Here is the programme of events that formed the 2005 London Korean Festival, organised by the Korean Anglican Community Centre. Although this post’s datestamp is May 2005 so that it appears in the appropriate month of this site’s calendar archive, it is actually being uploaded in September 2019, and is being posted for archival purposes. … [Read More]
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Kim Jong Seo, + Love and Peace, at the London Astoria
Details of the rock concert as part of the 2004 London Korean Festival, culled from the Web Archive: The London Korean Festival Rock Concert A man of great presence in South Korea rock: KIM Jong Seo Mythical heroes: Love and Peace Saturday 22 May 2004, 7pm – 10pm London Astoria Theatre. Charing Cross Road. After … [Read More]
Connecting Cultures: A series of lectures on Korean contemporary culture
A series of talks and other events presented by Asia House in connection with the 2004 London Korean Festival: Korean Buddhism by The Venerable Hyon Gak Sunim Thursday 29 April 2004, 6.30pm The Mayfair Library, 25 South Audley Street (Next to Mount Street Gardens), London W1K The Venerable Hyon Gak Sunim will talk about his … [Read More]
London Korean Festival + Film Festival 2004
A press release announcing the launch of the 2nd London Korean Festival. The festival comprised a series of cultural lectures in conjunction with Asia House (not mentioned in the press release), a rock concert, a classical music concert and a film festival. The latter contained three of the top Korean movies of the decade (2003 … [Read More]
The first London Korean Festival, 2003
I recently discovered the WayBack Machine – the internet archive – which has enabled a certain amount of research into some of the Korean cultural activities in London prior to the establishment of LKL. In particular, I managed to find some archived pages from the website of the Korean Anglican Community Centre, the organisation that … [Read More]
Suh Do-ho solo exhibition at Serpentine Gallery
From the Serpentine Gallery archives, a record of the first survey exhibition of Do-Ho Suh’s work in Europe. Do-Ho Suh Serpentine Gallery | Kensington Gardens | London W2 3XA | www.serpentinegalleries.org 23 April – 26 May 2002 A leading Korean artist’s poignant vision of individuality and collectivity Do-Ho Suh’s work Floor (1997-2000) consists of sheets of glass supported by … [Read More]
The Last Empress: spectacular but unsatisfying
The Last Empress is an original Korean musical in the style of a traditional Broadway production, and is based on the life story of Queen Min, the last Empress of the Joseon Dynasty, who was murdered by Japanese assassins in 1895. Undoubtedly patriotic in its theme, it capitalises on the popularity of the musical in … [Read More]