– a participatory performance from artists Youngsook Choi and Sophie Seita, with Jaelee Kim and Rike Scheff Artists Youngsook Choi and Sophie Seita have been developing scores for movements, gestures, sound-making, and listening, in relation to the eco-intelligence of more-than-human species. As part of this long-term exploration, the participatory performance ‘Scales of Breathing’ stages experimental … [Read More]
Category: Performance
Plays, musicals, dance
Proud Mary, at Playhouse East
‘Proud Mary’ is a love letter to an immigrant’s ever-complex relationship with her own immigrant mother, recounting their journey from Korea to Canada. At her mum’s funeral, Mary attempts to bridge the gap between Ummas (Korean mothers) and daughters across cultures, languages, eras, and egos. Charting the rites of passage for any child of an … [Read More]
99 Art Company in Two Spirits (정령, Jeongryeong), at the British Museum
This lunchtime live performance by 99 Art Company is performed by two dancers whose practice bridges traditional and contemporary Korean dance. Connecting Korean tradition and contemporary movement, they channel unseen presences through the body, drawing on their own lived experiences. Through movement, they connect distant pasts with the present, conveying subtle vibrations and tremors felt … [Read More]
[Brighton] Tomorrowisnowtodayisyesterday
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Sung Im Her looks at the impact of (social) media on society as it focuses on oversharing, over-saturation and the bombardment of information. The work plays with the fun aspects of challenges, memes, skits and all manner of ‘entertaining content’ that is shared on these platforms, but counters this with the realities behind the facade. … [Read More]
Boundary Condition: Haedong Lee & Yidan Kim + Gisou Golshani & Helin Karabi
Features a hybrid of audiovisual live sets & immersive projections; oblique ceremonial forms, xenofeminism, sonic resistance & folk remnants This edition of Boundary Condition features 6 artists in a hybrid of audiovisual live sets & immersive projections; oblique ceremonial forms, xenofeminism, olfactory imagery, sonic resistance, counter hegemony, machinic desire, shamanic practices, uncertain futures, queer politics, … [Read More]
The touring K-Pop tribute acts
Reflecting the broadening appeal of all aspects of K-pop, not least the appeal of Golden and other hits from K-pop Demon Hunters, there’s a proliferation of K-pop tribute act stage shows touring the country, bringing the K-pop’s energy in family-friendly packages to a provincial theatre near you. From Grimsby to Torquay, from Aylesbury to Aberystwyth, … [Read More]
UCL K-Pop Society presents Gayo Daejeon
UCL K-Pop Society are delighted to announce that the infamous Gayo Daejeon is returning in 2026 with even more drive and passion than before. This high-energy, all-inclusive event features both sizzling dance moves and powerhouse vocals across a range of performances. The show includes two nights of show-stopping performances reminiscent of the charisma, power, and … [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]
K-pop dance academy with Jay Kim
A three-day K-POP dance workshop featuring music from the K-Pop Demon Hunters OST, with original choreography exclusively created by JAY KIM. The Korean Cultural Centre UK presents K-POP DANCE ACADEMY with JAY KIM, a three-day evening workshop inspired by the K-Pop Demon Hunters original soundtrack. Taking place from 10 to 12 March (7–9pm), each session … [Read More]
The Last Man – Korean Musical – at Southwark Playhouse
One survivor. One choice. A mysterious virus spreads across the globe. Cities fall silent. The undead roam. Armed with supplies to last a year, one survivor locks himself inside bunker B-103 to wait it out. But as the days stretch on, isolation begins to warp his sense of reality. The bunker becomes both sanctuary and … [Read More]
Hold Korea in My Heart: Jindo National Gugak Center introduction to traditional dance and percussion
Hold Korea in My Heart is a structured, two-day linked programme presented by the Jindo National Gugak Center (국립남도국악원), offering a hands-on introduction to Korean traditional dance and percussion. Through consecutive sessions across both days, participants will explore the relationship between rhythm, movement, and sound, engaging directly with the fundamentals of Hojok Sinawi Dance (호적시나위춤) … [Read More]
The Comfort Woman – at Omnibus Theatre
Like thousands of Korean women, young Minja must survive the unimaginable… In South Korea, young Minja lives a sheltered life in her remote village, unaware of the ongoing world war. Until one encounter changes everything: kidnapped by the Japanese Army, Minja must hold on to her fierce will to survive in the face of the … [Read More]