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Concerts, Museums & Performances

CLASSICAL CONCERTS Coronation Ball Sejong Center for the Performing Arts June 15 - June 17 The best songs from the hit French musicals ``Starmania'' and ``Notre Dame de Paris,'' will be performed by French opera singers alongside the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra. Tickets cost from 40,000 won to 150,000 won. Visit www.ndpkorea.co.kr/cb or call (02) 399-1111. Located near exit 8 of Gwanghwamun Station on subway line 5. Alban Berg Quartet's Farewell Concert In Seoul Seoul Arts Center May 31 After 36 successful years of performing together, the Alban Berg Quartet has announced their farewell to the stage and will perform for the last time in Seoul. Tickets cost from 20,000 won to 70,000 won. Visit www.sac.or.kr or call (02) 580-1234. Located near exits 4 and 5 of Nambu Bus Terminal Station on subway line 3. Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra Concert in Korea Seoul Arts Center June 26 Composed of the best musicians that Europe has to offer, the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra will play their own interpretations of Bach while accompanied by other soloist musicians. Tickets cos

May 24, 2007

Traditional, Kids & Sports

TRADITIONAL Traditional Wedding Ceremony South Insa Courtyard Through June, September-October The Foundation for the Preservation of Cultural Properties of Korea presents a reenactment of a traditional Korean wedding ceremony. No performances on Mondays through Wednesdays and none in July and August. Free of charge. Visit www.fpcp.or.kr/fpcp/ or call (02) 566-6300. The Southern Insa Courtyard is located near the entrance to Insa-dong from Jongno. Folk Performance The Korea House Open Run The Korea House will hold traditional performances in an open run. The entrance fee is 29,000 won. There are 156 seats available every night and each performance includes a traditional Korean dinner. Visit www.koreahouse.or.kr or call (02) 2266-9101. Located near exit 3 of Chungmuro Station on subway lines 3 and 4. Presidential Guards of Honor Courtyard in front of Cheong Wa Dae Through June 29, Oct. 12 - Nov. 30 The guards who watch over the presidential mansion will showcase their traditions and customs. No fee. Performances every Friday from 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. at the cou

May 24, 2007

Wozzeck Highlights Plight of Poor

By Bae Keun-min Staff Reporter Austrian composer Alban Berg's first opera ``Wozzeck'' will be staged for the first time in Korea from June 14 to 17 at the LG Arts Center in Seoul. The National Opera of Korea will produce the avant-garde opera based on the unfinished drama ``Woyzeck'' by German playwright Georg Buchner (1813-1837). The opera will be the initial piece for the troupe's ``My Next Opera'' series. The opera ``Wozzeck,'' which premiered in 1925, is considered to have signaled the modern era of opera. It tells of the inevitability of hardship and brutal exploitation of the poor. The difference in name between the opera and the play resulted from a mistake by a German music book publishing company. Famed director Yang Jung-ung from Yohangza Theater Company will orchestrate the production. Yang won international recognition with a Korean rendition of William Shakespeare's ``A Midsummer Night's Dream.'' ``Although it has been 200 years (since it was written), `Woyzeck' is still considered the most contemporary piece with its open text and structure. It drew p

May 23, 2007

Contemporary Dance Fests Abound in June

By Seo Dong-shin Staff Reporter Contemporary dance fans in Seoul have two guaranteed events to look forward to each year: The International Modern Dance Festival (MODAFE) in early summer, and the Seoul International Dance Festival (SIDance) in early autumn. This year, the early summer season has been bustling with particularly diverse options, providing a feast for contemporary dance fans. Starting with troupes from around the world included in the inaugural Springwave Festival program, the LG Arts Center offers performances from Europe such as Alain Platel's ``VSPRS,'' set for this weekend, and Nacho Duato and Tomaz Pandur's ``Alas'' (Wings) to be staged on June 6-8. There is also the 7th Seoul International Improvisation Dance Festival, which kicks off this Friday. The festival, to which 50 dancers from seven countries are invited, will mainly take place at the Arko Arts Theater in Daehangno and M Theater in southern Seoul. But several workshops and an outdoor improvisation performance in Marronnier Park in Daehangno are also scheduled, featuring Amsterdam-based Magpie

May 23, 2007

Park’s Painting Breaks Local Price Record

By Chung Ah-young Staff Reporter The masterpiece ``A Wash Place’’ by the late painter Park Soo-keun (1914-1965) was sold at auction Tuesday for 4.52 billion won, an all-time high among Korean artworks. The record-high bid broke the previous record set by another of Park’s paintings, ``Women at the Market’’ which was sold for 2.5 billion won at the Korea Premier Auction, or K Auction, in March. The auction was the 106th organized by Seoul Auction Space in Pyeongchang-dong. Bidding for ``A Wash Place,'' which was reportedly painted in the late 1950s, began at 3.3 billion won, but surpassed the estimated price of between 3.5 billion to 4.5 billion won. The painting is 37 cm in height and 72 cm in width, and is regarded as one of Park’s biggest paintings. It features six women washing alongside the banks of a stream. ``Flower and Jar,'' a 1957 work by famed painter Kim Whan-ki (1913-1974) was also sold at the auction fetching a price 3.05 billion won. ``Sun, Moon and Five Peaks,'' a historical painted folding screen that used to stand behind the king’s throne dur

May 22, 2007

Dancheong: Spiritual Colors of Korea

By Chung Ah-young Staff Reporter When a visitor steps into a temple called Sudosa, in Incheon, west of Seoul, decorative colored patterns on eaves, walls and pillars might be the first thing to come into sight. Jung Sung-gil, 50, a dancheong artisan, painted the delicate colors and traditional patterns in every corner of the temple. Dancheong is the use of Korean-style decorative colorful patterns on wooden buildings and other wooden items to convey beauty and dignity, using five basic colors _ red, blue, yellow, black and white. From Sudosa in Incheon to Yonghwasa (Yonghwa Temple) in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, Jung has worked in over 150 temples. His work has led him to wander about all over the country for over 30 years since 1975. Jung, who was designated as Intangible Cultural Property No. 14 of Incheon for dancheong in 2004, has painted not only temples but also palaces around the country over the three decades. Jung started learning at the age of 18 in 1975 under the renowned artisan Hyegak, a Buddhist priest. Dancheong has various meanings in K

May 22, 2007

‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’ Returns to Daehangno

By Chung Ah-young Staff Reporter Fantasy, dreams and magic of William Shakespeare's tangled tale of four lovers will be blended with Korean mythical folklore and dynamic theatricality. Promising director Yang Jung-ung has adapted the Shakespeare's romantic comedy, ``A Midsummer Night's Dream,'' giving it his own mixture of dance, voice, percussion and performance. The play, presented by Yonhangza Company, will go on stage at Arko Arts Theater in Daehangno, central Seoul on June 15-July 8. The Korean production took to the stage at the Barbican Center in London in 2006 for the first time, having delighted audiences at the Sydney Festival and the Hong Kong Arts Festival. The play will be offered with English language subtitles for foreigners every Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Since the Korean adaptation directed by Yang premiered in 2002, it has toured 38 cities in 11 countries, drawing up to 70,000 to its performances. Yang flavored Korean traditional beauty with Shakespeare's text in his adaptation, featuring oriental make-up and costumes, percussive tribal mu

May 21, 2007

Sejong’s Gradual Metamorphosis

Former CEO-Turned-Chief Talks About Efficiency By Kim Ji-soo Staff Reporter The back garden of Sejong Center for the Performing Arts, with its colossal edifice blocking out the traffic and commotion along the main Gwanghwamun road and with its benches and summer water fountain, has provided a sanctuary for harried Seoulites. The benches, the people and the greenery were the same on one May day. But there was a change. The former parking lot had been demolished to make way for more greens, the lawns are neatly arranged and the benches have been replaced. It's one of the ostensible changes that the performing arts center has undergone in the past year or so. After years of conflict between the management and union members, comprised of artists belonging to the center's troupes, a former CEO of a textile company took stewardship in December 2005. Kim Joo-song, 60, assumed a position traditionally held by artists or those in the cultural industries. Once aboard, Kim with his 30 year-long-career at Kolon Group, tackled the management-union conflict. ``There was resistan

May 20, 2007

Horn’s Retrospective in Seoul

By Seo Dong-shin Staff Reporter Just imagine slowly moving mirrors, peacock feathers and musical scores; a pair of shoes is placed over scattered coal amid bundles of developed films, with metal construction occasionally sparking electricity in the place of a head; piano keys made of oyster shells; and mechanical devices spewing out ink over the white wall and canvass. You might think it is just another cryptic world of contemporary art, from which ordinary viewers can never dare to dream about fishing out any plausible message. But in this case, a little patience may pay. The world of Rebecca Horn, arguably one of the best-known German performance and installation artists alive, is actually beautiful to see, with the objects programmed in slow movements of meditative, almost dreamy nature. There is a strange air of romanticism, with abundant literary and cultural references, a world that is not likely to completely alienate viewers. ``The meaning and the appearance of artwork is inseparable,'' said the 62-year-old artist, who is visiting Seoul for her first retrospective h

May 20, 2007

Documentary Photos Create Fiction

By Seo Dong-shin Staff Reporter The power of photography can come from diverse reasons. It could be about capturing beautiful compositions of "decisive moments'' as Henri Cartier-Bresson did, or about jumping into battlefields to record the violence of war as in the case of Robert Capa. Or it could be about an attitude laced with wit and satire; a mindset that would fit a sociologist, as leading British photographer Martin Parr's. Parr's retrospective, the first to be held outside Europe, is underway at the Hangaram Design Museum at Seoul Arts Center in southern Seoul. Parr, a member of the Magnum Photos Agency, is a documentary photographer. But his photography is not an objective reflection of reality. The 54-year-old once said: "With photography, I like to create fiction out of reality. I try and do this by taking society's natural prejudice and giving this a twist.'' With photographs taken with this attitude, viewers cannot but strongly feel the presence behind the viewfinder that chooses to push the button at one particular moment from that particular angle. Wheth

May 18, 2007
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