Join us as Theresa Ki-ja Kim, professor emeritus of theater arts at SUNY Stony Brook, discusses how Korea’s unique tradition of masked dance-dramas masterfully blended
Koreans expressed their passion and fear through masked dance for hundreds of years. The dance-drama dates back to shamanic ritual aimed at warding off malevolent
The arrival of the first Western missionaries in Korea in the late 19th century was a pivotal moment in the history of Christianity
On May 5, 2009, Don Baker, Associate Professor in the Department of Asian Studies at the University of British Columbia, spoke about the history of
Exhibition September 9 – December 12, 2008 Tuesday, September 9, 2008 The Korea Society presents, for the first time ever in the United
Exhibition July 26, 2007 – December 18, 2007 “… eye-catching.” – New York Times Art Review, “Korea’s Extraordinary Send-Offs for Ordinary People”, August 17, 2007
Gods, Demons and Generals: Icons of Korean Shamanism The exhibition includes representations of Samsin Halmoni 삼신 (Birth Spirit), Sansin 산신 (Mountain God), Taesin Halmoni 대신
Contemporary Korean Choreographers International DUMBO Dance Festival: Contemporary Korean Choreographers October 19 – 25, 2005 In association with WHITE WAVE, a Brooklyn-based performance, teaching
Exhibition February 2 – April 10, 2005 This exhibition included four paintings of Korean dragons and a pair of dragon sculptures on loan
