Hot on the heels of his participation in Future’s Future’s Future exhibition at the KCC, Jung-ouk Hong has a month at James Freeman Gallery in Islington coming up at the end of February: The Outer Limits Andrew Rucklidge – Luke Turner – Jung-Ouk Hong Opening Reception: Wednesday 23 February, 6-8PM Exhibition runs 24 February – … [Read More]
Category: Events (page 267)
Soom Company and Laboratory Dance Project at the Place
Four recent performances at The Place, near Euston, highlight the variety of talent in Korean contemporary dancers and choreographers. In November 2010, Jeon Mi-sook and the Laboratory Dance Project toured Europe as part of the Kore-A-moves tour – which visited venues in Germany, Estonia, Portugal, Sweden, Spain, The Netherlands and Ireland as well as the … [Read More]
Fun with Silla dynasty art at the London Art Fair
There was a distinctly Silla dynasty feeling to two of the stalls at the London Art Fair in January. Hur Shan’s trademark installations play with the concept of buildings in mid-construction or mid-demolition. Structural pillars are broken in two, revealing their reinforcing steel rods, and we wonder how the building remains standing. Rubble is piled … [Read More]
Two Korean musicians give classical recitals this week
Firstly, today 9 February, an interesting programme from pianist Han Yoon-jung at Steinway Hall, Marylebone Lane, W1U 2DB at 7pm (reservation essential): Bach arr Busoni Chaconne in D minor Haydn Sonata in E flat, Hob:52 Granados Goyescas (No 5: ‘El Amor y la Muerte’) Schumann Carnaval Op 9. And on Friday 11 February, in the … [Read More]
Geomungo + echoplex = amazing sounds
Ever witnessed a geomungo played with an echoplex? In the hands (and feet) of Heo Yoon-jeong at the KCC tonight, it was rather good. # Photo credit [Read More]
DPRK Succession politics at Chatham House
The first Korea-focused session at Chatham House this year will examine the tea-leaves in relation to North Korea: Friday 18 February, 12.30-14.00 SUCCESSION POLITICS AND THE FUTURE OF THE NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR ISSUE SPEAKER: CHUNG-IN MOON, Professor of Political Sciences, Yonsei University CHAIR: JOHN SWENSON-WRIGHT, Associate Fellow, Asia Programme, Chatham House The speaker will discuss … [Read More]
Portrait of a Beauty screens at the KCC
This week’s period drama at the KCC is Portrait of a Beauty: Title: Portrait of a Beauty (2008) Director: Jeon Yun-soo Genre: Period Melodrama Certification: 18 (South Korea) Running Time: 108mins Date & Time: THURS 10th Feb 2010,7:00pm Venue: Multi-Purpose Hall, KCCUK Admission Free, Booking required [email protected] / 0207 004 2600 Synopsis Born to a … [Read More]
Some drumming lessons to celebrate the new year
Last Saturday Jeung-Hyun Choi, manager of the UK arm of the Korean percussion quartet Dulsori, gave a Korean drum workshop in London. She had such great feedback from the participants that she is organising a follow-up workshop next Saturday, 12 February, at Goldmine Studios, 269 Poyser Street, Bethnal Green, E2 9RF, from 3pm. Full details … [Read More]
February cooking with Kiejo
Kiejo Sarsfield has restarted her weekly cookery classes. Every Saturday during February you can learn how to cook classic Korean dishes. The planned schedule is as follows: 5th Feb: Belly Pork Bulgogi, yachejeon (vegetable pancake), miyukguk (Seaweed and beef soup) 12th Feb: Bindaetteok, Japchae, Kimchi jjigae. 19th Feb: Haemul pajeon (Seafood Pancake), Bibimbab, korean miso … [Read More]
Gallery events related to the Future’s Future’s Future exhibition at the KCC
The Korean Cultural Centre’s third annual exhibition of young Korean artists ends on 19 February. This month there are several events related to the exhibition, as set out below: The Korean Cultural Centre UK presents the 3rd annual exhibition of contemporary art by UK based Korean Artists. Future’s Future’s Future brings together the exciting and … [Read More]
February events 2011
Here are the events I know about for February. Let me know what I’ve missed. This month, I’m more likely than usual to have overlooked something. Last chance to see The Tiger in Asian Art at Asia House – till 12 February Future’s Future’s Future at the KCC – till 19 February. Participating artists talk … [Read More]
Discovering Korean Cinema book launch closes the 2010 festival
Colette Balmain reports from the book launch of Discovering Korean Cinema at the Korean Cultural Centre UK Tuesday 23 Nov 6pm For the launch of the book, Discovering Korean Cinema (edited by Daniel Martin and Mark Morris, The Korean Cultural Centre: London, 2010), both the editors, Daniel Martin and Mark Morris, and one of the … [Read More]
The Asia House Pan-Asia Film Festival programme is announced
The third Asia House Pan-Asia Film Festival runs from 2-13 March 2011. Possibly reflecting the vibrancy of the Korean film scene, and despite the regular exposure of Korean films in the BFI London Film Festival, the London Korean Film Festival and the fortnightly screenings at the KCC, the Asia House festival contains two films with … [Read More]
In-Sook Chappell’s This Isn’t Romance gets BBC broadcast
Two years ago LKL thoroughly enjoyed the debut showing of a play by Korean adoptee writer In-Sook Chappell. This Isn’t Romance tells the story (not autobiographical) of a Korean adoptee returning to Seoul to track down her family. It’s a moving and emotionally charged play which is at times disturbing as well. Chappell’s play has … [Read More]
The inaugural KCC Concert 2011: Tori Ensemble
One of the KCC’s initiatives this year is to start bringing Korean music, including traditional music, to a London audience. The first of these concerts in on Monday 7 February. The KCC Concerts Tori Ensemble HEO Yoon-jeong and KANG Kwon-soon This inaugural concert of 2011 brings traditional Korean music to a modern audience, Ms. Heo … [Read More]
Rain Rain, Come Again
Bella Frey gets star-struck. And who can blame her? Rain in London in January, nothing unusual there. However Rain, as in Jung Ji-hoon, South Korea’s delightfully handsome mega pop star and actor, in London is definitely a once in a blue moon event. As soon as the news hit Facebook that he would be here … [Read More]