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]
Category: Festivals (page 6)
Korean performers at the 2023 Edinburgh International Festival
Five performance programmes from Korea to celebrate 140 years of diplomatic relations with the UK: three of chamber and solo instrumental music, plus the KBS Symphony Orchestra and the National Changgeuk Company. 8 August: Novus String Quartet The Queen’s Hall, 11:00am Tickets from £13.50 | Buy tickets here Schubert String Quartet in C minor D703 ‘Quartettsatz’ … [Read More]
Moon Jar: The Untold Story, at Cromwell Place
The Moon Jar is a sculptural form that became an icon in contemporary ceramic history and is celebrated in both the UK and Korea. Echoing the shape of a floating full moon, the traditional white Moon Jar, made from two porcelain hemispheres, dates back to the Joseon Dynasty (14th-19th centuries). Historically the Moon Jar has … [Read More]
Mind, Hand and Time: Dahye Jeong, at Cromwell Place
The exhibition presents Korea’s unique culture through the works of Dahye Jeong, winner of the Loewe Foundation Craft Prize 2022, and showcased for the first time outside of South Korea. Exhibition organised in collaboration with and supported by Loewe Foundation and presented as part of London Craft Week 2023. About the artist Dahye Jeong. Originally … [Read More]
Workshop: Hand-Stitched Silk Bok Jumeoni, at the V&A
Using traditional Korean silk fabrics and thread, create a hand-stitched lucky pouch, Bok jumeoni, inspired by the ancient Korean tradition of bojagi, Korean wrapping cloths. Traditionally used to carry coins and precious items from a belt, today, fortune pouches are often used to give a gift of money at important festivals like Seollal, Korean New … [Read More]
Light of Weaving: Labour-Hand-Hours, at the KCC
Co-presented by the Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange (KOFICE), the Korean Cultural Centre UK (KCCUK), and the Soluna Art Group, this exhibition highlights the very best of Korean aesthetics through the concept of ‘Weaving’. Bringing together eleven masters and artists, the exhibition displays pieces that have been creatively formed by employing long-established Korean techniques … [Read More]
Icheon Ceramic by Han Collection, for London Craft Week
Han Collection partners with Icheon Ceramic to bring works of art of exceptional quality and craftsmanship to the UK. Icheon is a small city to the south-east of Seoul, the capital of South Korea. Since 2010, it has been designated as a UNESCO City of Crafts and Folk Art. It is home to around 500 … [Read More]
Queer East Festival: A Korea Focus
Here is a listing of the eight Korean feature films, six shorts and one VR experience that are included in this year’s Queer East film festival. You can find the full press release here. Film descriptions are courtesy of the Queer East website. Time Movie Location Book Thu 20 Apr 9:00pm Peafowl (공작새) Dir: Byun … [Read More]
Queer East 2023 announces a Focus Korea strand
Hot on the heels of the BFI Flare festival, Queer East this year also has a Korean focus, with eight feature films, six shorts and one VR cinematic experience. The selection includes one UK feature premier, plenty of recent films plus some opportunities to revisit the back catalogue. In a separate post we’ve listed out … [Read More]
Korean movies at BFI Flare
BFI Flare, London’s LGBTQIA+ film festival, this year has four Korean feature films plus one short. There is also a first-come, first-served discussion with some of the Korean film makers. Ticket links – and links to full details with movie synopsis on the BFI website – are below. Discussion: Spotlight on South Korea Saturday 18 … [Read More]
Collect 2023
Collect is always one of the highlights of the early Spring calendar. This year Korean glass artists will be particularly well-represented, with Korea’s Gallery Sklo exhibiting again and a selection of pieces from last year’s International Festival of Glass special exhibition making their way down to London. In addition, Han Collection will be presenting their … [Read More]
K-Dance 2023: Company SIGA and Howool Baek Triple Bill
A triple bill of K:Dance by leading Korean talent Howool Baek and Company SIGA, part of A Festival of Korean Dance, now in its 6th year. Foreign Body by Howool Baek The humorous short film Foreign Body travels through Berlin’s iconic sites, from the German Parliament’s famous glass dome to the graffitied walls of its … [Read More]
K-Dance 2023: Choi x Kang Project | Art Project BORA Double Bill
A double-bill of Korean contemporary dance from leading Korean choreographers: A Complementary Set: Disappearing with an Impact by Choi x Kang Project and Byeol Yang by Art Project BORA, part of A Festival of Korean Dance, now in its 6th year. A Complementary Set: Disappearing with an Impact by Choi X Kang Project The last … [Read More]
2023 Festival of Korean Dance programme details announced
Here’s the official press release for the 2023 Festival of Korean dance, which takes place a little earlier this year. For the first time audiences in Salford, Coventry and Brighton will be able to enjoy some of the performances. Festival of Korean Dance 2023 24 April – 11 May 2023 The annual Festival of Korean … [Read More]
Festival film review: The Apartment with Two Women | Gyeong-ah’s daughter
London audiences have been spoiled with some great films in the recent festivals, from the latest blockbusters to indie debut features. Both LEAFF and LKFF included in their programme a debut feature by a female director, focusing on mother-daughter relationships and headlining actors who have not had much screentime in the mainstream. LEAFF’s selection was … [Read More]
Festival film review: Hommage
In her first feature, Passerby #3 (2010), Shin Su-won looked at the life of a woman who left her job to try to become a film director. In her latest, she returns to a similar movie-making theme. Hommage is about a middle-aged movie director, Ji-wan, whose films have never been much of a success. She … [Read More]