening on Monday of his … [Read More]
Exhibition visit: Tradition Transformed – Contemporary Korean Ceramics at the V&A
Tradition, Transformed, Contemporary, Korean, Ceramic – the words used to describe the title of the exhibition as well as the thematic arrangement of this display in the V&A’s Ceramics & Korea Gallery from May until October 2011. Showcasing the innovative art forms produced by 18 Korean contemporary ceramicists aged 40-70 from the South Korean peninsula, … [Read More]
Junghwa Lee plays Ravel and Faure at St Martin-in-the-Fields
News of an upcoming lunchtime recital of French piano music on 12 September at St Martin’s, Trafalgar Square. Lunchtime Concert 1:00pm – Monday 12 September 2011 Junghwa Lee Pianist Junghwa Lee, a native of Korea, performs actively in solo recitals, chamber concerts and lecture recitals, and has frequently appeared in concerto performances as a soloist, … [Read More]
Donguibogam to feature at the Thames Festival
2013 will see the 400th anniversary of the first publication of the Donguibogam, the most precious book in traditional Korean medicine (TKM). There will be a commemorative World Traditional Medicine EXPO (known as Donguibogam EXPO) in Sancheong in 2013 (6 September — 20 October, 45 days) to celebrate this anniversary. Sancheong County, at the foot … [Read More]
Stories of the River – Thames Festival family events at the KCC
While the main part of Korea Calling at the Thames Festival is taking place by the OXO Tower, the KCC has arranged some child-friendly activities at the cultural centre itself, 11am-5pm on Saturday and Sunday. Plenty to keep the young ones happy. And I highly recommend Sef Townsend’s storytelling. I’m sure you’ll be allowed in … [Read More]
Crossroads of Youth: Korea’s oldest silent film comes to stage at the Thames Festival
This coming weekend sees the return of The Mayor of London’s Thames Festival, celebrating the diverse range of culture and art that inhabits London. As in previous years, Korea is represented by the Korean Cultural Centre UK hosting fun and exciting events at the OXO Tower. This year the KCCUK and Korean Film Archive are … [Read More]