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- A whirling feast of motion returns to Chuncheon
- May 18, 2012
- Held every spring in May, the Chuncheon International Mime Festival is considered one of the leading festivals not to miss in Korea (photo courtesy of the Chuncheon International Mime Festival).The Chuncheon International Mime Festival bursts back onto the scene this Sunday, maki...
- Buddha's Birthday festivities kick off
- May 18, 2012
- For weeks, paper lanterns have been going up along streets, around temples, and in many other public spaces all across the country. Bearing a passing resemblance to Christmas lights, these lanterns celebrate the birthday of Prince Siddhartha Gautama (Gautama Buddha), the spiritua...
- Around the world on an Expo ticket
- May 18, 2012
- One week into Expo 2012 Yeosu Korea, the excitement and energy on Korea’s southern coast only continues to grow. Among the many sights to be explored, a stand-out attraction is the International Pavilion, which showcases the 104 participating countries. Performers and visitors ...
- Traditional Korean music marches forward
- May 17, 2012
- Traditional Korean music (gugak in Korean) is adapting to the sensibilities of people today, shattering its image of excessive complexity and even monotony. Today, gugak has undergone a major reinvention and gugak musicians are actively embracing other genres of art, stagin...
- Sound of Heaven Music commemorates King Sejong
- May 17, 2012
- A celebration of the 615th anniversary of the birth of King Sejong took place on May 12 and 13 in Gyeongbokgung Palace (photo courtesy of the National Gugak Center). King Sejong the Great is considered to have set an important milestone in Korea’s 5,000-year history, especially i...
- Food alleys: Sindang-dong Tteokbokki Town
- May 15, 2012
- One of Korea’s most ubiquitous foods, tteokbokki has a lot more history than one might first imagine. Although now a popular street food snack, tteokbokki is derived from Korean royal court cuisine, and its development over the centuries traces Korea’s history. Its roots can be t...
- Korean dancical gears up for U.S. premiere
- May 11, 2012
- Nonverbal dance musical Sachoom wakes up the suppressed cells of audiences regardless of their nationalities (photo courtesy of DOBECOM).Dance speaks a universal language, something Sachoom is well aware of. The all-dance nonverbal musical production, which has quickly grown in s...
- Yeosu Expo kicks off its 93-day run offshore
- May 11, 2012
- Fireworks light up the night sky over the Big-O, a central landmark of the Yeosu Expo, during a ceremony signaling the grand opening on May 11, the eve of the the Expo 2012 (photo courtesy of Cheong Wa Dae).Along with the fireworks filling the night sky over the Big-O, the Intern...
- Royal palaces offer a night of full moon, music
- May 08, 2012
- Deoksugung and ChangdeokgungTwo of Seoul’s royal palaces, Deoksugung and Changdeokgung, welcome audiences at night with a variety of traditional performances. The “Performance by Masters at Deoksugung Palace” series, which kicks off its annual season on May 10, is set to make vis...
- World chefs gather in Korea for WACS Congress Daejeon
- May 07, 2012
- The largest food event that has ever been held in Korea, 2012 WACS Congress Daejeon, opened on May 1. Held until May 12, it is taking place in various venues around Daejeon including the Daejeon Convention Center, the KOTRA Trade Exhibition Center, and Hanbit Square in Expo Park....
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