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Seoul Intl Dance Festival to Be Held in October

By Han Sang-hee Staff Reporter October will be a month of dance with the Seoul International Dance Festival (SIDance 2008) Oct. 10-30. Celebrated companies and choreographers from 16 countries, including Greece, Colombia, Germany and Croatia, have been invited to the festival to show off their exquisite dance moves. ``We will show everything related to the human body. The beauty, impact and fascination of the body will be portrayed in the dances,'' Lee Jong-ho, artistic director of SIDance 2008, said at a press conference Tuesday. This year the festival will reach out to the audience with more colorful projects, performances and a special forum. As it has done since 2001, the festival will start with a Korean traditional ritual dance called ``gut.'' SIDance 2008 has strived to ``modernize'' this dance form and will present ``Cheoyong Gut.'' By bringing this dance form to the event, the festival has been able to introduce Korean dance to the world and also remind local audiences that ``traditional'' doesn't just mean ``old.'' ``Koreans are very interested in

Sep 3, 2008

Performing Arts Galore in Fall

Immerse in 2nd Fest of National Theaters Indulge in 8th Seoul Performing Arts Fest By Chung Ah-young Staff Reporter Summertime scorching heat is giving way to cool and gentle breezes, welcoming the onset of fall. This autumn, a series of world-renowned performances will greet theatergoers and foreign tourists in Seoul at the beginning of the season. The major performing arts festivals will offer rare chances to fans with more diverse and quality works than ever. The 2nd World Festival of National Theaters National theaters from eight countries ― Korea, Germany, Russia, Thailand, France, Moldova, Norway and China ― will present 18 performances from Sept. 5 to Oct. 30. It is a rare opportunity to see large-scale world masterpieces. Last year's festival attracted 30,000 people over a month, gaining a strong foothold among local performing arts festivals. This year, among others, ``Raise the Red Lantern,'' a ballet production based on the award-winning 1991 Chinese-Taiwanese film directed by Zhang Yimou, who also took the helm in directing the opening ceremony in 2

Sep 3, 2008

Shanghai Art Fair to Open

By Cathy Rose A. Garcia Staff Reporter As interest in Asian contemporary art grows around the world, it seems only natural for an international contemporary art fair to be held in Asia. The ShContemporary 2008, which opens in Shanghai next week, is only in its second year but is hoping to soon become the Art Basel of Asia. ShContemporary has gathered more than 138 galleries from 27 countries at the Shanghai Exhibition Center. The art fair, which runs from Sept. 10-13, is expected to attract buyers and collectors from all over the world. ShContemporary director Lorenzo Rudolf said the art fair provides a comprehensive overview of Asian contemporary art and galleries to an international audience, while at the same time bringing Western artists and galleries to Asia. ``The future is in Asia … Asia has a booming economy and strong growth of its art market, but what it needs is an import art market platform to complement the U.S. and European art fairs like Art Basel, Frieze, Art Basel Miami and the Armory Art Show,'' he said last week, in a press conference at the PKM Tr

Sep 1, 2008

Actor Noh Joo-hyeon in Fiddler on the Roof

By Chung Ah-young Staff Reporter Veteran actor Noh Joo-hyeon will star in the Korean version of Broadway musical ``Fiddler on the Roof,'' marking his first musical performance in his 40-year acting career. Noh will play the leading role of Tevye in the musical whose music was composed by Jerry Bock and lyrics by Sheldon Harnick. After spending most of his early career playing a gentleman in many TV dramas and films, he began changing his image to a comical character in various hit sitcoms a few years ago. The musical focuses on a middle-aged man (Tevye), the father of five daughters and his sacrifice for his family and religious traditions. The show portrays the traditional role of the father who on the outside seems strong but is vulnerable inside. It is also the portrayal of Korean fathers. Its musical numbers such as ``Sunrise, Sunset'' and ``If I Were A Rich Man'' well depict the fathers' warm-hearted love. In Broadway productions, prominent actors Harvey Fierstein and Henry Goodman took the role of Tevye. Fierstein won the Tony Award for best leading acto

Sep 1, 2008

Biennales Open in Gwangju, Busan This Week

By Cathy Rose A. Garcia Staff Reporter Korea becomes an international hub for contemporary art this week, with the opening of the Gwangju Biennale Sept. 5 and Busan Biennale Sept. 6. Korea's top two art events are not only competing for international attention between themselves, but also with other biennales scheduled to open in Shanghai, Singapore and Taipei, as well as a triennale in Yokohama next week. Gwangju Biennale The 7th Gwangju Biennale, considered Asia's most prestigious art event, runs from Sept. 5 to Nov. 9. There is no overall theme for the biennale, which artistic director Okwui Enwezor said was a response to what he called a ``crisis in thematic exhibitions.'' ``Annual Report: A Year in Exhibitions'' will show works and exhibits produced by artists from January 2007 to September 2008. ``For the Gwangju Biennale, the key concepts reflect on the economy of contemporary art, not just the in regards to the marketplace, but also the public; to see the broad range of practices; and to try to link up the network of spaces, markets, institutions and pract

Aug 31, 2008

Boston Ballets Energizing Performance

By Han Sang-hee Staff Reporter The Boston Ballet's ``Three Masterpieces'' was staged Saturday evening, an energetic performance that received appreciative applause from the audience. It is the first time the esteemed troupe has performed here and the ``Three Masterpieces,'' namely ``Concerto Barocco,'' ``Polyphonia'' and ``In the Upper Room,'' had made headlines for their originality even before the show. The Universal Arts Center in northeastern Seoul was full with couples and families waiting for the performance, while young students from nearby Sunhwa Arts High School were also seated to watch the troupe perform. ``Concerto Barocco,'' choreographed by George Balanchine, opened the show, with Double Violin Concerto in D minor by Bach in the backdrop. The curtain rose to reveal eight dancers dancing as one, later splitting into two groups made up of four each, and then into pairs. They all performed closely to the music, like delicate musical notes dancing along a sheet of music. Balanchine's work perfectly weaved through Bach's music, with two soloists entering

Aug 31, 2008

Photographer Shows Window to His Future

By Cathy Rose A. Garcia Staff Reporter Inspired by the Korean shaman ritual of using rice kernels to tell the future, New York-based photographer Ha Hyoung-sun placed rice kernels on his photographs. ``Korean clairvoyants place rice on the table to read the future. I'm imitating them, and not only trying to understand but also trying to project my own future (on the photographs),'' Ha told The Korea Times, while in the midst of preparing for his first solo exhibition in Korea. His exhibition ``Window'' runs through Sept. 16 at the Museum of Photography, Seoul. For his ``Window'' series, Ha took photographs of different places he visited in the United States, Korea and France, through the windows. While in the process of developing the photographs, he sprinkles rice kernels onto the paper before exposing it to the negative. As a result, his photographs have white rice-shaped bits that seem like tiny bugs floating on the surface. ``These photographs are physically and mentally where I am and where I'm going next. Wherever I go, at a hotel or small bed and breakfast, I

Aug 29, 2008

Half Success, Half Failure in Korean My Fair Lady

By Chung Ah-young Staff Reporter It took about 52 years for musical ``My Fair Lady'', which premiered in Broadway in 1956, to make its way to the overheated local musical scene eager for proven foreign licensed works. Why did it take so long to put such a reputed classic on stage in local theaters? It might be because of the language difference. Unlike other musicals, ``My Fair Lady'' is difficult to capture its original style and intentions if translated into Korean as the story puts much emphasis on the process of speech lessons and the improvement of English pronunciation. Despite the worries, the Korean version of ``My Fair Lady'' managed to pass the hardest test in the scenes of Eliza taking speech lessons from Higgins. The musical used English phrases without Korean translation in the speech tutoring scene endlessly repeating phrases like ``In Hertford, Hereford and Hampshire, hurricanes hardly ever happen'' to demonstrate that ``h''s must be aspirated. But it translated the phrase of ``The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain'' to practice the ``long a'

Aug 29, 2008

Clubs, Traditional Events & Art Exhibitions

Clubs The Circle Cheongdam-dong Located in the upscale Cheongdam-dong neighborhood, it's notorious for turning you down unless you're dressed chic and sleek. Faithful to its name, it has a round revolving floor ― looking for your ``lost'' table gives clubbers the perfect excuse to sit down with a sexy stranger. Located on Dosan-daero near Hak-dong intersection. Call (02) 546-5933 or visit www.thecircle.co.kr. Club Answer Cheongdam-dong This might be the answer to your nightlife. It offers an intimate partying environment with groovy electronic music by star DJs. You can reserve tables and the ones on the second floor provide an open view of the dance floor. Or mingling with the hot bartenders at the open bar might be a fine alternative. Located in Cheongdam-dong across the street from Prima Hotel, near the entrance of Yeongdong-daegyo. Call (02) 548-7115 or visit www.clubanswer.co.kr. Club Evans Hongdae or Hongik University Area This club, located near Hongik University, is great for intimate live performances. The line-up of performers is generally top-notch a

Aug 28, 2008

Concerts, Museums & Theater

Classical Concerts Andromeda Chamber Orchestra Seoul Education Culture Center Sept. 5 The Andromeda Chamber Orchestra of Germany is coming to Korea to offer their classical melodies to local fans. Launched by saxophonist Daniel Glatzel, the group will blend jazz elements to classical tunes. Mezzo-soprano Kim Chung-ja, also Glatzel's mother, will appear as a special guest. Tickets cost from 20,000 won to 50,000 won. Visit. www.ticketlink.co.kr or call (02) 523-5391. Located near exit 7 of Yangjae Station on subway line 3. Yo-Yo Ma & Kathryn Stott Duo Recital Seoul Arts Center Nov. 11 Cellist Yo-Yo Ma and pianist Kathryn Stott will join together for a special performance. The two friends will grant the audience with some of their favorite classical numbers including Franz Schubert's Sonata in A Minor for Arpeggione and Piano D. 821 and Dmitri Shostakovich's Sonata in D Minor, Op. 40. Tickets cost from 40,000 won to 150,000 won. For more visit www.ticketlink.co.kr or call (02) 720-3933. Located near exits 4 and 5 of Nambu Bus Terminal on subway line 3. Lendvay's G

Aug 28, 2008
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