The 11th Mexican film festival will take place at locations around the nation beginning this week at Seoul Art Cinema and culminating on Oct. 3 in Jeonju.
The films for the festival are “Enlightened Blood” directed by Ivan Avilas Duerias, “Absence” by Alfonso Zuarez Romero, “My Life Inside” with director Lucia Gaja, “Wait for Me in Another World,” directed by Juan Pablo Villasenor and “The Old Thieves” by Everado Gonzales.
The festival is in the Seoul Art Cinema from Aug. 31 till Sept. 10: in Gwangju, Sept. 8-10; in Daegu, Sept. 11 -13; in Daejeon, Sept. 16-18; and in Jeonju, Sept. 28-Oct. 3.
Foreigners now have the chance to learn play traditional Korean musical instruments such as the “janggu,” “gayageum” or “haegeum” at the National Gugak Center (previously known as the National Center for Korean Traditional Performing Arts) in Seocho, for a 12 week Saturday morning course beginning Sept. 04 till Nov. 20 from 10:30 a.m. till 12:30 p.m.
The cost is 30,000 won.
Application period ends Sept. 02 and is on a first-come-first-served basis.
All classes are conducted in English and Korean (with language assistants).
Class options: Janggu (hourglass-shaped drum) beginner’s, janggu intermediate. gayageum (12-stringed zither), haegeum (two-stringed fiddle), “samulnori” (percussion quartet, prerequisite janggu class or janggu skills required).
Classes may be cancelled if there is an insufficient number of participants
To apply email baewon76@gmail.com
For more information see the Gugak Center website or contact Lee Baewon at the above email address or on 010-3885-9589.
Instruments can be leased from the center for classes (there are enough for everyone). There will be a costumed (“hanbok”) performance by the students and teachers on Saturday Nov. 20. Hanok will be provided free of charge to the course participants.
The Gugak Center is located in Seocho-dong across the Banpo Bridge from Itaewon. Take a taxi from Bangbae Station on subway Line 2 (stop 225) exit 1 or from Nambu Bus Terminal Station on Subway Line 3 (stop 341) exit 5. At exit 5 of Nambu Bus Terminal take the #12 bus (the bus stop is right in front of the station) - Get off at Guknip Gugakwon (NCKTPA).
Here are some of the other buses you can take: Green Bus, Seocho 12, 4429 or Bangbae Station (Stop 225), exit 1, Green Bus Seocho07, 15, 17, Sadang Station(stop 226,433), exit 1, Green Bus Seocho 17, Naebang Station (stop 7735), Exit 3, Green bus Seocho 07, 15.