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Warm music to go with Winter Games

From left, cellist Chung Myung-wha, pianist Son Yeol-eum, Korean traditional vocalist Ahn Sook-sun and percussionist Jun Kye-youl perform “Three Sarang-gas for Pansori, Cello, Piano and Buk,” composed by Lim Jun-hee, during the opening concert of the 2017 PyeongChang Winter Music Festival at the Alpensia Concert Hall in PyeongChang, Gangwon Province, Wednesday. / Courtesy of PRMBy Charles D. ShermanPYEONCHANG, Gangwon Province ― Korea's preparations for the 2018 Winter Olympics in this mountainous province three hours west of Seoul seem to have gone on for longer that just about anyone can remember.  By starts and stops, the games, now less than a year away, are the result of dedicated efforts by regional officials, the central government and the country's largest corporations, bent on raising Korea's international profile. Any Olympics anywhere takes some doing, but what is also significant is PyeongChang's desire beyond the ski jumpers, speed skaters and curlers of the world to showcase Korean cultural pride. More than 15 years ago, largely in tandem with

Feb 16, 2017
Warm music to go with Winter Games

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“Walk on Water” by Hayden Carlyon will be exhibited at the Look Smithsonian Photo Exhibition. / Courtesy of D CommunicationTraditional‘Saturday Performance of Korean Music & Dance'National Gugak CenterThroughout 2017Every Saturday, Korean music and dance performances will be presented at the National Gugak Center.For over 30 years, the National Gugak Center has provided audiences with traditional music and dance performances every Saturday. This year, the center aims to present a more profound level of traditional Korean performing arts, through programs such as "Listening to Traditional Korean Music in Depth" and "Traditional Korean Singing and Dancing Performance for the Enthusiasts." In addition, starting this year, the performances will be staged at the newly renovated Umyeondang Theater, which is designed to convey traditional sounds to audiences without using any speakers or microphones.Tickets cost 10,000 to 20,000 won. For more information, visit gugak.go.kr or call (02) 580-3300. Museums ‘The Colors in Korean Life and Culture'National Folk Mu

Feb 16, 2017
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“Sleeping Beauty” will be performed by the Korean National Ballet from March 22 to 26 at the Seoul Arts Center. / Courtesy of Korean National BalletClassical ConcertsLondon Symphony OrchestraSeoul Arts CenterFeb. 20London Symphony Orchestra will have a concert at Seoul Arts Center on Feb. 20.The London Symphony Orchestra was established in 1904 with a goal to bring "the greatest music to the greatest number of people." It has a strong worldwide reputation, especially in the field of movie soundtracks, as it has performed on countless classic film scores including "Star Wars," "Harry Potter" and "Indiana Jones." This is the orchestra's 10th visit to Korea, and this time it will perform music pieces by Mozart, Turnage, and Mahler.Tickets cost 70,000 to 330,000 won. For more information, visit sac.or.kr or call (02) 599-5743. ‘Legendary Tenor Jose Carreras Final World Tour _ A Life in Music'Seoul Arts CenterMarch 4As part of his final world tour, the legendary tenor Jose Carreras will visit Korea for a concert on March 4 at the Seoul Arts Center.Carreras became in

Feb 16, 2017
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Amusement park shakes off 'abandoned' rumors in int'l media

Thissen's 2014 picture of Gaya Land shows the Ferris wheel overgrown with vegetation. / Courtesy of bobthissen.comChildren ride the merry-go-round after Gaya Land's reopening in 2016. / Courtesy of Gaya LandBy Lee Han-soo and Jon DunbarEmployees at Gaya Land, an amusement park in Gimhae, South Gyeongsang Province, were surprised to see articles had gone viral describing their workplace as “spooky,” “abandoned” and “the stuff of nightmares.”The park, which closed in 2011, reopened under new management on April 2, 2016. Now, all facilities have been refurbished and all rides are once again running.So it came as a surprise that stories of the park’s abandoned state spread online as news and clickbait sites, including Express, The Daily Star, The Sun and The Daily Mail, picked up on it years later.“I was aware of the fact that pictures of past amusement parks were uploaded to the Korean online community, but I did not know they were published overseas,” said Kim Hye-jin, who works at Gaya Land.Pictures showing the park in an abandoned

Feb 16, 2017
Amusement park shakes off 'abandoned' rumors in int'l media

Lee Hye-young to portray love and revenge of 'Medea'

Lee Hye-young, left, as Medea and Ha Dong-jun as Jason in Robert Alfoldi's production of "Medea" / Courtesy of National Theater Company of KoreaBy Kwon Mee-yooMedea is one of the most notorious women in Greek mythology. She murders her own brother while eloping with her love Jason. When Jason betrays her and leaves her to marry Corinthian princess Glauce, Medea murders Jason's new wife as well as her own children to cause Jason more pain.The National Theater Company of Korea (NTCK) will stage Euripides’ play “Medea,” centering on Medea’s mental state.Kim Yun-cheol, artistic director of the NTCK, said Euripides’ “Medea” is one of the archetypal texts of feminism and also most frequently staged these days among the Greek tragedies.“We will bring the text up to contemporary times, reflecting the values of today,” Kim said, mentioning how Medea explores a woman’s deeper nature as an independent figure unlike most Greek tragedies using female characters as supporting roles.The production is helmed by Hungarian director Robert Alf

Feb 14, 2017
Lee Hye-young to portray love and revenge of 'Medea'

Actress challenges wartime sex slave role

Actress Kim Sae-ron talks during a press conference for her upcoming film “Snowy Road” at CGV Wangsimni in Seoul, Monday / YonhapBy Kim Jae-heunActress Kim Sae-ron said her upcoming movie “Snowy Road” is a historic story well-known to everyone and it helped her learn more about “comfort women,” or wartime sex slaves, while portraying her character Kang Young-ae.Kang is a smart young student from a wealthy family who dreams of studying in Japan. She volunteers to join a student work group, which lures Kang with promises that she could study in Japan. She is kidnapped and taken to Japan where she soon faces the horrible reality of a comfort woman.“First of all, I was careful about many things,” Kim said during a press conference at CGV Wangsimni in eastern Seoul, Monday. “I was worried if I could act well to express the event. But everyone has to know the comfort women story and someone had to do the acting, so I decided to participate.”“The biggest difference before and after I participated in the movie is that I didn&r

Feb 14, 2017
Actress challenges wartime sex slave role

Photographers capture rawness of youth

Installation view of “Youth.” / Courtesy of D MuseumBy Kwon Mee-yooAn exhibition at the D Museum in Hannam-dong, eastern Seoul, centers on youth, the awkward yet brilliant time of one's life."Youth is something that everyone experiences and passes by. That's why adolescence is so innocent, passionate and brave," D Museum’s curator said.The exhibit, featuring some 240 works including photographs, videos and installations, is divided into two sections and sheds light on the multifaceted emotions of youth.Works on the first floor explore the darker, rebellious side of youth, dating back to the 1950s."Youth exists throughout human history, but the youth culture as a subculture began after the World War II in England. The youngsters in the upheaval of the society developed their own culture," the curator said. "The youngsters, colliding with social norms, created a unique culture bursting with energy. It carried over to Germany when the Berlin Wall fell in 1989."British photographer Roger Mayne took pictures of children and teenagers of London in the 1950s and '60s, whic

Feb 12, 2017
Photographers capture rawness of youth

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Traditional‘Saturday Performance of Korean Music & Dance'National Gugak CenterThroughout 2017Every Saturday, Korean music and dance performances will be presented at the National Gugak Center.For over 30 years, the National Gugak Center has provided audiences with traditional music and dance performances every Saturday. This year, the center aims to present a more profound level of traditional Korean performing arts, through programs such as "Listening to Traditional Korean Music in Depth" and "Traditional Korean Singing and Dancing Performance for the Enthusiasts." In addition, starting this year, the performances will be staged at the newly renovated Umyeondang Theater, which is designed to convey traditional sounds to audiences without using any speakers or microphones.Tickets cost 10,000 to 20,000 won. For more information, visit gugak.go.kr or call (02) 580-3300.Museums ‘Rooster ― Greeting the Dawn'National Folk Museum of KoreaUntil Feb. 20Welcoming the year of the rooster, the National Folk Museum of Korea presents a special exhibition on the rooster and it

Feb 9, 2017
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Classical Concerts‘London Symphony Orchestra'Seoul Arts CenterFeb. 20London Symphony Orchestra will have a concert at Seoul Arts Center on Feb. 20.The London Symphony Orchestra was established in 1904 with a goal to bring "the greatest music to the greatest number of people." It has a strong worldwide reputation, especially in the field of movie soundtracks, as it has performed on countless classic film scores including "Star Wars," "Harry Potter" and "Indiana Jones." This is the orchestra's 10th visit to Korea, and this time it will perform music pieces by Mozart, Turnage, and Mahler.Tickets cost 70,000 to 330,000 won. For more information, visit sac.or.kr or call (02) 599-5743.‘Legendary Tenor Jose Carreras Final World Tour ― A Life in Music’Seoul Arts CenterMarch 4As part of his final world tour, the legendary tenor Jose Carreras will visit Korea for a concert on March 4 at the Seoul Arts Center.Carreras became internationally recognized in 1971 by winning the Verdi International Opera Competition. In 1990, he formed the operatic singing group The Three Teno

Feb 9, 2017
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National Gugak Center admits to cultural blacklist

By Kwon Mee-yooA national art organization admitted to applying the blacklist of artists critical of the Park Geun-hye administration.Kim Hae-sook, director general of the National Gugak Center, said the center had to follow orders of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) when asked to pre-censor the work of a blacklisted theater director because the center is a subsidiary."I feel sorry for the artists and hope such mishaps never happen in this field again," Kim said at a press conference announcing the reopening of the center's concert hall Umyeon-dang, Tuesday. "I personally don't think the order was proper, but it was difficult for me to maintain my innocence as a person affiliated with the ministry."In November 2015, director Park Kun-hyung was scheduled to stage the musical play "Sowolsancheon" with traditional Korean music group Ensemble Sinawi at the National Gugak Center, but the center asked Ensemble Sinawi to withdraw its collaboration with Park, claiming the play does not meet the requirements of the center's aim to nurture traditional Korean music. Ensemble S

Feb 8, 2017
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