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Wed, May 22, 2019 | 10:33

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Artist, dancer present 'Dream Ritual' in London

London-based Korean artist Park Bong-su and Korean choreographer and dancer Cha Jin-yeob are presenting "Dream Ritual," introducing Korea's tradition of buying and selling dreams, in London.The performance, which will be staged at the Coronet Theatre in Notting Hill, London, from July 3 to 6, aims to explore the stages of sleep and subconscious through dance and movements.

Performances | 2019-05-21 21:09

Classical guitarist Denis Sungho hopes to bring 'brightness' to his audiences

Korean Belgian classical guitarist and producer Denis Sungho, 44, will hold a recital, “BRIGHT,” at the Seoul Arts Center, Wednesday evening. It is his first recital in eight years in Korea, since his previous one in 2012. During a recent interview with The Korea Times, he talked about the music he'll play at the recital, his life and his musical growth over the past eight ye...

Performances | 2019-05-21 16:32

Yoon Suk-hwa bids tearful farewell to theater

Located a bit off the main street of Seoul's theater district Daehangno, Theater Jungmiso is not one of the fanciest ones, but it has been home to many thespians who staged a variety of experimental plays and musicals.The theater will fade into history once Yoon Suk-hwa's farewell monodrama performance “Letter to a Daughter” slated for June 11 to 22 wraps up.

Performances | 2019-05-20 17:27

Pianist Sunwoo Yekwon on tour with the Schumanns' repertoires

Sunwoo Yekwon, 30, is currently on a nationwide tour with piano recitals focusing on the repertoires of the Schumanns - Clara and Robert - and Brahms. These recitals are his first national tour, with a collection of compositions the pianist has carefully chosen himself, since he won the prestigious Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 2017.

Performances | 2019-05-17 17:12

13th DIMF bridges musical industry with overseas

The 13th edition of Daegu International Musical Festival (DIMF) will bring a variety of shows from countries around the world in June. Bae Sung-hyuk, DIMF executive committee chairman, said it is DIMF's role to introduce new styles of musicals to Korea.“Previously, we focused on bringing in musicals from countries like Kazakhstan and Slovakia that the Korean public is relativ...

Performances | 2019-05-15 18:12

Korean indie bands make mark in UK

Korean bands fascinated the crowd with their authentic sounds at The Great Escape Festival (TGE) 2019, held last Saturday in Brighton, the United Kingdom. Four Korean rock bands - Jambinai, Wetter, YESEO and Drinking Boys and Girls Choir - joined the festival for a showcase event named “Korea Spotlight” which drew in around 850 people. Jambinai is a five-member post-rock band...

Performances | 2019-05-14 14:33

'Grease' updated, but still behind times

“Grease” is a 1971 hit musical set in the 1950s, with widely known songs such as “Summer Nights” and “Beauty School Dropout.”The show returns to the Korean stage after six years with a renewed look, using up-to-date LED screens and flashy 3D holographic backdrops, but it could not overcome the old-fashioned gender stereotypes.

Performances | 2019-05-13 17:26

'Ms. Trot' sells out tickets for all 12 concerts on tour

Cable network TV Chosun's audition show "Ms. Trot for Tomorrow" sold out all tickets for 12 concerts on its nationwide tour, according to concert agency Culture Factory, Monday. The tour with the top 12 finalists started with Seoul concerts on May 4 and 5.

Performances | 2019-05-13 16:13

'Playing music with someone you love and respect is a joy'

Duo-pianists Sylvia Hong and Michael Rector / Courtesy of Michael RectorBy Anna J. ParkPianist duo Sylvia Hong, 37, and Michael Rector, 37, first met at the Oberlin Conservatory in Ohio when they were both freshmen majoring in piano in 2000. Since then, they have been together for almost two decades, continuing their music studies together at Vancouver Academy of Music and th...

Performances | 2019-05-12 16:48

'Beethoven is in my soul, body, and heart'

Pianist Rudolf Buchbinder, 72, is a legendary Beethoven specialist, who has performed Ludwig van Beethoven's complete 32 piano sonata cycles more than 50 times in over 30 cities, including Munich, Vienna, Zurich and Buenos Aires, over the course of his more than sixty-year music career. He is also the first pianist who played all Beethoven's piano sonatas at the Salzburg Fest...

Performances | 2019-05-09 20:08

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