Arts & Culture Programs

Han!

“[Han] is not an easy word to understand. It has generally been understood as a sort of resentment. But I think it means both sadness

Bong Joon Ho: Dissident Cinema with Karen Han

Bong Joon Ho: Dissident Cinema by culture writer and screenwriter Karen Han is the first definitive critical and visual survey of the Academy Award–winning South

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Korea & FIFA World Cup

  South Korea holds the proud distinction of being the first independent Asian country to participate in a FIFA World Cup tournament in 1954. Still,

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New Narratives in Korea: Baek Sehee

  Part memoir, part self-help book, and completely engrossing, I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki by Baek Sehee is a book

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Crossroads of Youth

During the silent film era in Korea, movie screenings were accompanied by live music and narrators called Byeonsa. This special screening of Crossroads of Youth

A Conversation with Kim Tae-yong

The Crossroads of Youth Byeonsa Performance US Tour will begin this November, bringing a byeonsa troupe from South Korea to the United States for a

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Artist Talk: Young Min Moon

In his paintings Young Min Moon depicts Jesa, a Confucian ritual for commemoration of the deceased, which was one of the earliest memories he holds

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KPOP THE BROADWAY MUSICAL

  As global superstars put everything on the line for a special one-night-only concert, they face struggles both cultural and personal that threaten to dismantle

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Bojagi Workshop

Learn how to make your own bojagi—traditional Korean wrapping cloths—in this hands-on workshop. Participants will learn how to create a mini double layer bojagi called

Happy Hour with Korean Influencers

Join us for an evening of conversation and networking with a diverse mix of Korean social media influencers and content creators. Meet a group of