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Performing art scene in hope of 2021

TheaterJan 3, 2021

The classical music scene hopes to feature soloists -- who have agreed to the two-week, self-quarantine rule -- instead of inviting large orchestras from abroad. Cellist Mischa Maisky will go onstag...
Online education for adults seeing breakthrough

CultureJan 1, 2021

But local digital learning platforms Coloso, Class 101, Wonderwall and Vible, among others, mostly created by startups, are quickly expanding the cyber learning market. In the raging pandemic era, th...
[Herald Interview] Opera in times of COVID-19

TheaterDec 26, 2020

Like most people now, conductor Sebastian Lang Lessing’s plans for the festive period have been thwarted. The 54-year-old conductor stayed in Korea for more than three months to lead two operas with...
Golden Globes’ ‘Minari’ snub draws racial discrimination controversy

FilmDec 25, 2020

Voices of criticism rose in Hollywood concerning the Golden Globes refusal to consider “Minari” for the main film categories because of its heavy use of Korean dialogue. The film by Korean-American ...
[Feature] Hot to trot: Singers reign supreme on Korean small screen

MusicDec 23, 2020

In what may be an overkill, broadcasters are rushing to launch trot music related shows. KBS has launched “Trot National Sports Festival,” MBC “Trot People” and “Favorite Entertainment,” SBS “K-Trot ...
RM, Henry recognized for art patronage

Arts&DesignDec 21, 2020

Singer Henry, who runs his own YouTube channel “Henry Together,” which discovers child music prodigies, was also recognized as an art patron. Henry is also an honorary ambassador of Orchestra of Drea...
[Travel Bits] Festivals, sights across Korea

TravelDec 18, 2020

Wanju Gotgam Fesitval The annual Wanju Gotgam Fesitval is being held virtually this year, due to the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Wanju, a county in North Jeolla Province, is famous for got...
When will we travel internationally again?

TravelDec 16, 2020

It is a question that we have been asking ourselves for almost a year now. With the COVID-19 pandemic, traveling overseas has been out of the question for months for most people. So, will we ever tra...
Celebrate New Year with Europe’s finest orchestras at local cinemas

MusicDec 15, 2020

Though the COVID-19 pandemic limits us from going to New Year celebration concerts, local cinema franchise Megabox will screen the recordings of the New Year celebration concerts by the Berlin Philha...
SPO comes up with 4-month plan for 2021

MusicDec 14, 2020

Grubinger will present John Corigliano, “Conjurer: concerto for percussionist and string orchestra,” April 15-16, and the Korean premiere of Avner Dorman, “Frozen in Time,” April 21-22. Season packa...
Third wave of coronavirus sweeps stages

TheaterDec 14, 2020

Though the performing arts scene is at its year-end peak season, the outlook is gloomy as the third and so far worst wave of COVID-19 is underway. Local authorities have announced the Level 2.5 soci...
Dismissal of KNB’s ballet dancer caught in legal dispute

TheaterDec 14, 2020

The Korea National Ballet’s firing of a member earlier this year for traveling abroad during the home-quarantine period has come to the center of a legal dispute, as the state labor committee viewed ...
Kim Sun-wook’s performances rescheduled for January

MusicDec 12, 2020

At the Dec. 20 performance with violinist Chung at the Seongnam Arts Center, the duo will perform the complete Brahms sonatas from No. 1 to No. 3. It is the first time the two musicians are performin...
KNB cancels plans for ‘Nutcracker’

TheaterDec 11, 2020

The Korea National Ballet canceled its “The Nutcracker” show slated for the Christmas holidays, following the recent resurgence of COVID-19 infection cases here. The national ballet troupe announced...
[Travel Bits] Festivals, sights across Korea

TravelDec 11, 2020

Indie Jeonju Festival Indie Jeonju Festival will be held online Dec. 25-27. The festival is titled “Still Alive” this year, according to organizers, aiming to show that Jeonju-based musicians are s...