Performing Arts

  • ENDLINGS: A Preview Performance & Post-Show Conversation

    Thursday, March 5, 2020 | 5:00 PM
    On the Korean island of Man-Jae, three elderly haenyeos—sea women—spend their dying days diving into the ocean to harvest seafood. Across the globe on the island of Manhattan, a Korean-Canadian playwright, twice an immigrant, spends her days wrestling with the expectation that she writes “authentic” stories about her identity. This “fascinating, audacious and deftly satirical” new play by Celine Song, directed by Sammi Cannold, questions what we inherit and challenges who dictates the terms. NYTW and the Korea... Read More

  • The Suit: Seoul and New York Connection

    Thursday, December 5, 2019 | 6:30 PM
    Join us for an evening of contemporary and traditional music presented by most notable performers of Korean traditional music today. This creative and original concert is assembled by performers who actively foster contemporary repertoire while perfecting and expanding historical techniques. In the program is a new monodrama The Suit by composer Michael Rose and librettist Ricahard Pels, based on Kim Young-Ha’s short story. The ensemble includes Sae-Yeon Jeong, p’ansori singer; Gamin, piri and saenghwang; Do-Yeon... Read More

  • Korean Traditional Music Orchestra of the Blind

    Thursday, October 24, 2019 | 8:00 PM
      The Korea Society is pleased to welcome back the musicians of Korean Traditional Music Orchestra of the Blind. During the Joseon Dynasty, the royal palace provided education and training to musically gifted blind people then employed them as court musicians. Known as “Blind Kwanhyun,” these musicians performed during official engagements and royal festivities. In 2011, Siloam Welfare Center for the Blind in Seoul launched the Korean Traditional Music Orchestra of the Blind with the support of the Ministry of... Read More

  • A Decade of K-Pop: Korean Music's Ascent in the U.S.

    Thursday, July 11, 2019 | 6:30 PM
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    Ten years since Wonder Girls and BoA became the first Korean artists to appear on Billboard's main U.S. music charts, K-pop is at the forefront of the increasingly globalized U.S. music scene. With BTS undeniably at the top of the music world and Blackpink making K-pop history by performing at Coachella, K-pop is no longer an incidental phenomenon but an integral part of American pop culture of 2019. In this talk, Tamar Herman, K-pop columnist for Billboard, reflects on the rise of K-pop in the U.S. during the... Read More

  • A Conversation on K-Factor: An Orchestral Exploration of K-pop at Lincoln Center

    Wednesday, June 19, 2019 | 12:00 PM
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      K-Factor, a unique concert presented by Lincoln Center, cast a light on the often overlooked musical innovations and radical spirit of the global phenomenon that is K-pop. On June 20, a 50-piece symphony orchestra performed live at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall, with a program comprising a curated set of songs arranged to highlight the distinct musical ingenuity present in Korean music new and old. The selections showcased well-known hits by K-pop artists like Blackpink, BTS, EXO, Red Velvet, Seo Taiji... Read More

  • New Year Pansori Recital

    Thursday, January 17, 2019 | 6:00 PM
    Pansorist Saebom Shin offers her rendition of gugak, a traditional Korean vocal music, in this New Year performance. Shin performs Danga: Sacheolga, Chunhyang-ga, poet Jinee Hwang’s Longing for the Moon, and the folksong Taepyung-ga. Performers include gayakeumist Rami Seo, guitarist Hokyung Choy, tabla player Deen Singh, and guest vocalist Hera Yoon.   + - Tickets Click to collapse   The Korea Society Fellow, Patron and Corporate... Read More

  • Gender Politics of Kpop

    Thursday, December 6, 2018 | 6:30 PM
    • Podcast MP3: http://traffic.libsyn.com/koreasociety/2018-12-06_TKS_GenderPoliticsOfKpop.mp3
    • Podcast URL: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/gender-politics-of-kpop/id210903888?i=1000426047702&mt=2
    • Youtube Video:
    Dr. S. Heijin Lee, Assistant Professor at NYU and freelance journalist Lai Frances delve into representations of gender roles in Kpop. They explore the traditional notions of masculinity and femininity reflected in artists’ concepts and LGBTQ+ issues in Kpop.   Gender Politics of Kpop Thursday, December 6, 2018 | 6:30 PM The Korea Society 350 Madison Avenue, 24th Floor New York, NY 10017   Join our membership program here! E-News sign-up   This program is supported, in part, by public funds... Read More

  • K-pop & Social Media

    Thursday, November 29, 2018 | 6:30 PM
    • Podcast MP3: http://traffic.libsyn.com/koreasociety/2018-11-29_TKS_KpopAndSocialMedia.mp3
    • Podcast URL: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/k-pop-social-media/id210903888?i=1000425222828&mt=2
    • Youtube Video:
    [NEW TIME] Social media advances K-pop’s reach around the globe, with YouTube and Twitter buzzing with the latest content from Korean artists. Tumblr Content Insights Associate and K-pop specialist, Beatrice Vantapool, and BuzzFeed’s Sarah Han, explore how technology has connected and created fans worldwide. Talk followed by Q&A and reception with Korean food and drinks.   + - Admission Click to collapse   The Korea Society... Read More

  • Kpop & Beauty

    Thursday, September 27, 2018 | 6:30 PM
    • Podcast MP3: http://traffic.libsyn.com/koreasociety/2018-09-27_KpopAndBeauty.mp3
    • Podcast URL: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/kpop-and-beauty/id210903888?i=1000420913287&mt=2
    • Youtube Video:
    Styling and beauty are quintessential elements of the Kpop lifestyle. Devon Abelman, Digital Beauty Reporter at Allure Magazine, uncovers Kpop hair, skincare, and beauty trends.   + - Admission Click to collapse   The Korea Society Fellow, Patron and Corporate members: FREE with registration Tickets Members & Students $20.00 USD Non-members $30.00 USD   Full Name Title or... Read More

  • Lautarian: Korean-Roma Project featuring KoN & Rami

    Friday, September 14, 2018 | 7:00 PM
    Experience music without boundaries through the “Lautarian: Korean-Roma Project” with KoN, the first roma violinist in Korea, and Rami Seo, an accomplished gayakeumist and ethnomusicologist from New York. “Lautari” is an elite music group among Roma musicians. Performing artist, KoN, combines this with “an” from “Korean” and “musician” to describe nuevo Korean Roma music. Explore and experience the world of music featuring the harmony of Korean and Western musical instruments. Performance followed by reception with... Read More

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