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Overseas Korean cultural center directors discuss hallyu promotion

Korean Cultural Center directors discuss the promotion of Korean culture abroad at the National Museum of Korean Contemporary History in Seoul, Tuesday. / YonhapBy Kwon Mee-yoo The Korean Culture and Information Service (KOCIS) is hosting a series of conferences for Korean Cultural Center (KCC) directors to discuss the promotion of Korean culture abroad from Tuesday through Friday.At the meetings, 18 KCC directors and 11 officials from 24 countries are taking part in discussions to expand the reach of "hallyu," or Korean wave, and to strengthen cooperation between related organizations to publicize Korean contents. The meetings take place at the National Museum of Korean Contemporary History in Seoul and the National Library of Korea in Sejong City.Craft works made of ‘hanji’ or traditional Korean paper are displayed at an exhibition at the Korean Cultural Center in Tokyo./ Courtesy of the Korean Culture and Information Service On Tuesday, they discussed the newly-introduced national branding project. The KOCIS manages 28 KCCs and supervises 13 Culture and

Mar 10, 2015
Overseas Korean cultural center directors discuss hallyu promotion

Ahn shares vision for modern dance

The Korea National Contemporary Dance Company artistic director Ahn Ae-soon. / Courtesy of KNCDCBy Kwon Ji-youn The Korea National Contemporary Dance Company (KNCDC) announced Wednesday its blueprints for this year’s program and stressed that it will further strive to familiarize more audiences with contemporary dance.During a press conference at the Korea Press Center, artistic director Ahn Ae-soon said this season’s theme — “Under, Between, Beyond” — will move from the past into the present and future.“If last year focused on the history of contemporary dance, this year will be about time and space,” she said. “To suggest a future, you need to look at the present from different perspectives — from underneath, from afar, from beyond.”The company’s program this year will feature six new performances, two repertoire programs and one original production. It will also include tours of Italy and Germany.“It takes more than one — almost two years — to set up performances

Mar 6, 2015
Ahn shares vision for modern dance

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The OctagonNonhyeonNear the New Hilltop Hotel in Nonhyeon, this club is notable for its stylish interior and elite clientele. The venue offers a club stage, lounge bar and dining area to satisfy any night out after work or on the weekend. Near exit 4 of Hakdong Station on subway line 7. For more information, call (02) 516-8847.Club VolumeItaewonOffering a venue for specially-themed weekly events and world-class DJs, Club Volume is located in the Crown Hotel near Noksapyeong Station. Club Volume was listed by Time magazine among the "10 things to do in 24 hours in Seoul." For more information, call 1544-2635.Once in a Blue MoonApgujeongOnce in a Blue Moon is one of the best known and well established jazz clubs in the city. It features live jazz sets from two different bands every night, usually starting at 7:30 p.m. It is located between the Hakdong intersection and Galleria department stores in the posh district of Apgujeong. For more information, call (02) 549-5490 or visit www.onceinabluemoon.co.kr.Club AnswerCheongdamClub Answer, chosen as one of the five hottest clubs in Seoul b

Mar 5, 2015
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 ‘Aida’Seoul Arts Center*April 10-12The Sugi Opera Company will helm a production of Italian Romantic composer Giuseppe Verdi’s “Aida”at the Seoul Arts Center in southern Seoul from Apr. 10 to 12. / Courtesy of the Sugi OperaThe Sugi Opera Company will helm a production of preeminent composer Giuseppe Verdi’s “Aida” at the Seoul Arts Center in southern Seoul from April 10 to 12. Giuseppe Verdi needs no separate or long-winded introduction, for he has long been considered the most influential composer since the nineteenth century. His opera “Aida,” which enjoyed a thunderous opening night in Cairo, Egypt, in 1871, has also attained a spot on many opera companies’ repertoires.The title role of Aida, the Ethiopian princess betrothed to the Pharaoh but in love with his guard, will be filled by Romanian and Russian sopranos Cellia Costea and Olga Romanko, respectively. Walter Fraccaro and Francesco Hong round out the cast as her doomed lover, Radames, who struggles to reconcile his affections for Aida and his fierce lo

Mar 5, 2015
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Fairy-tale world for adults

Action figures based on Japanese animated films are on display at Figure Museum W in Seoul. / Courtesy of Figure Museum WBy Baek Byung-yeulIn Korea, there was a time when collecting toys and action figures was regarded as “kid’s stuff.” But nowadays adult toy collectors try to share their hobbies with others, instead of sweeping their prized collections under the mat.A new museum in Cheongdam-dong, southern Seoul proves this trend. Since opening last Saturday, the Figure Museum W displays thousands of toys and character figures.“We put ‘W’ at the end of the museum’s official name as we expect visitors to keep saying ‘wow’ while in the museum,” the museum’s curator Jamie Q Lee said at an opening ceremony of the museum on Feb. 27.A figure of “Iron Man” standing in front of the museum’s entrance is meant to pique the interest of those passing by. Upon entering the museum, visitors will face a life-size “Bumblebee” robot from the movie “Transformers” to welcome them.The exterior of

Mar 1, 2015
Fairy-tale world for adults

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The OctagonNonhyeonNear the New Hilltop Hotel in Nonhyeon, this club is notable for its stylish interior and elite clientele. The venue offers a club stage, lounge bar and dining area to satisfy any night out after work or on the weekend. Near exit 4 of Hakdong Station on subway line 7. For more information, call (02) 516-8847. Club VolumeItaewonOffering a venue for specially-themed weekly events and world-class DJs, Club Volume is located in the Crown Hotel near Noksapyeong Station. Club Volume was listed by Time magazine among the “10 things to do in 24 hours in Seoul.” For more information, call 1544-2635. Once in a Blue MoonApgujeongOnce in a Blue Moon is one of the best known and well established jazz clubs in the city. It features live jazz sets from two different bands every night, usually starting at 7:30 p.m. It is located between the Hakdong intersection and Galleria department stores in the posh district of Apgujeong. For more information, call (02) 549-5490 or visit www.onceinabluemoon.co.kr. Club AnswerCheongdamClub Answer, chosen as one of the

Feb 26, 2015
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 David String QuartetSeoul Arts Center*March 2, 2015The David String Quartet will be holding a concert at the Seoul Arts Center in southern Seoul on March 2. After spending a considerable number of years studying in Germany, the four-seasoned musicians, consisting of violinists Kim Hee-sun and Choi Yoon-jung, violist Lee Hong-kyung and cellist Tak Yoon-ji, formed a classical music ensemble in late 2013. Despite the quartet’s recent nascence, however, the David String Quartet’s impressive achievements belie their relative inexperience. They will perform L. V. Beethoven’s “String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18,” D. Shostakovich’s “String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110” and end on a resounding note with E. Grieg’s “String Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 27.” Tickets cost 10,000 won. For more information, call (02) 2235-8955 or visit www.sac.or.kr.  ‘Mendelssohn Elias’Seoul Arts Center*March 4The Gyeonggi Philharmonic Orchestra will be performing Mendelssohn’s “Elias” at the

Feb 26, 2015
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Yang Hae-gue on nature, human and community

Yang Hae-gue’s sculpture series “Boxing Ballet” is inspired by German artist Oskar Schlemmer’s “Triadic Ballet.”Artist Yang Hae-gueBy Kwon Mee-yooArtist Yang Hae-gue has returned to Korea for her third solo exhibition at Leeun in Hannam-dong, Seoul. Known for her nomadic and conceptual works, Yang’s new exhibit features 35 works ranging from her early ones to the latest, exploring human and community in historical and social context. Title of the exhibition, "Haegue Yang: Shooting the Elephant Thinking the Elephant," took inspiration from George Orwell's essay "Shooting an Elephant" and Romain Gary's novel "The Root of Heaven." In both literary references, an elephant represents nature destroyed by human as well as the dignity of man.Based in Berlin and Seoul, the 44-year-old artist ― who took the Korean Pavilion at the 2009 Venice Biennale and participated in dOCUMENTA Kassel in 2012― referred her works as a result of “ongoing agonizing.” “I am an artist who creates new works and grows up during the process. It could t

Feb 16, 2015By Kwon Mee-yoo
Yang Hae-gue on nature, human and community

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The OctagonNonhyeon Near the New Hilltop Hotel in Nonhyeon, this club is notable for its stylish interior and elite clientele. The venue offers a club stage, lounge bar and dining area to satisfy any night out after work or on the weekend. Near exit 4 of Hakdong Station on subway line 7. For more information, call (02) 516-8847.Club VolumeItaewon Offering a venue for specially-themed weekly events and world-class DJs, Club Volume is located in the Crown Hotel near Noksapyeong Station. Club Volume was listed by Time magazine among the "10 things to do in 24 hours in Seoul." For more information, call 1544-2635.Once in a Blue MoonApgujeong Once in a Blue Moon is one of the best known and well established jazz clubs in the city. It features live jazz sets from two different bands every night, usually starting at 7:30 p.m. It is located between the Hakdong intersection and Galleria department stores in the posh district of Apgujeong. For more information, call (02) 549-5490 or visit www.onceinabluemoon.co.kr.Club AnswerCheongdam Club Answer, chosen as one of the five hottest clubs in Seo

Feb 12, 2015
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David String QuartetSeoul Arts Center*March 2, 2015The David String Quartet will be holding a concert at the Seoul Arts Center in southern Seoul on March 2. After spending a considerable number of years studying in Germany, the four-seasoned musicians, consisting of violinists Kim Hee-sun and Choi Yoon-jung, violist Lee Hong-kyung and cellist Tak Yoon-ji, formed a classical music ensemble in late 2013. Despite the quartet’s recent nascence, however, the David String Quartet’s impressive achievements belie their relative inexperience. They will perform L. V. Beethoven’s “String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18,” D. Shostakovich’s “String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110” and end on a resounding note with E. Grieg’s “String Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 27.” Tickets cost 10,000 won. For more information, call (02) 2235-8955 or visit www.sac.or.kr.Steve BarakattSeoul Arts Center*March 8 Canadian composer and pianist Steve Barakatt will hold a concert at the Seoul Arts Center in southern Seoul on March 8 to celebrate the

Feb 11, 2015
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