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Exhibit Brings Stars and Pets Together

By Han Sang-hee Staff Reporter Korean celebrities and their furry friends have come together in front of the camera for a special photo exhibition called ``Fashion Pet.'' Top fashion magazine Vogue Korea is holding the photo exhibition to celebrate its 12th anniversary and also bring awareness to pet lovers and those who are looking for a pet. ``This will be a good chance for the public, especially children, to realize that pets are not just toys but living creatures and friends. With top Korean celebrities participating, the exhibition will be meaningful for the stars themselves and also visitors,'' Choi Byeong-kwan, the manager of the publicity group for Vogue Korea, told The Korea Times. A total of 100 well-known actors, singers, fashion models and designers have joined the event and many of them will appear at the pre-party that will be held July 21. Actress Kong Hyo-jin appeared with makeup making her resemble her pet poodle in her photo, while singer Lee Hyo-ri looked glamorous wearing a long dress and holding her cat. Other celebrities include actres

Jul 20, 2008

Meyerowitz Captures Air, Water in Photographs

By Cathy Rose A. Garcia Staff Reporter While inside an underwater observation room, world-renowned American photographer Joel Meyerowitz watched as divers entered the water, creating ripples and bubbles of air. ``I watched as the air bubbles the diver brought in with her slowly gathered together, rose to the surface and went back into the atmosphere. After seeing this numerous times, I suddenly had the fresh thought: `air and water are both elements each with part of the other within them, yet they are both separate and can never remain in a fixed state,''' Meyerowitz said, in an email interview. This prompted him to take a ``hard look'' at the ``phenomena'' of the four different elements ― air, water, fire and earth. ``Essentially, I was asking myself, `can I make a photograph that simply looks at phenomena (and print it large enough to produce a space the viewer can engage with) as if the viewer were there with the phenomena,''' Meyerowitz said. Visitors can see how Meyerowitz captured air and water in a series of fascinating, vividly colored photographs in ``

Jul 18, 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

Jul 17, 2008

Concerts, Museums & Theater

Classical Concerts Seoul Guitar Quartet Goyang Aram Nuri Arts Center Aug. 23 The Seoul Guitar Quartet is renown for its diversity in music, which ranges from classical to jazz and contemporary. At this performance, the group will present the tunes of L. Boccherini, Tchaikovsky and also several favorites from movies including ``Schindler's List'' and ``The Last Concert.'' Tickets cost from 20,000 won to 30,000 won. Visit www.ticketlink.co.kr or call (031) 819-7857. Connected to exit Aramnuri of Jeongbalsan Station on subway line 3. Pieter Wispelwey Complete Beethoven Seoul Arts Center Sept. 27 World-renowned Dutch cellist Pieter Wispelwey will present the complete works of Beethoven for this instrument including Sonata in F major, Op.5 No.1 and Sonata in G minor, Op.5 No. 2. Tickets cost from 30,000 won to 80,000 won. Visit www.ticketlink.co.kr or call 1577-5266. Located near exits 4 and 5 of Nambu Bus Terminal on subway line 3. Opera Gala Concert Seongnam Arts Center Sept. 20 Prominent Korean opera singers who are currently based in Europe will perform f

Jul 17, 2008

Seagull Revived as Acoustic Music Drama

By Chung Ah-young Staff Reporter ``The Seagull,'' an all-time classic drama, originally written by legendary Russian playwright Anton Chekhov, is to be presented as a music drama. The drama will star musical stars Kim Sun-a, Kim Jin-tae, Choi In-cheon and Kim Na-jeong, under the directorship of Lee Jong-seok renowned for ``Five Course Love.'' The play deals with a story of unrequited love in the 19th century in which all the characters love someone who does not care for them. But this version will add modern elements to the work put in a 21st century setting, while keeping to the basic storyline. The drama features the use of piano, violin and contrabass without any use of electronic sound effects. The prologue and epilogue of the drama will be filled with the acoustic performances only. Some scenes will be expressed purely through music to portray the conflicts and emotions of the characters. All the actors will be on stage for the entire duration of the drama. The actors will sometimes merge with the audience and other times play the instruments or make soun

Jul 16, 2008

Indulge in Imaginative Operas on Small Stages

By Lee Hyo-won Staff Reporter Last month, the Seoul Opera Ensemble Company staged a hip version of Verdi's ``Rigoletto'' at the Towol Theater, Seoul Arts Center. Such small stages will continue to host operas that flirt with experimental structures and bring audiences closer to the genre. The Small Theater Opera festival, currently ongoing through July 27 at the National Theater of Korea, features rare-to-see pieces such as Rimsky-Korsakov's ``Mozart and Salieri.'' The work dramatizes the supposedly fatal rivalry between the two composers in 18th-century Vienna, and inspired the critically acclaimed Milos Forman movie ``Amadeus'' (1984). Accompanying the show are works by the Mozart and Salieri themselves, ``Der Schauspieldirektor (The Impresario)'' and ``Prima la musica e poi le parole (Music Comes Before Speech),'' respectively. At the time, it is said that the emperor assigned the two to write an opera about the birth of opera, and Salieri's piece was preferred over Mozart's satirical criticism of the corrupt music scene. Tickets for each opera cost from 30,000 won to 50

Jul 14, 2008

From Hunchback to Danish Prince

By Chung Ah-young Staff Reporter You might remember the sad heartbreaking vocals of Quasimodo, who rang the ``soul bell'' of audiences in the Korean rendition of the French musical ``Notre Dame de Paris.'' Yoon Hyeong-ryeol, 25, who took the role of Quasimodo ― a pure-souled hunchback bell ringer of the cathedral, now takes off his heavy make-up and ugly hunchback costume to stand upright as a Danish prince in ``Hamlet.'' The rock opera will go on stage on Aug. 21. ``I am very happy to take this role because Hamlet is the most coveted role for actors,'' Yoon said in an interview with The Korea Times. Rarely do rookie performers land a leading role so soon after a debut piece. ``From a hunchback bell ringer to a prince … It was a steep status ascension for me,'' he jokingly said. But he said, ``Without the role of Quasimodo, there is no Hamlet for me.'' Yoon said that he devoted himself to the role of Quasimodo for more than one year. ``It was physically tough because I had to stoop down all the time while wearing heavy make-up on my hair and face and heavy hunch

Jul 14, 2008

Exhibit Features Japanese Pop Art

By Cathy Rose A. Garcia Staff Reporter With its whimsical combination of Japanese pop culture and ukiyo-e or woodblock print tradition, Japanese contemporary art works are increasingly gaining notice around the world. Takahashi Murakami and Yoshimoto Nara are some of the most well known Japanese contemporary artists today. Buyers around the world are snapping up their works like hotcakes. Keen interest is also being shown in the second generation of Japanese contemporary artists, who are seen as following in the footsteps of Murakami and Nara. ``Spot! Japanese Contemporary Art,'' currently held at Gallery Ihn in Samcheongdong, gives visitors a chance to view the works of nine artists including Hiroyuki Matsuura, Mayuka Yamamoto, Reiko Sakurai and Yosuke Ueno. ``The point of this exhibition is to observe the evolution of Japanese contemporary art and how the second generation has moved on after the first one (J-pop). We will spotlight the position of evolving Japanese art these days,'' curator Yang Ji-ni said in the exhibition brochure. The artworks may simply see

Jul 13, 2008

Ballerina Kang to Tour With Dancers

By Han Sang-hee Staff Reporter World-renowned ballerina Kang Sue-jin is holding her first ballet tour around Korea with her fellow dancer friends this coming week. Kang, the youngest ballerina to enter Germany's Stuttgart Ballet in 1986, will bring six prominent dancers to perform the ballet and musical gala. As the trend in performances, particularly ballet, has been the fusion of various genres, this show will also include elements of musicals and contemporary dance to the original ballet act. With the grand scale of classic ballet, the modern touch of contemporary dance and finally well-known music from beloved musicals, this special event is expected to thrill fans. Kang, 41, is one of Korea's favorite ballerinas working under the international spotlight. Winning critical acclaim and also many prestigious prizes including the Prix de Lausanne and Prix Benois de la Danse, she was the first Asian to be honored as a Kammertanzerin, or chamber dancer, by the German government. The gracious and articulate dancer's arduous training became widely known through a docume

Jul 13, 2008

Koreas Early Modern Architectural Heritage

By Robert Koehler Chief Editor of SEOUL Magazine. Although it doesn't get quite the attention it deserves in tourist guide books, early modern architecture is an important part of Korea's cultural heritage. Cities such as Shanghai and Qingdao in China, Yokohama and Nagasaki in Japan and Singapore have long been famous for their handsome Western-style buildings, many dating from the early 20th century, the height of Western imperialism in Asia. Visitors to Korean cities such as Seoul, Incheon, Mokpo and Gunsan will find a similarly rich architectural heritage, with cityscapes dotted with neo-Baroque banks, Rennaissance-style public offices and Romanesque churches. It is only recently, however, that national and local authorities have begun taking an active interest in preserving and promoting old Western-style buildings. Broadly speaking, ``early modern architecture'' is defined as (mostly) Western-style buildings dating from Korea's opening in the West at the end of the 19th century to the period immediately following the Korean War (1950-53). As Korea spent a good

Jul 11, 2008
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