Following on from 2022’s theme Living Memories, which focused on preserving memories and the truth through documentary, we continue to investigate the documentary form with our new season Labour(s) of Love, curated by MA film students from Birkbeck, University of London. By examining the lives of workers whose labour shapes the fabric of the world … [Read More]
Category: Events (page 59)
2023 IKSU Korean Studies Summer School
The International Institute of Korean Studies (IKSU) at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) launched Korean Studies Summer School in 2021. The IKSU Korean Studies Summer School is free to attend and open to all. This Summer School is funded by the Korean Studies Promotion Service of the Academy of Korean Studies, Ministry of Education … [Read More]
Korean Art London at Mall Galleries
Korean Art London is a new visual arts event for the capital that celebrates the astonishing creative output of South Korea. Held throughout all three Mall Galleries spaces in London’s West End, Korean Art London comprises an artists’ fair, a site-specific installation by an artists collective, and a showcase of key works by major South … [Read More]
Cancelled *** KPOP.LUX at the o2 *** Cancelled
K-Pop continues its global domination this September in the form of KPOP LUX x SBS Super Concert in London, offering UK fans the chance to see ten of the hottest K-Pop acts currently on the scene. The concert will also serve as a celebration of 140 years of diplomatic ties between South Korea and the … [Read More]
aespa tour ‘synk : Hyper Line’ at the O2
Following the release of their 3rd mini album, MY WORLD, K-Pop girl group aespa announced their first global tour which sees them headline The O2 on Thursday 28 September. While on the road, aespa is set to perform songs from MY WORLD, including the youthful and high-energy track “Spicy” and the precious and heartwarming “‘Til’ … [Read More]
Edinburgh Conference: Korean Youth – Spaces, Ecologies and Technologies
Join a wide range of students and scholars for this two-day in-person conference examining the lives and struggles of young people in Korea. This public conference sees researchers and academics coming together to explore the ways in which the lives of Korean young people have been affected by societal changes. Political upheaval, the climate crisis, … [Read More]
Dislocation Blues: Jane Jin Kaisen screenings at Tate Modern
Delve into the work of artist Jane Jin Kaisen with the UK premiere of Burial of this Order and the world cinema premieres of Offering – Coil Embrace and Halmang Jane Jin Kaisen negotiates and mediates the political history, cosmology, and spiritual culture of Jeju Island through feminist re-framings of myths, and by addressing the … [Read More]
Histories of Philosophies in the Peripheries: The Case of Korea
There is still no standard work on the history of Korean philosophy in a Western language. Even in Korea, there is no general consensus on whether premodern intellectual traditions in Korea qualify for a history of philosophy: a well-known situation for us working in global or intercultural philosophy. However, a distinctive Korean interest in philosophical … [Read More]
Joo Yeon Sir plays Britten Violin Concerto
A varied programme of English music including the rarely-performed Serenade in D from 1889 by Ethel Smyth. Joo Yeon Sir joins as soloist in the violin concerto by Britten, which was first performed in New York in 1940. Programme Holst | A Somerset Rhapsody Britten | Violin Concerto Smyth | Serenade in D St Paul’s … [Read More]
V+A Hallyu seminar: K-drama and K-pop in focus
Complementing the Hallyu! The Korean Wave exhibition, this symposium brings together speakers from fans and scholars to business insiders to delve into the creativity, challenges and models that shaped the success of K-pop and K-drama today. Programme Friday, 2 June 15.30–16.00 Registration and coffee 16.00–16.10 Welcome and opening remarks by Joanna Norman, V&A Museum. 16.10–17.00 … [Read More]
Lee Seong Jong European tour in London
Lee Seong Jong Is coming to Europe for his first Showcase tour. He was formerly a singer in the boy band INFINITE. Now he is solo and is ready to meet his fans. [Read More]
Jey and Khakii play the Garage
Jey (제이, aka Jung Jin Hyeong) is a Korean-Australian singer under Alfha and a part of FA Crew. He debuted as a soloist in 2017 under S.F.R Entertainment. He was a member of ambitious ambition but left the crew. He was a former trainee of YG Entertainment & KQ Produce, best known for competing in … [Read More]
Red Velvet R to V tour at Wembley Arena
The five-member SM Entertainment group that holds the record of girl group with the most number-one albums on the Gaon Weekly Album chart are coming to London as part of their R to V concert tour. [Read More]
Sunwook Kim plays Brahms 1 at the Barbican
LSO Conductor Laureate Michael Tilson Thomas joins Korean piano superstar Sunwook Kim in Brahms’ explosive First Piano Concerto. Portrait of the artist as a young man: tormented by an impossible passion, Johannes Brahms poured all his emotions into a piano concerto of massive scale and volcanic power. It’s music that burns its way into your … [Read More]
May Literature Night special: book talk with Cheon Myeong-kwan
Cheon Myeong-kwan, author of Whale, is a Korean novelist, screenwriter and director whose work has been translated into eight languages. Set in a remote Korean village, Whale follows three mythical characters with interlinked lives: Geumbok, who has been chasing an indescribable thrill ever since she first saw a whale crest in the ocean; her mute daughter, Chunhui, who … [Read More]
Korean performers at the 2023 Edinburgh Fringe
A very varied selection of acts are coming to the Fringe this year: At That Time, Byeon Genre: Theatre (comedy, dark comedy) Group: Haddangse Venue 209: Greenside @ Nicolson Square – Lime Studio 11:25am , Aug 7-12, 14-19 | Book tickets Duration: 1 hour Japanese colonial era 1931: vertical drop shot of those crawling up … [Read More]