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Kingston Korean Festival 2010

event date Sat 14 Aug 2010 venue Fairfield Recreation Ground posted

The annual Korean Festival at the Fairfield Recreation Ground, Kingston, is upon us: 14 August. [Map] The event usually kicks off with a parade of British Veterans from the Korean War at 11am. Lots of food stalls, bouncy castles for the kiddies, traditional performances, taekwondo demonstrations and more. Here’s the details, in Korean, from the … [Read More]

Jung-Yoon Cho at St Dunstan-in-the-West

event date Tue 10 Aug 2010 posted

Jung-Yoon Cho (violin) and Daniel King-Smith (piano) Tue Aug 10th 2010, 6:15–7:00 pm St Dunstan-in-the-West, 186a Fleet St, London, EC4A 2HR Programme: César Franck: Sonata for piano and violin Artist info Jung-Yoon Cho was born in 1987 in South Korea. She began playing the violin at the age of three and later was educated at … [Read More]

Jang Sun-woo season: “A Petal” to screen at KCC

event date Thu 05 Aug 2010 venue KCCUK posted

Back in October 2008, a creative Korean traditional music group called Baramgot, led by composer-musician Won Il, gave a sparsely attended concert at St Giles Church Cripplegate. It was their first UK performance, and no-one knew quite what to expect. They blew us all away with their haunting, atmospheric music, and the concert was one … [Read More]

On the Other Side of the Globe

event date 03 Aug - 31 Aug 2010 posted

On the Other Side of the Globe – first major contemporary Korean art and design exhibition in Manchester Manchester Digital Laboratory (Madlab) is a new community space for people who want to do and make interesting stuff – a place for geeks, artists, designers, illustrators, hackers, tinkerers, innovators and idle dreamers; an autonomous R&D laboratory … [Read More]

August events 2010

posted updated 21 Sep 2014 by Philip Gowman 2 minute read

Here are the events I’m aware of for August. Featured event Invisible Bonds – 이음새… an exhibition, series of arts and performing workshops, and, kicking it all off, an evening of performance. The UK Korean Artists Association are in residence at the Korean Cultural Centre, 13-21 August. Festivals The annual Kingston Korean Festival is at … [Read More]

Korea’s Lost Children – BBC World Service documentary

event date Fri 06 Aug 2010 posted

Details of an upcoming BBC radio documentary. Korea’s Lost Children Friday 6 August 8.00-8.30pm BST (19:00 GMT) BBC WORLD SERVICE Every year, around 1,000 South Korean children are given up for adoption in western countries. The overseas adoption programme began in the Fifties, when masses of children found themselves orphaned after the Korean War. Approximately … [Read More]

Invisible Bonds – 이음새. . . Exhibition, performance and workshops at the KCC

event date 13 Aug - 20 Aug 2010 venue KCCUK posted

The Korean Artists Association UK cordially invites you to an Art Exhibition and Workshops in Korean Music, Dance and Art Invisible Bonds – 이음새. . . From 13th to 21st August, 2010 At the Korean Cultural Centre UK Grand Buildings, 1-3 Strand, London WC 2N 5BW http://london.korean-culture.org • (0)20 7004 2600 www.koreanartists.co.uk • [email protected] • … [Read More]

Invisible Bonds …이음새: KAA exhibition at the KCC

event date 13 Aug - 21 Aug 2010 venue KCCUK posted

Invisible Bonds …이음새 Korean Cultural Centre UK 13th – 21st August 2010 (Preview: Friday 13. 08. 2010, 6 – 9 pm – registration required via [email protected]) An annual exhibition by Korean Artists Association UK Curated by: Soon Yul Kang, Kitty Jun-Im McLaughlin, Sunju Park, Bada Song Director: Bada Song Invisible Bonds …이음새 represents 13 artists … [Read More]

Korean performers at the 2010 Edinburgh Fringe

event date 08 Aug - 29 Aug 2010 posted

Gone are the days when the Edinburgh Festival Fringe website had a search engine where you could simply type “Korea” and it would return all the events with Korean performers. So here’s a listing developed with hard graft and elbow grease. The Dream of Sancho Performers: Creative VaQi Date: 8th-14th August 2010 Time: 21:50 (1hr) … [Read More]

Fashion & Passion: Knitting Design at the KCC

event date 26 Jul - 31 Jul 2010 venue KCCUK posted

News of an unusual exhibition at the KCC, starting today: The 12th KSKD Knit Invitational Exhibition 2010: “Fashion & Passion”, 26th July – 31st July 2010 at the Korean Cultural Centre, London, UK. KSKD stands for Korean Society of Knitting Design which aims to encourage access to knitwear design trends in various different ways. KSKD … [Read More]

Seeing: 5 female artists from Korea

event date 02 Aug - 07 Aug 2010 posted

News of an upcoming exhibition at the Coningsby Gallery, 30 Tottenham Street, London, W1T 4RJ, 2 – 7 August. Seeing: 5 female artists from Korea Artists: Honey Im, Hyemin Park, Jeehee Park, Jihee Kim, Woorim Chu Duration: From 2nd to 7th of August 2010 Opening Hours: Monday – Saturday, 8:30 am – 6:30 pm Private … [Read More]