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Traditional‘Saturday Performance of Korean Music & Dance’National Gugak CenterThroughout 2017 Every 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‘Timeless Marvels, the Construction of Palaces in Joseon’National Palace Museum of KoreaUntil Feb. 19 A special exhibition on the construction a

Jan 26, 2017
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Korean nominated for best comic book award in Angouleme

Scenes from Ancco’s “Bad Friend” / Courtesy of Korea Manhwa Contents AgencyBy Baek Byung-yeulKorean cartoonist Ancco’s comic “Bad Friend” has been nominated for the Best Comic Book award at the 44th Angouleme International Comics Festival, which takes place in the southwestern French town of Angouleme from Thursday to Sunday (local time).After learning “Bad Friend” was nominated for the award, she flew to the French town last week to take part in the festival.The 33-year-old cartoonist, whose real name is Choi Kyung-jin, made her cartoonist debut in 2003 through the online comic “Ancco’s Picture Diary.”She began publishing “Bad Friend” in 2012 in Korea, receiving critical acclaim for the autobiographical work brilliantly depicting the turbulence of life as a teenage girl. The comic book was published in France last year with the French title of “Mauvaises Filles” and was also introduced at the Paris Book Fair in the same year.The black-and-white comic book series takes some episodes from Ancco&r

Jan 26, 2017
Korean nominated for best comic book award in Angouleme

Ironware, French costume to highlight national museum in 2017

The anthropomorphic stele from 4000 BC will be displayed at “Roads of Arabia: Archaeology and History of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia” exhibit (left), and the 18th century French costume from theLes Arts Decoratifs in Paris will be also on display. / Courtesy of National Museum of KoreaBy Kwon Mee-yooThe National Museum of Korea (NMK) revealed its yearly plan, studded with a human-shaped statue from Saudi Arabia dating back 6,000 years, delicate French clothing from the 18th century and treasures from Germany as well as Korean relics from the Iron Age.NMK director Lee Young-hoon announced six special exhibitions and a themed exhibit scheduled for this year at a press conference at the museum in Yongsan, Seoul, Monday.Four of the special exhibits feature collections from overseas museums in Saudi Arabia, France, Germany and Russia.First up is "Roads of Arabia: Archaeology and History of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia," which will introduce some 450 artifacts from 12 institutions from Saudi Arabia from May 9 to Aug. 27. The traveling exhibit gives a glimpse to the rich cultural

Jan 24, 2017
Ironware, French costume to highlight national museum in 2017

Korean dancers entrench global ballet scene

Ballerina Lee Sang-eun of Germany’s Semperoper Ballett performs in La Bayadere in this 2011 file photo. / Korea Times fileBy Yun Suh-youngKim Ki-min / Korea Times file photoPark Sae-eun / Korea Times file photoWhile the search for Korea's "Billy Elliot" is ongoing, as the eight-month-long audition to find the lead role of Billy in the famed musical is drawing to a close, there are many more real-life "Billys" that have already made it into the global ballet scene.Several of Korea's ballet dancers hold top positions within their dance groups overseas.Most recently, ballet dancer Jun Joon-hyuk who attends London's Royal Ballet School, was invited to join the Royal Ballet, one of the top ballet companies in the world. He will be joining the company in August this year. The 19 year-old won the grand prize last year at the Youth America Grand Prix, a prestigious international ballet competition and has since been noted as a rising Korean ballet dancer in the global scene.In the same competition, another ballet dancer, preceding Jun, had won the prize. Kim Ki-min, who is currently a

Jan 23, 2017
Korean dancers entrench global ballet scene

Director searches for Billy Elliot in Korea

Final candidates for Billy in the musical “Billy Elliot” dance during the final audition at Musical House in Seoul, Friday. / Courtesy of Seensee Company Simon Pollard, associate director of “Billy Elliot” in Korea / Courtesy of Seensee CompanyBy Kwon Mee-yooSeven young boys, ranging from age 9 to 12, in ballet tights started to perform basic ballet moves at the words of Damian Jackson, associate choreographer of the musical "Billy Elliot" in charge of ballet, at a studio in Seoul, Friday.It was the final stage of the eight-month-long audition to find the lead role of Billy in the musical "Billy Elliot," based on the 2000 film of the same name. The musical, revolving around a boy from a coal-mining town in northern England who discovers his talent in ballet, achieved great success in its non-English premiere in Korea in 2010 and returns with a second Korean production later this year.As the audition continued to singing, tap dancing and street dancing, the boys loosened up and got the hang of the rhythms with smiles on their faces."It's supposed to b

Jan 22, 2017
Director searches for Billy Elliot in Korea

World renowned DJ taunts Korean comedian for ripping off his track

The footage of Park Myeong- playing a podcast clip of Jewlez & Sparks’ “Grand Opera.” / Screen captured from FacebookBy Lee Han-sooClubbers at the world-rated Octagon club were astounded on Saturday when they heard Hardwell, a world-renowned Netherland DJ, during a performance by Park Myeong-su, a leading Korean comedian who freelances as a DJ with the stage name G-park.Although the music apparently part of a podcast show was immediately turned off, clubbers heard it, and a video of the incident was posted online.Netizens accused Park of illegally using a podcast version of "Grand Opera" by DJ Jewelz & Sparks instead of buying the song.The video footage has since spread and has been seen by Hardwell and Jewelz & Sparks.Hardwell shared the clip on his Facebook page, saying: “When the DJs play Hardwell On Air at the club.”Jewlez & Sparks also commented, "Hahaha ... make sure this doesn't happen to you ... better get our track on beatport."However, the situation worsened when Park’s apology only mentioned that he selected a w

Jan 20, 2017
World renowned DJ taunts Korean comedian for ripping off his track

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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‘Timeless Marvels, the Construction of Palaces in Joseon'National Palace Museum of KoreaUntil Feb. 19A special exhibition on the construction and renovation efforts fo

Jan 19, 2017
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Classical Concerts‘KBS Symphony Orchestra 714th Subscription Concert'Lotte Concert HallJan. 25KBS Symphony Orchestra will have a concert at Lotte Concert Hall on Jan. 25.KBS Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1956, and became one of Korea's leading orchestras. For this concert, the orchestra will perform the third symphony of Mahler, in collaboration with Canadian mezzo-soprano Susan Platts. Conductor Joel Levi, the music director of the KBS Symphony Orchestra and a Mahler specialist, will lead the orchestra.Tickets cost 20,000 to 90,000 won. For more information, visit lotteconcerthall.com or call (02) 6099-7400‘H.J. Lim Piano Recital ― Sound of Silence’Seoul Arts CenterFeb. 4For the first time in two years, pianist H. J. Lim will have a recital at Seoul Arts Center on Feb. 4.H.J. Lim started piano at the age of three. She gained global recognition through her complete recordings of Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas, becoming the first Korean pianist to top the Billboard classical chart and the U.S, Netherlands and Canadian iTunes charts.For this concert, Lim wil

Jan 19, 2017
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PyeongChang Biennale to warm up ahead of Olympics

Ann Yong-seon’s “Sound of Nature”By Kwon Mee-yooKim Won-jung’s “A homely gathering,” top, Park Yong-seon's “Leaf,” will take part in thePyeongChang Biennale 2017. / Courtesy of PyeongChang BiennaleA year ahead of the highly anticipated PyeongChang Winter Olympics next year, the PyeongChang Biennale and Gangneung Folk Art Festival 2017 are ready to heat up Olympic venues with cultural enrichment.The events had been organized separately ― the PyeongChang Biennale since 2013 and Gangneung Festival since 2014 ― but they joined hands to introduce the rich culture of the region and connect with global contemporary art.Sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Gangwon Province, the main theme of the events held at Gangneung E-Zen is “The Five Moons: In the East Sea, the Sky, the Lake, in the Wine Glass and in One’s Eyes,” inspired by the lyrical beauty of the moon reflected by the Gyeongpo Lake in Gangneung.Oh Il-joo, chairman of the Gangwon International Art Exhibition & Folk Art Festival Org

Jan 18, 2017
PyeongChang Biennale to warm up ahead of Olympics

Sejong Center CEO pledges to grow as Seoul's landmark

By Yun Suh-youngLee Sung-yeop, CEO of the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts. / Courtesy of SCPAWhen people think of Seoul, they don't think of it as a city of arts. An average tourist wouldn't plan a trip to Seoul just to visit the arts scene unless they're inclined to pay a visit due to their profession in the related field or because of their strong passion and interest.Yet, cities that have become global tourist sites such as Paris, New York and London are well-known for their arts and performance scenes represented by famous venues such as Palais Garnier, Metropolitan Opera and the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) or the West End theaters, and these venues are considered must-visit sites for any tourist.Seoul's arts and performance scene is as vibrant and flourishing as these popular global destinations, and in some aspects even more fascinating as its cultural scene is advancing, but global audiences are less aware of it.Sejong as a landmarkSejong Center for the Performing Arts (SCPA) is situated in the most optimum location both in terms of greeting tourists and visitors but als

Jan 17, 2017
Sejong Center CEO pledges to grow as Seoul's landmark
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