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Lee Eun-won's new adventure on pointed toes

Ballet dancer Lee Eun-won poses for a photo at the rehearsal studio of the Korea National Ballet in the Seoul Arts Center, southern Seoul, June 29. She will join the Washington Ballet led by Julie Kent starting August. / Korea Times photo by Choi Won-sukBy Kwon Mee-yooBecoming a ballerina in a tutu is every girl’s dream after watching a great ballet performance. Lee Eun-won, 25, of the Korea National Ballet (KNB), was no exception when she saw “The Nutcracker” at the age of seven.“My parents took me to The Nutcracker which features many child dancers. So I began learning ballet just because I wanted to wear those pretty costumes back then,” Lee said in an interview with The Korea Times last week, ahead of her departure for the Washington Ballet this summer.Though starting small, her ballet career has always been on track — she studied under Kim Sun-hee, dance professor at Korean National University of Arts (K-ARTS), and Kim Hae-shik, founding dean of the K-ARTS School of Dance, and attended a preparatory school for K-ARTS (now the Korea National In

Jul 3, 2016
Lee Eun-won's new adventure on pointed toes

Artist disputes counterfeit claims of his works

By Kwon Mee-yoo Artist Lee U-fanArtist Lee U-fan, who is in the middle of a forgery scandal of his works, reaffirmed his stance that none of the pieces in question are counterfeit."An artist can know whether it is mine or not at sight,” the artist, 80, said at a press conference at the Westin Chosun Seoul, Thursday. “The artist's breathing and rhythm are like fingerprints and impossible to copy. My works look simple, so it would stick out if it hadn't passed through my hands."Lee organized the media event to make his position clear after examining the suspected counterfeits at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency on Monday and Wednesday.Scientists of the National Forensic Service judged the 13 paintings ― confiscated from a gallery over suspicion of forgery ― all fake, but the artist rejected the results."I could use different paints or brushes, so component analysis cannot tell whether it is mine or not," Lee said.He repeatedly said "I am the artist himself" throughout the press conference.Lee said the living artist's opinion should be given priority in au

Jun 30, 2016
Artist disputes counterfeit claims of his works

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  ‘Fanta-Stick’Seoul Fanta-Stick TheaterThroughout 2016 “Fanta-Stick” is performed daily at Seoul Fanta-Stick Theater on an open-ended run. The performance presents representative original Korean music, utilizing traditional Korean instruments to create fusion gugak. Park Ji-hoon, Lee Seok-jae, Kwon Hyun-soo and Na Jung-suk play the main roles of Jangdan and Saemachi. The show also features Yang Ye-rim, Kim Jee, Kim Sae-jin, Yoon Sung-hwan, Kim Byung-soo and Shin Kwang-hee.Tickets cost 30,000 to 60,000 won. For more information, visit www.fanta-stick.co.kr or call (02) 3143-5959. ‘YOULL’Jeongdong TheaterUntil Dec. 31 “YOULL,” a dance performance mixed with drama, will be staged at Jeongdong Theater until the end of 2016.The performance will bring a wide range of traditional modes of expression together, including Korean dance, theater, music and martial arts. By applying the heroic fantasy genre to this production, Jeongdong Theater hopes to broaden its popular appeal. Actors Jeon Jin-hong, Lee Hyuk, Park Ji-yeo

Jun 30, 2016
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‘SAC 11am Concert’Seoul Arts Center*Through Dec. 8On every second Thursday of each month, an “11am Concert” will be staged at the Seoul Arts Center. Chong Park will host performances with commentary, and coffee will be provided for free. With distinct soloists for each concert, the Korean Symphony Orchestra will perform at all of the concerts.Tickets cost 20,000 to 25,000 won. For more information, call (02) 580-1300 or visit www.sac.or.kr. ‘Curlew River’Sejong M TheaterJuly 28-31Sejong Center presents the world-renowned opera “Curlew River” at Sejong M Theater July 28-31. / Courtesy of Sejong Center for Performing ArtsSejong Center for the Performing Arts presents world-renowned opera “Curlew River” at Sejong M Theater from July 28 to 31.Benjamin Britten’s Curlew River is the first of his three Church Parables, which was composed after his tour of the Orient in the 1950s. During the trip, he was heavily inspired by different musical and theatrical worlds of Japanese Noh drama and medieval church opera, which led

Jun 30, 2016
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Lee U-fan says none of his works forged

Artist Lee U-fan appears at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, Wednesday, holding his workbook to confirm the National Forensic Service’s decision earlier this month that some of his paintings had been counterfeited. / YonhapBy Kwon Mee-yooArtist Lee U-fan said the 13 paintings scientists earlier concluded as being forged are genuine after examining the artwork, Wednesday.Lee, 80, has been at the center of a forgery scandal revolving around 13 of his works since last year. The artist was summoned by the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency Monday and visited the Intellectual Crime Investigation Squad to authenticate the artworks. It was the first time the artist saw the allegedly forged copies of his works in person. However, he deferred a final decision on the authenticity of the artwork in question until reexamination. He returned to police Wednesday afternoon with catalogues of his works and a magnifier for examination. "I found nothing wrong in all the 13 pieces. The use of color, rhythm and breathing are all mine," Lee said. “I was being discreet on the issue because

Jun 29, 2016

Painting sold at record W5.4 bil.

Kim Whan-ki’s “Untitled 27-VII-72 #228” is sold at at K Auction in Seoul, Tuesday. / YonhapBy Yun Suh-youngA painting by renowned Korean abstract artist Kim Whan-ki (1913-1974) was sold at the highest price in the history of Korean artwork at the K Auction in Seoul, Tuesday.The late artist's "Untitled 27-VII-72 #228" (208 cm x 264 cm) painted in 1972 was sold for 5.4 billion won ($4.65 million), breaking his previous record of 4.86 billion won set in April at the Seoul Auction held in Hong Kong.Kim holds the record for topping the auction chart with four works sold at the highest prices in domestic and overseas auctions. All four are large-sized abstract works painted in dots. Kim is known to have 30 large-sized pieces.Industry insiders had expected the painting sold Tuesday to set a new record due to its particularly large size, anticipating it to be sold for between 4.5 billion and 6 billion won. The sold piece has a unique characteristic of dot patterns flowing diagonally unlike his previous paintings.Other expensive works by the late dansaekhwa (monochrome)

Jun 29, 2016
Painting sold at record W5.4 bil.

Kim Whan-ki's painting auctioned off for 5.4 billion won

/YonhapA painting by Korea's abstract painting master Kim Whan-ki sold for 5.4 billion won ($4.62 million), the highest price ever paid for a Korean artwork in an auction, a local art sales company said Tuesday.At the K Auction held in southern Seoul, the late artist's "Untitled 27-VII-72 #228" broke the previous record set by the very artist in April, when another of his blue-dotted abstract paintings was auctioned off for 4.86 billion won in the Seoul Auction held in Hong Kong.Prior to the auction Tuesday, art industry insiders anticipated the painting would likely set a new record because of its larger-than-normal size (208 centimeters x 264 centimeters) and its unique style of the diagonal dot patterns that set it apart from his similar paintings. They expected it to be auctioned off in the price range of 4.5-6 billion won.An official from K Auction said the pattern's direction adds tension and liveliness to the painting.The auction started at 4.5 billion won, but the price quickly escalated amid heated competition.The four most expensive South Korean artworks traded at auctions

Jun 29, 2016
Kim Whan-ki's painting auctioned off for 5.4 billion won

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‘Fanta-Stick’Seoul Fanta-Stick TheaterThroughout 2016 “Fanta-Stick” is performed daily at Seoul Fanta-Stick Theater on an open-ended run. The performance presents representative original Korean music, utilizing traditional Korean instruments to create fusion gugak. Park Ji-hoon, Lee Seok-jae, Kwon Hyun-soo and Na Jung-suk play the main roles of Jangdan and Saemachi. The show also features Yang Ye-rim, Kim Jee, Kim Sae-jin, Yoon Sung-hwan, Kim Byung-soo and Shin Kwang-hee.Tickets cost 30,000 to 60,000 won. For more information, visit www.fanta-stick.co.kr or call (02) 3143-5959. ‘YOULL’Jeongdong TheaterUntil Dec. 31 “YOULL,” a dance performance mixed with drama, will be staged at Jeongdong Theater until the end of 2016.The performance will bring a wide range of traditional modes of expression together, including Korean dance, theater, music and martial arts. By applying the heroic fantasy genre to this production, Jeongdong Theater hopes to broaden its popular appeal. Actors Jeon Jin-hong, Lee Hyuk, Park Ji-yeon and Cho Ha

Jun 23, 2016

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‘SAC 11am Concert’Seoul Arts Center*Through Dec. 8On every second Thursday of each month, an “11am Concert” will be staged at the Seoul Arts Center. Chong Park will host performances with commentary, and coffee will be provided for free. With distinct soloists for each concert, the Korean Symphony Orchestra will perform at all of the concerts.Tickets cost 20,000 to 25,000 won. For more information, call (02) 580-1300 or visit www.sac.or.kr. ‘Homage to Mozart’Sejong Center for the Performing ArtsJune 25Sejong Center for the Performing Arts will hold a concert as part of its Sejong Chamber Music Series on June 25, featuring music by Mozart.With its chamber orchestra composed of maestro Lim Heon-jeong and Korean Sympony Orchestra members, the center will present Divertimento No.2 in B Major, Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor and Piano Concerto No. 26 in D Major. Performing only four times a year, Sejong Center’s chamber music series has worked with Korea’s top musicians both in and outside the country. “Homage to Mozart” wi

Jun 23, 2016
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Korean fans pay tribute to Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson / Courtesy of TwitterBy Kim Da-heeKorean fans of Michael Jackson, the late “King of Pop,” will mark the seventh anniversary of his death with several events.An exhibition titled “Homage to Michael Jackson 2016-Dancing the Dream” will be held at Gallery Fifty Fifty in Sinsa-dong, Gangnam, Seoul, from June 24 to July 5, the exhibition’s organizer said Tuesday.Composed of 25 artists working in various fields, including painting, installation art, video and graffiti, the group has held the exhibition annually since the pop star’s death.K-pop singer Jung Hyun-mo, who drew attention for his so-called “Michael Jackson dance” on Mnet’s singing competition show “I Can See Your Voice” in 2015, will perform at the opening event, which starts at 7 p.m. Friday.On Saturday, the anniversary of the day Jackson died, a flash mob led by Nam Hyun-joon, better known as Poppin’ Hyun-joon for his “poppin” dance skills, will be in front of exit No. 8 at Sinsa station in southern Seoul at 7 p.m.&ldq

Jun 21, 2016
Korean fans pay tribute to Michael Jackson
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