Gallerie Besson, 15 Royal Arcade, 28 Old Bond Street, London W1S 4SP 25 April – 24 May 2007 Professor Roe Kyung-jo (노경조) made a rare appearance in London yesterday for the opening of his exhibition at Galerie Besson. Roe’s work was on display in London last year as part of the Traditional Yet Contemporary exhibition … [Read More]
Event Notices (page 252)
Break-out: “Jump” with B-boys, at the Peacock
Just spotted this new show advertised in Time Out. It’s Jump with breakdancing instead of Taekwondo. Sounds fun. At the Peacock after Jump finishes, 19-22 April. Following the international success of JUMP, Ye Gam Theatre & SevenSense present the world premiere of their new show Break Out. Promising to do for hip-hop dance what Jump … [Read More]
Upcoming Korea Discussion Group talk at Chatham House
Another talk has been arranged for lunchtime on 3 April, on the topic of Inside North Korea: Changes and Continuity. The speaker will be Dr Kongdan Oh. Biography, courtesy of the Korea Discussion Group: Dr. Kongdan (Katy) Oh is a Research Staff Member at the Institute for Defense Analyses and a Non-Resident Senior Fellow at … [Read More]
“Experience” the mass games without leaving London
Andreas Gursky: new work White Cube Gallery, 23 Mar – 5 May 2007 One day my fairy godmother will wave her wand and magic me an all-expenses paid trip to Pyongyang to see the Arirang festival. Ever since seeing Dan Gordon’s film A State of Mind I’ve been wanting to experience the spectacle live. The … [Read More]
DPRK on the BBC and elsewhere
On Radio Three, on BBC TV, and also on the National Geographic Channel. First up, what you’ve all been waiting for: the screening of Dan Gordon’s latest film, Crossing the Line. It’s on BBC4 on 22 March. Set the video, because of course most of you in London will be having some Ferrero Rocher with … [Read More]
Two free talks this Friday (16 March)
Firstly, Chatham House Korea Discussion Group: 13.15-14.30 (Lunch 12.45-13.15 – £10 charge) Keeping the Flame of Human Rights in the Korean Peninsula: The Role of an International Human Rights NGO, Amnesty International in the Two Koreas Speaker: Rajiv Narayan Chair: Jim Hoare Further details on the Chatham House website. Secondly, SOAS Centre for Korean Studies … [Read More]
Kayagum Concerto at St Johns
Byung-yun Yu conducts the Thames Philharmonia at St John’s Smith Square, 7pm, on Sunday 11 March. Mi-sun Gwon is the soloist in Hee-jo Kim’s Concerto for Sanjo Kayagum and Orchestra. Marialena Fernandes is soloist in Beethoven’s 4th Piano Concerto, and the programme is completed by Tchaikovsky’s fifth symphony Tickets £12, £10 and £8 from the … [Read More]
Have dinner with not one but two ambassadors
A rare opportunity for people interested in things Korean: have dinner with not one but two ambassadors. H.E. Warwick Morris, British ambassador to Seoul, will be addressing the Anglo-Korean Society and friends on 22 March, giving his perspectives on UK – ROK relations and trade links. With him will be H.E. Dr Cho Yoon-je, the … [Read More]
Francesca Cho at East @ West Wing festival
Francesca Cho‘s work will be on display at the East @ West Wing British East Asian Arts Festival in Slough from 3 March to 6 April. Cho has been established in London for more than ten years and her work has been widely shown internationally, including Seoul, Berlin, Rio de Janeiro, New York, Madrid and, … [Read More]
Korean Music – Old and New: lecture-performance at Asia House
Keith Howard, author of the LKL Book of the Year 2006, will be signing copies of his book at Asia House on 6 March. He will be joined by Rowan Pease, who was controversially dethroned as LKL Woman of the Year 2006 by the Korea Times, having beaten Lee Hyori to the prestigious award fair … [Read More]
Korean literature talk at SOAS: Loanwords in Korean novels
Antonetta Bruno (La Sapienza) will be talking on the theme of “Loanwords in Korean novels at the beginning of the 21st century” at SOAS on Friday afternoon 23 February, 5pm, in Room G52. Literature boffins will know better than me what the talk is all about. I’m assuming it’s nothing to do with APRs and … [Read More]
Traditional Music masterclass at the Roundhouse
For those not up to an afternoon’s breakdancing, there’s a more sedate masterclass in the morning on March 18. Or do both. [Read More]
B-boy masterclass at the Roundhouse
The flier below tells you everything you need to know for a masterclass with some champion Korean breakdancers on 18 March. [Read More]
Oh Soojung Blogathon
To coincide with another retrospective of the complete oeuvre of Hong Sang-soo, Hell on Frisco Bay has announced a Blog-a-thon on the subject of A Virgin Stripped Bare by her Bachelors on March 21 this year. I gather that what this means is that anyone who runs a blog and who is interested can write … [Read More]
Korea Night at the Conway Hall
Very much word of mouth at the moment, but it’s the time of year when the University of London Korean Society have their Korea Night at the Conway Hall, near Holborn tube. I hear it’s this coming Thursday, 22 February, from 6pm. I’ll update this post as I hear more details – but maybe if … [Read More]
Charity concert at Asia House in aid of North Korean children
A charity concert in aid of Korea Foundation for World Aid (한민족 복지재단) has been organised for 23 February. Further details in the flier below (click on it for a larger, more legible version). [Read More]