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The movements of Korea’s classical dance tradition reflect the essential rhythms of life in Korea. The exuberant yott’aryongch’um (Taffy Peddler Dance) walks audiences through the bustling marketplaces of Korea, while meditative, deeply symbolic performances such as the hwahyonmu (Lotus Dance) and sungmu (Monk’s Dance) explore the country’s deep Buddhist roots. From the gentle, gliding grace of the opening chaech’onmu (Choson Court Dance) to the thunderous drumming of the closing p’unggo, the dancers and musicians of the Chae Hyang Soon Dance Company display the strength and energy of Korean tradition.
Dynamic Korea: Dance & Song
Performances by the Chae Hyang Soon Dance Company
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|  The Korea Society kicks off a rich autumn season of performing arts with percussionist Vongku Pak on traditional drum, or changgu, Eddy Jo Martinez on guitar, and Jorge Mesa on bass. This scintillating trio will perform a sizzling hour of rhythms, beats, and blues to mark this fall’s G20 leaders summit in Seoul. Come celebrate Korea—a crossroads of music and meeting place for world leaders—with this soulful summit salute. Pak opens with Sulganggo, a Korean hour-glass drum solo to “call the world to Korea,” followed by a blend of kutkǒri, ch’ilch’ae, and jajinmori rhythms.
Thursday, September 9, 2010
About the Performers
Vongku Pak has wowed audiences form Istanbul to Carnegie Hall with his percussive mastery. Eddy Jo Martinez, a founding member of Laguna Moree and Ash-Negative Research Cabaret, has composed original scores for a host of experimental theatre productions. Jorge Mesa plays a wide spectrum of music and has engaged in music projects worldwide.
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 "...It would speak to the seasons." Join us for a rich evening of time circling through the elegant sounds of Rami Seo's kayagǔm. Powerful at times, passive at others, Ms. Seo's stringed wonder takes us from spring through summer, to autumn's passing and wintry embrace...and back again to spring. Relax amid the contemplative sounds and relish the rich history of the kayagǔm. Thursday, May 20, 20106:15 PM Check-in 6:30 PM Recital "If This Kayagŭm Could Talk..."
Kayagŭm Recital
The Korea Society
950 Third Avenue @ 57th Street, 8th Floor
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Groove to an evening of ancient sound with contemporary beats, as The Korea Society welcomes two ensembles and two soloists from Korea's 21C collective. A capella group Tori'S, the Ullim ensemble, Kim Ga-hee, and vocalist Lee Ewha, accompanied by Paek Hyun-ho, will entertain with a lively mix of Korean classics and new music.
Moderated by composer and ethnomusicologist Ha Ju-yong
Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at 6:30 PM
6:30 PM: Reception
6:45 PM: Performance
The Korea Society
950 Third Avenue @ 57th Street, 8th Floor
(Building entrance on SW corner of Third Avenue and 57th Street)
$10 for members and students; $15 for nonmembers
(Walk-in registration will incur an additional charge of $5)
About the Performers
Ullim
With one of the most exciting sounds in Korea today, Ullim is at the forefront of the movement to revive interest in traditional Korean music by combining ancient harmonies with contemporary techniques. Ullim's musicians are classically trained daegŭm, p’iri, haegŭm, kayagŭm, kŏmungo and changgo players who specialize in reinterpreting sinawi, a traditional genre of improvisation. The group's first album, 1/N Sinawi, was released in 2009.
Tori’S
Tori’S debuted in 2008 as a vocal group performing traditional Korean music a cappella. Its five members are classically trained in both Western techniques as well as traditional Korean genres such as kayagŭm sanjo and p’ansori, as well as central Korea's Gyŏnggi-minyo folk songs. The group draws its name from the Korean word tori, which translates as "regional musical dialect."
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Join us for an evening with the talented Leekyung Kang, as she performs court, folk, and contemporary selections on the haegŭm, a traditional two-stringed fiddle. Between selections, composer and ethnomusicologist Ju-Yong Ha will explain the use and history of the instrument, which was first introduced to Korea from China in the Koryŏ period. Since then, the haegŭm's rich and mournful tone—considered evocative of the human voice—has been indispensable to both Korean court and folk music.   Performance by
LEEKYUNG KANG
Haegǔm Performer
Introduction and commentary by
Ju-Yong Ha
Composer and Ethnomusicologist, City University of New YorkThursday, March 18, 2010 at 6:30 PM 6:00 PM-6:30 PM Registration and Reception 6:30 PM-8:00 PM Performance and Commentary The Korea Society 950 Third Avenue @ 57th Street, 8th Floor (Building entrance on SW corner of Third Avenue and 57th Street) $10 for members and students; $20 for nonmembers (Walk-in registration will incur an additional charge of $5) For more information or to register for the program, please contact Heewon Kim or 212-759-7525, ext. 355.
About the Presenters
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