Those who are familiar with Korean cinema will not need to be told that vengeance is a familiar topic, and indeed forms the theme for Park Chan-wook’s unplanned trilogy of films of which the best known is Oldboy. And probably many an essay has been written in Film Studies classes as to why Korean directors … [Read More]
Category: Performance (page 22)
Korean performers at the 2011 Edinburgh Fringe
Korean performers are continuing their tradition of bringing entertaining shows to the Edinburgh Fringe. Alongside the significant Korean productions as part of the main festival this year, you will find physical theatre, puppetry, traditional and indie music, and much more: Gaksi, Mago http://www.edfringe.com/whats-on/theatre/gaksi-mago Category: Theatre Genres: drama Group: Kkachidong Venue: theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall Event … [Read More]
Top Korean artists at the 2011 Edinburgh International Festival
Every year we get a range of Korean performers at the Edinburgh Fringe. But the focus of the festival in 2011 is the vibrant and diverse cultures of Asia. Consequently this year we’ve got three top-notch groups who have been invited as part of the main festival itself. So for the first time this year … [Read More]
Princess Pyunggang and General Ondal: Korean children bring musical from Seoul
News of an upcoming musical in Kingston and Brighton: Princess Pyunggang and General Ondal From Seoul, this award-winning troupe of multi-talented Korean children and adults present a majestic 21stC remix of an ancient Korean children’s folktale unifying traditional drumming, opera, flag dance and tap to dazzle audiences and inspire endless love and peaceful transformation. Suitable … [Read More]
Ahn Eun-me: dancing for grandmother
Good article on dancer / choreographer Ahn Eun-me in the Joongang Ilbo, featuring her upcoming project “Dancing for Grandmother”. http://bit.ly/hfOqgd. Hope we'll see her in London before too long, but we’ve got Princess Bari in Edinburgh to look forward to this summer. Her Chunhyang – An Impossible Love at London’s Peacock Theatre in 2006 was … [Read More]
Soom Company and Laboratory Dance Project at the Place
Four recent performances at The Place, near Euston, highlight the variety of talent in Korean contemporary dancers and choreographers. In November 2010, Jeon Mi-sook and the Laboratory Dance Project toured Europe as part of the Kore-A-moves tour – which visited venues in Germany, Estonia, Portugal, Sweden, Spain, The Netherlands and Ireland as well as the … [Read More]
In-Sook Chappell’s This Isn’t Romance gets BBC broadcast
Two years ago LKL thoroughly enjoyed the debut showing of a play by Korean adoptee writer In-Sook Chappell. This Isn’t Romance tells the story (not autobiographical) of a Korean adoptee returning to Seoul to track down her family. It’s a moving and emotionally charged play which is at times disturbing as well. Chappell’s play has … [Read More]
Goose’s Dream: Soom Company at The Place
An interesting dance event coming up later this week: Soom Company present Goose’s Dream Friday 7th January 2011, 8pm Part of Resolution 2011 The Place: Robin Howard Dance Theatre | 17 Duke’s Road | London, WC1H 9PY Tickets and Information: 020 7121 1100 | http://www.theplace.org.uk/ SOOM (Korean for ‘breath’) is a newly formed company consisting … [Read More]
Korea’s Laboratory Dance Project perform at The Place
This is one event I’m going to be sure to get to. Laboratory Dance Project Tuesday 23 November 2010, 8pm UK Premiere The award-winning Seoul company Laboratory Dance Project, founded by artistic director Shin Chang-Ho, makes its London debut at The Place with a triple bill of incredible, physically charged, acrobatic dance work, which combines … [Read More]
Jang Jin and performers’ fees
Just for once, at the Q&A with Jang Jin tonight, I DIDN'T ask any question about the screen quota. It was an effort though. #. Instead, I asked him about actors fees, which for a significant portion of a film’s budget. But in the news today, it seems film actors aren't the only performers with … [Read More]
Little Angels pay tribute to war veterans
It’s a mammoth and very expensive exercise. The Little Angels, the cute young troupe of dancing girls sponsored by the Unification Church, are touring all 16 of the UN countries who supplied combat troops to defend the Republic of Korea against the invading DPRK forces 60 years ago, displaying once again Korea’s gratitude to the … [Read More]
Little Angels and big frustrations
26 Sept 2010: Updated information about how to book for Saturday’s Little Angels performance: http://bit.ly/cc6n4w # 29 Sept 2010: Still waiting for my Little Angels tickets. I wonder if they will arrive? Has anyone got theirs? Mysterious impersonal booking system grrrr # 30 Sept 2010: The most annoying thing about the Little Angels ticketing system … [Read More]
Little Angels come to London
Sadlers Wells seems to be the venue of choice for big budget, but free, Korean shows. Hot on the heels of the musical Another Sun, we will be getting the Little Angels, who will be performing at Sadlers Wells on 2 October in aid of the British Korean War Veterans. Two performances, 3pm and 7:30pm. … [Read More]
Another Sun: It’s educational, but it’s not for foreigners
I was chatting to my companion during the interval of Another Sun, the big-budget Korean musical, at Sadlers Wells last night. “It’s educational,” she said, “but I don’t think it’s for foreigners.” I pressed her on the educational point. The plot of the musical is said to be based on the Korean foundation myth about … [Read More]
Korea’s Hip Hop heritage
Bea Lesaca of HardKnockRadio traces the origins of Korea’s Hop Hop culture. Do You Know About Hip Hop’s Korean Roots? Hip Hop in Korea has grown so much over the past 20 years. Personally, I believe that a large part of it is thanks to break dancing, which delivered this culture to a larger audience. … [Read More]
Another Sun: big budget Korean musical comes to Sadlers Wells
News of a major musical at Sadlers Wells later this month. First, the trailer: Next, the press release. The production is free on emailing the address below: Another Sun The face of musical theatre in London is set to change as a Korean theatre company arrives in the London later this month to perform an … [Read More]