Media & Performing Arts

The Illusion of Pastness:
Hanbok on Screen

Korean visual entertainment—including films, K-dramas, and K-pop music videos—is the result of highly sophisticated planning and production. These productions captivate a global audience by synthesizing

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An Evening of JeongGa

Step into the world of JeongGa (正歌), the refined vocal art once cherished by scholars and nobles of Joseon Dynasty. Join us for an evening

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Andrew Ahn: A Director’s Talk

Photo by Janice Chung This spring, from director Andrew Ahn comes The Wedding Banquet, a joyful comedy of errors about a chosen family navigating the

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Songs of Love from Hawai‘i: Screening and a Director’s Talk

  Embark on a captivating musical journey weaving three compelling stories from Hawai‘i’s Korean diaspora with performances by remarkable musicians, including the Grammy Award-winning violist

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Maybe Happy Ending: A New Broadway Musical

Image credit: MurphyMade |  Inside a one-room apartment on the outskirts of Seoul, Oliver lives a happily quiet life, listening to jazz records and caring

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The South Korean Film Industry with Sangjoon Lee, Dal Yong Jin, and Jason Bechervaise

South Korea’s film industry is producing movies and original series eagerly anticipated by the global audience, and it is now arguably considered one of the

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Ga Mu Ak: An Evening of Korean Traditional Music and Dance

There is a long tradition in Korea of presenting various performances–singing, instrument playing, and dancing–on one stage. Join us for another enchanting evening of Korean

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An Evening of Korean Traditional Dance

Join us for an enchanted evening of Korean traditional dance performances. Kim Myoseon, Master Instructor of Seungmu (monk’s dance), the 27th Important Intangible Cultural Property

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TAKE ME HOME

The Korea Society is thrilled to sponsor the screening of the award-winning short film Take Me Home, followed by a Q+A with director Liz Sargent

The Films of Kim Ki-young

World-renowned South Korean directors, including Park Chan-wook and Bong Joon Ho, cite Kim Ki-young as being the greatest Korean influence on their work. When Yuh-Jung

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