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Museums will run special program for CSAT takers

By Baek Byung-yeulThe state-run National Museum of Korea (NMK) said Monday it will run a special program called “Museum Research Class” for students who will take the college entrance exam Thursday.It is not unusual to see an almost empty high school classroom on a regular school day after the students take the college entrance examination.Though the school year still remains, many students simply don’t attend the classes as they think there is nothing left to do after taking the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT).This year’s CSAT will be held at 1,212 venues nationwide, and some 630,000 students are expected to take the test.The program runs from Nov. 17 through Dec. 11, every Tuesday to Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Participating students will see traditional Korean seals displayed in the museum and take classes to make their own.They can decorate their seals with their names or favorite patterns. After creating the seals, the students will write letters to their friends or parents on “hanji,” traditional Korean mulberry paper, and stam

Nov 9, 2015

Curiosity Cabinet offers an artistic take on eating habits

Chef Lee Chan-oh’s installation of six frames containing different flavored capsules / Courtesy of Seoul Design FoundaBy Yun Suh-youngA dinner table which records the guests’ dining habits, macarons made of crickets, capsules filled with different ingredients which the guests have no idea how they will taste until they actually try them... These are all works of art that are part of the "Curiosity Cabinet" exhibition held at the Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP).The exhibition, organized by Seoul Design Foundation in conjunction with creative agency A Team, gathered designers, artists and chefs to portray their philosophies about food and eating but in artistic forms.Many of the works are experimental as the participating artists are exploring new ways of looking at our routine lives through the use of various media such as photography, design and installations, as well as kitchenware and food portrayed as objects of art.Artist UZU’s macarons made of crickets For instance, artist UZU exhibits his inventions of "future food." Macarons and coffee are made of insects

Nov 9, 2015
Curiosity Cabinet offers an artistic take on eating habits

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Berlin Philharmonic EnsembleSeoul Arts CenterNov. 26The Berlin Philharmonic Ensemble will perform at the Seoul Arts Center on Nov. 26, during which they will play the works of J. S. Bach, W. A. Mozart, J. Halvorsen and J. Brahms.Founded in 1999, the Berlin Phil Ensemble has been invited to perform at major festivals and concerts in Europe. They are well-known for their interpretations of instruments and wide range of chamber music repertoires. Their upcoming performance will feature pianist Park Jong-hoon as a special guest. Park will play J. Brahms Quartet for Pianoforte string with the ensemble.Tickets cost from 30,000 to 150,000 won. For more information, call 1544-9373. ‘Tchaikovsky's Winter Dream'Seoul Arts CenterDec. 3KBS Symphony and the pianist Son Yeoleum will perform with the conductor Yoel Levi at the Seoul Arts Center, Dec. 3, during which they will play the three works of P.I. Tchaikovsky.Established in 1956, the KBS Symphony became the representative of Korean classic music performance. Son Yeoleum won the first prize in multiple piano competitions.This conce

Nov 5, 2015
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‘Midday Pansori'Sejong Chamber HallNov. 19Midday Pansori is held every third Thursday from September to December at the Sejong Chamber Hall with different themes. The performances aim to draw audiences of all generations featuring reinterpretations of traditional Korean music."Love, Chunhyang" will be held on Nov. 19. "Chunhyangga" is based on a love story between Chunhyang and Mongryong. "Chunhyangga" is considered to be the most beautiful among five surviving stories in terms of music.Tickets cost 20,000 won. For more information, call (02) 399-1000 or visit www.sejongpac.or.kr. ‘Blind'Gyeonggi Arts CenterNov. 21The Gyeonggi Arts Center will stage a production of "Blind," a pansori drama, on Nov. 21.Simply put, pansori refers to an inherently Korean genre of musical storytelling wherein a drummer plays a barrel drum and the accompanying vocalist sings to the beat of the drum in a particular, wailing fashion.Of the five surviving stories of the Korean pansori lore, "Simcheongga" is widely considered to be the most tragic. In short, it tells the story of a daughter,

Nov 5, 2015
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Korean actor shines in London's West End

Jo Sang-woong as Thuy in “Miss Saigon” / Courtesy of Project HBy Kwon Mee-yoo LONDON ― The revival of the musical "Miss Saigon" is one of the hottest shows in London's West End right now. And Korean actor Jo Sang-woong plays Thuy, a Vietnamese officer engaged to the show's leading lady Kim, and he portrays the single-minded man in the war-torn country every night at the Prince Edward Theatre in London."Miss Saigon," composed by Claude-Michel Schonberg and Alain Boublil, revolves around the tragic romance between Vietnamese bargirl Kim and American soldier Chris, set in Saigon during the Vietnam War in the 1970s. Despite the controversy over its disparagement of Asian woman, the musical has been long-loved for poignant yet beautiful music for decades.To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Schonberg and Boublil musical, the revival opened in the West End in May 2014. Korean actor Hong Kwang-ho took the role of Thuy then and was praised for his "voice that makes your knees wobble" by the Guardian.After Hong's successful landing in the world's capital of musi

Nov 3, 2015
Korean actor shines in London's West End

Korean 'webtoons' turn to technology, genre-based stories

Webtoon contents developer YLAB is turning an action webtoon series, “Burning Hell,” co-created by the company’s founder Youn In-wan and webtoon artist Yang Kyoung-il, into a movie scheduled to hit theaters next year. / Courtesy of YLABKorean ‘webtoons’ turn to technology, genre-based storiesBy Ko Dong-hwan “Webtoons” or online cartoons in Korea are becoming more popular than ever with the significant improvements in technology and content.Webtoons started in 2005 as a collage of drawings that netizens could enjoy as light-heartedly as enjoying a snack and was thus referred to as “snack culture pop media.” The second generation of works that was introduced in 2011 has improved upon their predecessors tech-wise and consequently gaining more fans.And the medium continues to change. Recently, webtoon artists have begun writing complex plots, turning the once lightweight cartoon strips that readers could mindlessly scroll down on into visual stories that could be transformed into movie blockbusters. This is a movement t

Nov 2, 2015
Korean 'webtoons' turn to technology, genre-based stories

Dongnimmun: gate reflects Korea's strong desire for independence

Dongnimmun at Seodaemun Independence Park in northwestern Seoul on Thursday./ Korea Times fileBy Nam Hyun-wooDongnimmun, or Independence Gate, is a monument that reflects the Korean history that willpower does not necessarily guarantee independence.The gate is located at Tongil-ro in Seodaemun-gu, northwestern Seoul, and is considered one of the most familiar traditional structures among Seoul citizens these days. However, the irony lies in the fact that this monument hardly glorifies Korea’s “independence,” especially in current days when Korea is pitted into brawls over its history.As its name shows, it was built in 1897 to stand as the symbol of Korea’s independence (“dongnim”) from its toadyism toward China and other world powers surrounding the Korean Peninsula. The symbol of independence survived through a 36-year Japanese colonial rule and the following is a brief historical background.Seo Jae-pil talks with a U.S. army colonel at the Westin Chosun hotel in this undated file photo. Gabo Reform From late 19th century, the relig

Nov 1, 2015

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‘Midday Pansori'Sejong Chamber HallNov. 19Midday Pansori is held every third Thursday from September to December at the Sejong Chamber Hall with different themes. The performances aim to draw audiences of all generations featuring reinterpretations of traditional Korean music."Love, Chunhyang" will be held on Nov. 19. "Chunhyangga" is based on a love story between Chunhyang and Mongryong. "Chunhyangga" is considered to be the most beautiful among five surviving stories in terms of music.Tickets cost 20,000 won. For more information, call (02) 399-1000 or visit www.sejongpac.or.kr. ‘Blind'Gyeonggi Arts CenterNov. 21“Blind” will be staged at the Gyeonggi Arts Center on Nov. 31. / Courtesy of Gyeonggi Arts CenterThe Gyeonggi Arts Center will stage a production of "Blind," a pansori drama, on Nov. 21.Simply put, pansori refers to an inherently Korean genre of musical storytelling wherein a drummer plays a barrel drum and the accompanying vocalist sings to the beat of the drum in a particular, wailing fashion.Of the five surviving stories of the Korean pa

Oct 29, 2015By Kim Jae-heun
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 Berlin Philharmonic EnsembleSeoul Arts CenterNov. 26The Berlin Philharmonic Ensemble will perform at the Seoul Arts Center on Nov. 26, during which they will play the works of J. S. Bach, W. A. Mozart, J. Halvorsen and J. Brahms.Founded in 1999, the Berlin Phil Ensemble has been invited to perform at major festivals and concerts in Europe. They are well-known for their interpretations of instruments and wide range of chamber music repertoires. Their upcoming performance will feature pianist Park Jong-hoon as a special guest. Park will play J. Brahms Quartet for Pianoforte string with the ensemble.Tickets cost from 30,000 to 150,000 won. For more information, call 1544-9373. ‘Tchaikovsky’s Winter Dream’Seoul Arts CenterDec. 3KBS Symphony and the pianist Son Yeoleum will perform with the conductor Yoel Levi at the Seoul Arts Center, Dec. 3, during which they will play the three works of P.I. Tchaikovsky.Established in 1956, the KBS Symphony became the representative of Korean classic music performance. Son Yeoleum won the first prize in multiple piano compe

Oct 29, 2015By Kim Jae-heun
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UBC to stage momentous 'La Bayadere'

A scene from the Universal Ballet Company’s (UBC) “La Bayadere” / Courtesy of the UBCThe Universal Ballet Company (UBC) will perform “La Bayadere,” one of the UBC’s most momentous productions, at the Seoul Arts Center from Tuesday through Sunday.Since it premiered “La Bayadere” in Korea in 1999, the UBC has saved the masterpiece for important milestones ― to celebrate the company’s 15th anniversary in 1999, its 20th in 2004 and its 25th in 2009. It has not been staged since 2010.It was also “La Bayadere” that helped put Korean ballet on the map when the UBC in 2001 toured major U.S. opera theaters performing it, including the Lincoln Center in New York, the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. and the Los Angeles Music Center.“Consequently, ‘La Bayadere’ represents the UBC’s growth,” said UBC Director Julia Moon. “Some 150 talented dancers, 400 costumes, great producers and a lot of marketing are required to get a ballet this big and magnificent onto the stage.&

Oct 23, 2015
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