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Clubs, Exhibitions & For Kids

Clubs Club Garden Apgujeong-dong The Garden is an electronica hotspot, with the big draw being its line-up of guest DJs such as Laurent Garnier, Mondo Grosso, Afrika Bambatta and Goldie. Near Galleria Department Store on the so-called Rodeo Street in southern Seoul. Call (02) 518-5115 or clubgarden.co.kr. Club Evans Hongdae or Hongik University Area This place, located near Hongik University, is great for intimate live performances. The line-up of performers is generally top-notch and the acoustics are good. Located near exit 1 on Sangsu Station on subway line 6 or exit 6 on Hongdae Station on subway line 2. Call (02) 337-8361 or www.clubevans.com. Club Caliente Itaewon The patrons are so diverse, DJ Josh sometimes has the hard job of appealing to everyone. But he keeps the dance floor going, playing a variety of standbys and new Latin music. The song selection is what keeps people coming back. Located near exit 4 of Itaewon Station subway line 6. Call (011) 9094 8484 Club M2 Hongdae M2 features top DJs from home and abroad. The dance

Nov 15, 2007

Concerts, Museums & Performances

Classical Concerts Opera Carmen Seoul Arts Center Through Nov. 17 Directed by Cheh Ji-Hyung and conducted by Carlo Palleschi, the opera ``Carmen'' will be performed at the arts center. The femme fatale Carmen and fascinating music by Bizet are sure to lure the audience. Tickets range from 40,000 won to 120,000 won. Visit www.sac.or.kr or call 1588-7890. Located near exits 4 and 5 of Nambu Bus Terminal Station on subway line 3. Songs of Brazil Sejong Center for the Performing Arts Nov. 17 Cellist Song Young-hoon and guitarist Jason Vieaux will introduce dynamic Brazilian music to Korea. Songs written by renowned Brazilian composers Heitor Villa Lobos and Antonio Carlos Jobim will be played at the concert. Tickets cost from 33,000 won to 55,000 won. Visit www.stompmusic.com or call 1588-7890. Located near exit 8 of Gwanghwamun Station on subway line 5. Brahms Project 4 Kumho Art Hall Nov. 22 Under the title ``Brahms vs. Beethoven,'' Beethoven's string quartet ``Razumovsky'' and Brahms's Piano Quintet in f minor will be played at this concert

Nov 15, 2007

Amore Museum Offers Exhibit on Late Joseon Tea Culture

By Chung Ah-young Staff Reporter The Amore Museum is holding an exhibition about the tea culture of the late Joseon Kingdom until Feb. 28. Located in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, the museum's exhibit displays tea drinking culture, tradition and history through various historical relics. The exhibit consists of two parts _ the tea ceremony culture, which was enjoyed by a select few, and its gradual disappearance. According to the museum, during the Joseon Kingdom (1392-1910), tea was not very popular. Only the royal court enjoyed tea and used it to treat Chinese envoys. It was also consumed at royal ceremonies. But in the late period of the Joseon era, a small group of scholars such as Jeong Yak-yong and Kim Jeong-hui, began to study teas, based on Chinese documents, to boost tea culture. However, during the late Joseon era (1897-1910), tea was consumed only in royal court ceremonies, as coffee and other Western culture started entering the nation. For that reason, tea utensils and accessories from the Joseon period are limited in number and are now highly v

Nov 14, 2007

Institute Showcases Top Korean Talents in Paris

By Lee Hyo-won Staff Reporter Image-making is not limited to individuals or brands, but countries as well. Non-profit organization Corea Image Communications Institute (CICI) took their Korea image-making efforts to Paris, Tuesday, to showcase the best of Korea's arts and culture scene. Founded in 2003 under the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, CICI brings together opinion leaders from all pillars of Korean society to develop ways to accurately portray Korea to the international community. The event in Paris aims to facilitate a better understanding about Korea in Europe, where Korean cultural awareness is relatively low, according to CICI. The institute invited some 300 leading figures from France's political, business, cultural and academic fields as well as members of the press and international organizations such as the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Highlights of the event included pianist Kim Sun-wook's first performance in Paris. Last year, the

Nov 13, 2007

Classic Operas to Sweep Seoul

By Lee Hyo-won Staff Reporter With the autumn leaves painting hills yellow and orange, it's no time for a Spanish siesta. Yet operagoers in Seoul can taste two slightly different flavors of Spain through opera this fall ― Spain's Teatro Real version of Verdi's ``La Traviata'' and Bizet's Spanish love story ``Carmen'' brought to life by top domestic talent. Pier Luigi Pizzi's `La Traviata' The Korea Opera has invited celebrated Italian director Pier Luigi Pizzi, 77, to stage ``La Traviata,'' at the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts, Nov. 15-18. Pizzi has taken the helm for over 500 operas all over the world for the past 30 years, and will present his fifth production of the Giuseppe Verdi classic here, staged just as it was in Teatro Real in Madrid, Spain. ``Korea and Spain are two countries that are very from one another in both distance and in culture, but in this cultural field it is fascinating that the opera fans in both countries coincide in their love for the work of the great Italian composer,'' wrote Antonio Moral, artistic director of Teatro Real, in a lette

Nov 12, 2007

Juan Soriano Exhibition Opens in Seoul

By Cathy Rose A. Garcia Staff Reporter A retrospective of the works of the late renowned Mexican painter and sculptor Juan Soriano opened in Seoul last week. Soriano, who died at the age of 85 last year, was closely identified with the Mexican cultural movement together with artists Frida Kahlo, Rufino Tamayo and Nobel Prize Laureate for Literature Octavio Paz. ``Juan Soriano on Paper, Tapestry, Bronze and Silver'' is a chance for art lovers to see Soriano's best works in different mediums. The exhibition, which includes 27 paintings, five tapestries and 25 sculptures in bronze and silver, runs through Nov. 28 at the Gallery Areum and Nuri, Korea Foundation Cultural Center. Marek Keller, director of the Juan Soriano Foundation in Mexico, said Soriano may have been a Mexican artist but his works are ``international.'' ``He did not do folkloric art, but abstracts and portraits. Of course, his roots are Mexican and he is Mexican, but you can't say his art is purely Mexican. His work is international and belongs to the world,'' Keller told The Korea Times at the exh

Nov 11, 2007

Concerts, Musuem & Performances

Classical Concerts Christian Thielemann & Munich Philharmonic Seongnam Arts Center Nov. 11 Maestro Christian Thielemann comes to Korea with Munich Philharmonic. They will perform ``Don Juan'' composed by Strauss and ``Symphony No.1'' by Brahms. Tickets cost from 80,000 won to 240,000 won. Visit www.snart.or.kr or call (031) 783-8000. Located near exit 1 of Imae Station on the Bundang subway line. Cadaques Orchestra Seoul Arts Center Nov. 11 Led by Pablo Gonzalez, the Cadaques Orchestra is composed of European musicians. With tenor Francisco Vas and violinist Baek Ju-young, the orchestra will perform Spanish ``zarzuela'' pieces. Tickets cost from 20,000 won to 60,000 won. Visit www.sac.or.kr or call 1588-7890. Located near exits 4 and 5 of Nambu Bus Terminal Station on subway line 3. Quatrabratsche Recital Kumho Art Hall Nov. 11 Four violists, including Lee Chungoh, will play Scarlatti's viola sonata and Weinzierl's ``Nachtstuck'' among many more pieces. Tickets are 20,000 won. Visit www.ticketlink.co.kr or call 1588-7890. Located near exit 7

Nov 8, 2007

Clubs, Exhibitions & For Kids

Clubs Club Garden Apgujeong-dong The Garden is an electronica hotspot, with the big draw being its line-up of guest DJs such as Laurent Garnier, Mondo Grosso, Afrika Bambatta and Goldie. Near Galleria Department Store on the so-called Rodeo Street in southern Seoul. Call (02) 518-5115 or clubgarden.co.kr. Club Evans Hongdae or Hongik University Area This place, located near Hongik University, is great for intimate live performances. The line-up of performers is generally top-notch and the acoustics are good. Located near exit 1 on Sangsu Station on subway line 6 or exit 6 on Hongdae Station on subway line 2. Call (02) 337-8361 or www.clubevans.com. Club Caliente Itaewon The patrons are so diverse, DJ Josh sometimes has a hard job appealing to everyone. But he keeps the dance floor going, playing a variety of standbys and new Latin music. The song selection is what keeps people coming back. Located near exit 4 of Itaewon Station subway line 6. Call (011) 9094 8484. Club M2 Hongdae M2 features top DJs from home and abroad. The dance floor a

Nov 8, 2007

World Samulnori Competition in Gongju

By Chung Ah-young Staff Reporter More than 1,200 participants from 80 samulnori troupes including 10 foreign ones will gather to compete in the artistry of Korean traditional percussion at the 16th World Samulnori Competition and Festival. The festival will be held at Kongju National University in Gongju, South Chungcheong Province from Nov. 9-11. ``Samulnori'' is Korean traditional percussion quartet for folk music performance using four percussion instruments ― the jing (large gong), ggwaenggwari (small gong), jang-go (hourglass-shaped drum) and buk (barrel drum). The term ``samulnori'' was first coined in 1978 to describe a genre of music and to serve as the name of Korea's leading traditional performance group led by Kim Duk-soo, based on farmers' band music, or ``nongak.'' Samulnori combines the rhythms used in nongak with musical elements from shamanist ceremonies and modern compositions, creating a synthesis of old and new, rural and urban, east and west, and combining elements of music and dance. Samulnori refers to the performance of four musicians playing

Nov 7, 2007

Van Gogh Show to Open in Seoul

Vincent Van Gogh’s “The Yellow House” (1888) is part of the exhibition “Van Gogh: Voyage into the Myth” that runs from Nov. 24 to March 16 at the Seoul Museum of Art.By Cathy Rose A. Garcia Staff reporter The first retrospective of Vincent Van Gogh's works (1853-1890) in Korea will open on Nov. 24, gathering the Dutch artist's masterpieces from the Van Gogh Museum and Kroller-Muller Museum in the Netherlands. ``Van Gogh: Voyage into the Myth'' will feature 67 works by Van Gogh, including 45 paintings and 22 drawings, at the Seoul Museum of Art. This is the biggest Van Gogh exhibition since the exhibition marking the 100th anniversary of the artist's death at the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam in 1990. The Hankook Ilbo, the sister company of The Korea Times, is organizing the event with the Seoul Museum of Art and KBS Korea. Seo Soun-jou, the Van Gogh exhibit commissioner and Hankook Ilbo cultural project center director of exhibitions, said this is a comprehensive exhibition that covers the master painter's brief but fruitful 10-year career. The ex

Nov 6, 2007
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