Performance "Strange Beauty" National Theater Company of Korea Concept by Yo-Sup Bae Dec. 13-17, 2022 @ Théâtre de Liège *Please click here for more info & tickets The Korean Cultural Center is pleased to present a performance show that combines theater and dance. The concept of this show originated from Yo-sup Bae, a renowned Korean director, brings together six artists – two Koreans and four Belgians – trained in acting, dance, choreography, video, sound creation and the visual arts. Together they experiment with the dialogue between the performing arts. Their exploration focuses on those unpredictable moments of encounter with “beauty” in art, from which neither lesson nor teaching can be drawn, which cannot be assimilated to any sensation or feeling, but which are experienced as pure, fundamental experiences that words are unable to describe. After a spiritual retreat steeped in the Buddhist tradition at the Tibetan Institute in Huy, the creators, all of whom are present on stage, weave their discipline with the wisdom of Taoism and the teachings of meditation. This collective performance holds many strange and beautiful surprises for us, in the colours of the calm morning. This show is organized thanks to the cooperation between the Théâtre de Liège and the National Theater Company of Korea. The Korean Cultural Center for Belgium, EU and NATO gladly supports it. For several years, the Théâtre de Liège has cultivated privileged relations with cultural operators and artists from South Korea. Wishing to continue these bilateral exchanges, the Théâtre de Liège has initiated a project entitled “Crossed co-productions” with the Seoul-based National Theater Company of Korea. Its principle is to create a show with a Belgian artist in charge of staging a Korean team, and vice versa.

B-boying performance <Meet the world, Center of the world> November 20, 2022 at 19h00 @ Ancienne Belgique - Club <Meet the world, Center of the world> break dancing performance will be held in Belgium, where you can check the encounter between Break dancing that’s been now established as a form of modern Korean art and Gugak which is traditional Korean art. This is a special performance where you can feel the unique response of Korea by combining the brilliant break dancing skills of Korea’s national dance crew ‘JINJO Crew’ and the world champion ‘Honor Breakerz’ as well as the beautiful Gugak rhythms created by ‘Jeong Ga Ak Hoe’. ‘JINJO Crew’ has won the b-boying grand slam for the first time in the world and maintained its top global spot for years. ‘Honor Breakerz’ is the New Generation of T.I.P CREW, one of the best Korean b-boying crews. The team won a championship when the average age of the members was just 16 and received much worldwide attention. ‘Jeong Ga Ak Hoe’ makes efforts to deliver to the audience a more accessible form of Gugak by making various pursuits to reinterpret the style and create fusion Gugak that fits with modern culture. *Free / for reservation please click here

Kang Eun-il Haegeum Plus <Remembering the Future> 07.12.2022 / 20h @ Flagey, Studio 1 / 8€ > 5€ / Tickets: www.flagey.be  *Please note that the date and location of this performance have been changed. Kang Eunil is one of the most distinctive Haegum artists in Korea and is highly praised for her continuous effort in combining traditional music with various genres. She is a musical a pioneer who has established her reputation by her use of the haegum to create 'crossover music', Ms. Kang has performed both domestically and internationally with world renowned artists and groups: Bobby McFerrin, Luciano Pavarotti, Quincy Jones, Pat Metheny, Yoshida Brothers, Salta Cello, NHK Orchestra, and KBS Korean Traditional Music Orchestra. Representing Korea, she also actively takes part in 'The World String Festival' in Japan. Having made tremendous contributions to the popularization and globalization of Haegum, she has opened a whole new context for this versatile instrument, it is not surprising that she has received several prominent recognitions for her work: 2019 Person of Merit of Republic of Korea Culture and Arts Award, KBS Korean Traditional Music Grand Prix, Korean National Assembly Culture and Media Grand Prix, 2005 Korean Culture and Art Committee Award, 2006 Ministry Culture and Tourism Artist Award and so on. On this special occasion, Kang will meet the Belgium audience with her team called, Kang Eun-il Haegeum Plus.

Geomungo, Korean and Contemporary Music Discoveries "Baudouin de Jaer & Joonyoung Kim" 16 > 25.11.2022 @ Korean Cultural Center & many more  ▶Free / Reservation required  Discover the sounds of the Geomungo, a representative and indigenous string instrument from Korea. Two astonishing musicians, Joonyoung Kim, a Geomungo player, and Baudouin de Jaer, a music composer will take us to an experimental musical world enriched by Geomungo. It will be a broad and intriguing repertoire that includes a mixture of contemporary to traditional sounds. Kim Joonyoung Kim Joonyoung is a Geomungo player and multidisciplinary artist. He graduated from Seoul National University(PhD) specializing in Korean Traditional music. As a Geomungo player, he discovers the depth and philosophy behind Korean traditional music while working with the most recent contemporary music as well. Furthermore, Kim’s practice is broad which includes writing, directing music series, and facilitating workshops in several countries such as Germany, U.S., Hungary, and Mexico. He served as the concertmaster of the Contemporary Gugak Orchestra from the National Gugak Center and currently works as an artistic director of the project group GeoinArtLab. Kim is the winner of the 24th National Gugak Competition (Grand Prize). Baudouin de Jaer Baudouin de Jaer is a Belgian composer born in Aalst on March 9, 1962. He studied composition in Liège with Philippe Boesmans, Frederic Rzewski and Henri Pousseur. Since 1986, he has written several compositions including Lucy (1993) for orchestra, the opera La Forêt, Le Désert, L’Argent (Ce qui vit en nous) (2017). Since 1991, he has opened spaces for musical creations open to everyone with or without prior musical knowledge. From 2004 he became interested in Salpuri dance and Korean instruments. At Lion Dance (2014), commissioned by the Korean National Orchestra, will follow a cycle of solo pieces for the geomungo low-pitched six-string Korean zither, including the opera in the geomungo style Byeongchang The Sparkling Dance of the Salmon Swarm (2020) and Five Traces (2021). In 2010, the choreographer Kyung-a Ryu and Baudouin de Jaer together founded NOODIK productions (creations of dance/visual art and contemporary music). Baudouin de Jaer is a member of the Forum de la création musicale of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation. *Click here to download the program book 16.11.2022/ 14h / Lecture and Concert Namur Concert Hall-Grand Manège Rue Rogier 82, 5000 Namur Free 17.11.2022/ 14h / Lecture and Concert L’ENTRELA’/Centre Culturel d’Evere Rue de Paris 43, 1140 Evere Rue de Paris 43, 1140 Evere Please click Here for the reservation Free 18.11.2022 / 11h / Lecture and Concert Conservatoire Royal de Musique de Mons Rue de Nimy 7, 7000 Mons Free 21.11.2022/ 14h / Lecture and Concert Conservatoire Royal de Musique de Bruxelles-Auditorium Jongen Rue du Chêne 17, 1000 Bruxelles Free 21.11.2022/ 20h / Concert <Gravitation> Korean Cultural Center Rue de la Régence 4, 1000 Bruxelles Free / Please click here for reservation 19h Baudouin de Jaer’s Book ’Agencer des sons’ presentation at the Korean Cultural Center library 23.11.2022 / 20h / Concert <Gravitation> Maison de la création-Site NOH Place Saint-Nicolas, 1120 Bruxelles Free 24.11.2022 / 10h30 / Lecture and Concert Conservatoire de Liège-Espace Henri Pousseur Rue Forgeur 22, 4000 Liège Free 24.11.2022 / 20h 30 / Concert <Gravitation> Salon Mativa Quai Mativa 22, 4020 Liège Réservations TEL 04 341 42 03 12€ for General, 6€ for Students 25.11.2022 / 19h / Concert <Gravitation> L’Annexe 1 Rue de l’Inquisition 31, 1000 Bruxelles Réservations  Free *On performances and conferences without a reservation link, you can attend the event without reservation.

Clara-Jumi Kang & Sunwook Kim (SOUND KOREA 2022) 19.10.2022 / 20h00 @ Flagey, Studio 1 (LUX-KOR 60th Year) 25.10.2022 / 20h00 @ Philharmonie Luxembourg, Salle de Musique de Chambre Korean violinist Clara-Jumi Kang and pianist Sunwook Kim, recognised on the world classical music stage, will come back to Brussels this autumn. They boast a strong partnership and regularly perform chamber music together in Europe and other countries. Ludwig van Beethoven, Violin Sonata No.1, Op.12 No.1 Ottorino Respighi, Violin Sonata in B minor César Franck, Violin Sonata *Tickets 19.10. 2022 @ Flagey (Brussels) https://www.flagey.be/fr/activity/9702-clara-jumi-kang-sunwook-kim-sound-korea-2022 25.10.2022 @ Philharmonie Luxembourg https://www.philharmonie.lu/en/programm/clara-jumi-kang-sunwook-kim/4581 Clara-Jumi Kang “…supremely sophisticated, sparklingly balanced, intensely beautifully toned, meticulous and honest” KölnerStadt-Anzeiger Korean violinist Clara-Jumi Kang and pianist Sunwook Kim, recognised on the world classical music stage, will come back to Brussels this autumn. They boast a strong partnership and regularly perform chamber music together in Europe and other countries. http://clarajumikang.com Sunwook Kim “The swell of suspended harmonies was perfectly controlled, the chords perfectly struck and voiced, and Kim always kept the sense of restless searching at just the right level of intensity” - Dundee Courier - Sunwook Kim came to international recognition when he won the prestigious Leeds International Piano Competition in 2006, aged just 18, becoming the competition’s youngest winner for 40 years, as well as its first Asian winner. Since then, he has established a reputation as one of the finest pianists of his generation, appearing as a concerto soloist in the subscription series of some of the world’s leading orchestras including the London Symphony Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Staatskapelle Dresden, Chicago Symphony, Berlin Radio Symphony, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra for his BBC Proms debut in Summer 2014. https://sunwookkim.com *In the context of SOUND KOREA 2022 Korean Cultural Center, Korean Culture and Information Service (KOCIS), Flagey