If you’ve got friends in the area who are happy to accommodate you for a few days, here’s what you can enjoy in Edinburgh this August. Tickets for Haribo Kimchi at the main festival are hard to get, but it will be worth it: the performance in London two years ago was intimate, conversational and … [Read More]
Category: Festivals
K-music Festival 2026: the official press release
Here is the official press release for the 2026 K-music festival, released earlier today. Much to look forward to! Europe’s Largest Korean Music Festival Beyond Genre Boundaries 28 Sep – 23 Nov 2026 From folk traditions and experimental sound art to gaming soundtracks, jazz, hip-hop and indie rock, K-Music Festival returns to showcase the depth, … [Read More]
K-music 2026: Jisu Jung & Baroque in Blue
A New Dialogue Between Baroque and Jazz: Korean pianist and composer Jisu Jung brings her acclaimed project Baroque in Blue to Ronnie Scott’s as part of this year’s K-Music Festival. Blending the elegance of Baroque music with the spontaneity and rhythmic energy of jazz, Jung and her ensemble create a compelling dialogue between two seemingly … [Read More]
K-music 2026: Dongyang Gozupa in Oxford, London and Leeds
Dongyang Gozupa, the genre-defying Korean power trio, return with an electrifying fusion of post-rock intensity, electronic textures, and yanggeum-driven rhythms into a powerful, wordless sonic journey that expands across dynamic, shifting soundscapes. Dongyang Gozupa, who previously wowed UK audiences with their London debut in 2021, returns to the UK stage with an even more dynamic … [Read More]
K-music 2026: Chudahye Chagis
Hypnotic Shamanic Funk Beyond Genres: driven by a striking voice, Chu Dahye returns with psychedelic shamanic funk, blending traditional muga chants with funk, rock, jazz, and hip-hop to create a hypnotic ritual performance where music transforms into powerful collective energy. Chu Dahye, the magnetic voice behind the electrifying RAVE that turned the Southbank Centre into … [Read More]
K-music 2026: Wind Alone, Sand Alone — Make No Sound
Six musicians from Korea and France explore sound as a collective phenomenon born of encounter and relationship: Wind Alone, Sand Alone – Make No Sound. The breath, vocalisation, friction, and resonance of sound artist Rémi Klemensiewicz, haegeum player Yeji Kim, viola d’amore player Olivier Marin, geomungo player Eunyong Sim of JAMBINAI, medieval vocalist Christian Ploix, and jeongga (traditional Korean vocal … [Read More]
K-Music 2026: ADG7, Chang Kiha, Lil Cherry & GOLDBUUDA
This year, the festival kicks off at EartH Hackney with a sensational triple-bill lineup, bringing together shamanic folk-pop, legendary indie-rock groove, and avant-garde hip-hop all on one stage. To make this launch night even more unforgettable, the evening will also feature exclusive collaboration moments, blurring the lines between genres for a unique live experience you … [Read More]
Korean crafts at London Craft Week 2026
Four Korea-related exhibitions are taking place as part of London Craft Week. You already know about the first two: 1. Icheon and Beyond — The Space Within Form … already installed at the Korean Cultural Centre. 2. Cherry Blossom Project Opening at the Garden Museum on 28 April. And the other two: 3. Origin of Materials, … [Read More]
ScreaM Records, Seoul Community Radio and Korea Nights at SXSW London
ScreaM Records: 2 June, 5:00 – 9:00pm, XOYO (Room 1) K-Pop | Electronic | House | UK Garage K-POP ScreaM is the world’s first global K-POP rave party. ScreaM Records began this concept by presenting SHOWME, the world’s first online DJ performance project that combines K-POP and dance music. This project gained immense popularity, with … [Read More]
Korean films at Queer East 2026
Last year’s Queer East festival closed with one of my favourite films of the year – Edhi Alice. This year it offers the opportunity to see two Korea-related documentaries and another of my favourite features from last year, 3670. There are also three Korean shorts screening. Altogether a tempting line-up, and that’s before you consider … [Read More]
KCCUK exhibition: Icheon and Beyond — The Space Within Form
The Korean Cultural Centre UK (KCCUK), in collaboration with the City of Icheon, is delighted to present Icheon and Beyond: The Space Within Form, an exhibition exploring the philosophical and material foundations of Korean ceramics. Rooted in the rich heritage of Icheon — a UNESCO Creative City of Crafts and Folk Art — the exhibition … [Read More]
Festival of Korean Dance 2026 – programme details announced
Here’s the official press release for the 2026 Festival of Korean dance. This year, festival returns to the Tramway in Glasgow, as well as touring to Bournemouth, Salford and Newcastle. A Festival of Korean Dance tours five venues in its ninth year 2025 Olivier Award nominee Young-doo Jung presents a new work inspired by the … [Read More]
2026 Festival of Korean Dance on tour
As in previous years, the Festival of Korean Dance is going on tour, taking in venues in Bournemouth, Salford, Manchester and Glasgow. The tour schedule is set out below. Date Programme Venue / ticket link Wed 13 May, 7:30pm GRAVITY by Ryu and Friends Tramway, Glasgow Fri 15 May, 7:30pm Burnt Offering by 99 Art … [Read More]
K-Dance 2026: Voyage / Hakkō by Korea National Contemporary Dance Company
Festival favourite Korea National Contemporary Dance Company (KNCDC) returns with a contrasting double bill which showcases the talent and precision of the company’s dancers, including the latest work from choreographer Young-doo Jung since his 2025 Olivier Award nomination for Lear at the Barbican. In Jung’s Voyage, a solitary spacecraft moves towards a singular point. Drawing inspiration from the Voyager deep-space probes launched in 1977 … [Read More]
K-Dance 2026: GRAVITY by Ryu and Friends
Swept up by an invisible force, an eleven-strong company shakes, scatters and spins in a spectacular extraterrestrial dance. GRAVITY is a work about relationships between all matter; the push and pull, the chaos, the harmony, the awe and the grace, of life in the universe. Experimental choreographer Jang-hyun Ryu stages a universe in motion where energy mutates, transforms … [Read More]
K-Dance 2026: Abyss / Ekah by 99 Art Company
99 Art Company returns to the UK following 2024’s audience favourite Burnt Offering which won the Grand Prize at the 2024 Seoul Arts Awards, with a double-bill exploring the power of art to connect and drive change. Abyss draws on the principles of traditional Korean dance and contemporary movement to explore ‘han’ — a deep, … [Read More]