The Jang Sun-woo season winds up on Thursday with one of koreanfilm.org’s top 10 films of the 1990s: Lovers in Woomukbaemi 7pm, Thursday 26th August Director: Jang Sun-woo Cast: Park Joong-hoon, Choi Myoung-gil Genre: Drama Certificate: 18 (South Korea) Running Time: 114 mins Venue: The Korean Cultural Centre UK Ground Floor, Grand Buildings 1-3 Strand, … [Read More]
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Curating Creations, Perceiving Patterns and Building Bonds
Beccy Kennedy reviews the Invisible Bonds exhibition at the KCC The latest exhibition at the Korean Cultural Centre, Invisible Bonds, explores the unobvious unions which continue to develop between Korean artists and British people, places and spaces. It is the annual show from the Korean Artists Association UK and it aims to build on and … [Read More]
UANGEL visits the KCC this Friday
An impromptu performance by a vocal quintet, en route from Edinburgh to Seoul, at the KCC this Friday: UANGEL VOICE CHOIR From Edinburgh Fringe Festival “Mighty sounds from the smallest of sources… they sing beautifully, creating superbly rich harmonies” -Herald Scotland- At the Korean Cultural Centre 7 pm, Friday 20th August You raise me up … [Read More]
Jang Sun-woo Variations with Tony Rayns at the KCC
The Jang Sun-woo season continues tomorrow at the KCC with the Jang Sun-woo Variations, followed by Q&A with Tony Rayns. Details below: The Jang Sun-woo Variations 7pm, Thursday 19th August Director: Tony Rayns Cast: Jang Sun-woo Genre: Documentary Certificate: Not rated Running Time: 118 mins Venue: The Korean Cultural Centre UK Ground Floor, Grand Buildings … [Read More]
Jang Sun-woo season at the KCC: full details
Here’s the press release for the Jang Sun-woo season at the KCC this month. We’ve already had A Petal last week, and Road to the Racetrack is this week. Tony Rayns introduces his documentary on Jang the following week, while the another rarity, one of koreanfilm.org’s top 10 films of the 1990s, The Lovers of … [Read More]
Jang Sun-woo season: Road to the Racetrack screens at the KCC
August’s season of Jang Sung-woo films at the KCC continues this Thursday 12 August with Road to the Racetrack (1991): The Road to the Race Track 7pm, Thursday 12th August Director: Jang Sun-woo Cast: Kang Soo-yeon, Moon Sung-keun Genre: Drama Certificate: 18 (South Korea) Running Time: 140 mins Venue: The Korean Cultural Centre UK Ground … [Read More]
Jang Sun-woo season: “A Petal” to screen at KCC
Back in October 2008, a creative Korean traditional music group called Baramgot, led by composer-musician Won Il, gave a sparsely attended concert at St Giles Church Cripplegate. It was their first UK performance, and no-one knew quite what to expect. They blew us all away with their haunting, atmospheric music, and the concert was one … [Read More]
Invisible Bonds – 이음새. . . Exhibition, performance and workshops at the KCC
The Korean Artists Association UK cordially invites you to an Art Exhibition and Workshops in Korean Music, Dance and Art Invisible Bonds – 이음새. . . From 13th to 21st August, 2010 At the Korean Cultural Centre UK Grand Buildings, 1-3 Strand, London WC 2N 5BW http://london.korean-culture.org • (0)20 7004 2600 www.koreanartists.co.uk • [email protected] • … [Read More]
Invisible Bonds …이음새: KAA exhibition at the KCC
Invisible Bonds …이음새 Korean Cultural Centre UK 13th – 21st August 2010 (Preview: Friday 13. 08. 2010, 6 – 9 pm – registration required via [email protected]) An annual exhibition by Korean Artists Association UK Curated by: Soon Yul Kang, Kitty Jun-Im McLaughlin, Sunju Park, Bada Song Director: Bada Song Invisible Bonds …이음새 represents 13 artists … [Read More]
Remembering the Battle of the Imjin at the KCC
“I’ve met Tom Cruise, and now I’ve met Sam Mercer. And when I met Sam I was truly star-struck. The man’s a legend.” So said a member of the audience at the Korean Cultural Centre after an instructive talk by Andrew Salmon on the battle of the Imjin on 15 July. Sam Mercer was sitting … [Read More]
Fashion & Passion: Knitting Design at the KCC
News of an unusual exhibition at the KCC, starting today: The 12th KSKD Knit Invitational Exhibition 2010: “Fashion & Passion”, 26th July – 31st July 2010 at the Korean Cultural Centre, London, UK. KSKD stands for Korean Society of Knitting Design which aims to encourage access to knitwear design trends in various different ways. KSKD … [Read More]
Failan to screen at the KCC
It’s at or near the top of many people’s list of the best Korean weepie films. You can judge for yourself on Thursday 22 July at the KCC. One thing’s for certain: Cecilia Chung is very pretty. Failan 7pm, Thursday 22nd July 2010 Director: Song Hae-sung Cast: Choi Min-sik, Cecilia Chung Genre: Drama / Romance … [Read More]
Castaway on the Moon to screen at the KCC
This week’s film at the KCC is Castaway on the Moon, directed by Lee Hae-jun, a quirky romance from 2009. Love HK Film comments: “Even though it starts off slowly, Lee Hae-jun’s eccentric comedy about urban isolation delights and charms with its irreverent humor.” Synopsis A man named Kim jumps into the dark, quiet waters … [Read More]
Present from the Past: meet the artists
The Korean Cultural Centre UK will be hosting an Artists’ Talk to go with the current exhibition: Present from the Past: the 60th Commemoration of the Korean War on 9 July, 2010. Participating artists will be invited for the talk and each will introduce their portfolio including the work submitted for this exhibition. A Q&A … [Read More]
To the Last Round: Andrew Salmon to talk about the Imjin Battle
News of a topical talk to be given at the KCC on 15 July. To the Last Round: The Epic British Stand on the Imjin River, Korea, 1951 By Andrew Salmon Date & Time: Thursday, 15th July 2010 6.30pm Venue: Multi-purpose Hall, Korean Cultural Centre UK Email to [email protected] or call +44 (0)20 7004 2600 … [Read More]
Seeing Beyond Seoul: Travels in South Korea
Jennifer Barclay, author of Meeting Mr Kim: Or How I Went to Korea and Learned to Love Kimchi, will be talking about some of her travels at the Korean Cultural Centre this month. Jennifer is a contributor to London Korean Links, and there should be several other LKL contributors present in the audience as well. … [Read More]