Korean Cultural Centre Canada

[Urgent] Announcement on the closure of the Korean Culture Centre The Korean Cultural Centre (KCC) will be temporarily closed and stop all offline services from November 12 to 13 because one family member of a regular visitor to the KCC has been tested positive for COVID-19. The KCC will conduct thorough cleaning and disinfection of the area and endeavor to reopen soon. If you require any assistance, please contact us by phone(1-613-233-8008) or email([email protected]).

Future Dialogue for Global Innovation Date: November 16, 13:00 Organizers: Ministry of Foreign Affairs & tvN... Theme: Cultural cooperation measures to overcome hatred and division intensified by COVID-19 Join us in the virtual audience! - : 11.16. 13:00 : & tvN : 19 ! #KOREAZ #MOFA #FutureDialogue #GlobalInnovation

[Virtual K-Culture #79] Performing Arts Series #14 - Seoul Gayageum Ensemble - The Labyrinth Seoul Gayageum Ensemble consists of musicians studying for a master’s degree at College of Music, Seoul National University. It has continued its musical exploration since its establishment in September, 2016. The ensemble seeks various paths for musical growth of its members by searching into academic and profound aspects of music such as unconventional beats, complex rhythms, atonal... scales and other contemporary music techniques, and performs a diversity of musical works which has not received public recognition. Performance Link: http://canada.korean-culture.org//11/board/919/read/105350 [Work Description] The Labyrinth is full of surprising features such as numerous twists, elusive starting points, unexpected turns, circulating passages, complex rhythms and confusing sentiments. Four gayageums play complicated melodies to depict a labyrinth while maintaining symmetry and balance, which end up blending into an integrated voice rushing toward the exit of the maze, the final destination. *Program & content material provided from the National Gugak Center

The final round of 2020 K-Pop Cover Dance Festival will be showcased live today at 11PM (EST)! Join us and cheer for TEAM HAVOC, representing CANADA in the Global Final Round! Link: https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1gqGvarZnqRKB

[VKC#78] As the 8th Visual Art Series of the Virtual K-Culture program, the Korean Cultural Centre presents Artists In Their Times: Korean Modern and Contemporary Art exhibition created by the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Korea (MMCA). This large-scale permanent exhibition featuring the major pieces of the MMCA collection examines major currents of Korean modern and contemporary art. Approaching the course of Korean art not only from the art world itself,... but from a periodic and social viewpoints intends to overview the atmosphere and the development of the history surrounding the featured works by providing viewers with an opportunity to understand the background from which the works were created. The 15-section exhibition delineating some 120 years of Korean modern and contemporary art history is comprised of 300 works by 250 artists. This exhibition is organized by a collaboration with the researchers specializing in each historical art movement. The live tour of the exhibition is led by Park Soo-jin, Curator at MMCA. https://youtu.be/ge6pkMKImYo Source from the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea

The '2020 Korean Culture Festival' is held online from November 2nd to 29th, 2020. (http://kculturefestival.kr/html/en/main.php) This event introduces the cultures of various cities in Korea and there will be k-pop concerts. In addition, during the month of November, every Saturday, 'Koreanet' on YouTube will stream live videos of your favorite k-pop artists' performances at 11pm(KST). (https://www.youtube.com/user/GatewayToKorea/featured)... We appreciate your interest and participation!

2020 Hello, K! K-Pop Dance Tutorial (VR) KCC is happy to let you know that 'Hello, K!' is presenting 360 VR dance performances now! Click the link to check out the videos! (https://www.youtube.com/cha/UCyjd81rfAqvPEZuv3H0RxKA/videos)... WE NEVER QUIT : We dance to live the present. We dance together to make sure we are alive with one another. We dance today because we do not give up tomorrow. Even if we feel reckless, Even if we are far away from one another, Even if we step on each other’s toes, We dance to move forward together. WE NEVER QUIT This is a message from HELLO K! to all of you out there.

K-Academy: Online Korean Traditional Dance Class #2 Mask Dance Join us for a fun Korean Traditional Dance Class via ZOOM next Wednesday! No experience is necessary and it is open to everyone! Family & Children friendly as well! Second Class Information: ... Date/Time: November 11th, 7:30PM 8:30PM (EST) ZOOM LINK: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81429954716 Meeting Id: 814 2995 4716 Passcode: 0808 Category: Korean Folk Dance Difficulty: Beginner Level 2 Music: SORIA Band Beautiful Korea

[Virtual K-Culture #77] Performing Arts Series #13- GUGAKNORI - The Wind Blows [GUGAKNORI] GUGAKNORI taps into Koreans’ primal instincts. The team’s title shows the spirit of "Let's play with Gugak." Its music expresses han and heung, uniquely Korean sentiments which could roughly be understood as sorrows and delights, respectively. The haegeum sings on pathos and fanatical sorrow, the geomungo conveys passion and serenity, the vocalist Morae expresses delight and longing, Pu...ngmul drums play out Korea’s scenery and joy, while the guitar of Pete Jeong portraying dances with embellishments and laments. All of these elements are intertwined to express Korea’s deep sensitivities. Performance Link: http://canada.korean-culture.org//11/board/919/read/105275 [Work Description] The Wind Blows / written, composed and arranged by Pete Jeong The piece, based on Roasted Chestnut taryeong, has taken its rhythms from Jajin-heoteun taryeong, reggae and ban-gil-gunak music. It starts by depicting friendliness and joyfulness of lovers’ conversations through rhythms of Jajin-heoteun taryeong and reggae. Then the work turns into stormy music of a ban-gil-gunak rhythm, reminding listeners of a gale blowing away worries. *Program & content material provided from the National Gugak Center

[Virtual K-Culture #76] K-Food Webtoon Series The 13th episode of K-Food Webtoon Series is Dakkalguksu! Today, we would like to introduce Dakkalguksu, it’s an energy boosting dish with a rich broth and chewy noodles. Among many other kalguksu, Dak (chicken)-kalguksu, Myeolchi (anchovy)-kalguksu, and Sagol (beef broth)-kalguksuare the typical types of kalguksu. Dak-kalguksu is particularly popular for the K-pop fans after BTS mentioned Dak-kalguksu as a Korean chicken noodle s...oup in their song. The KCC launched the K-Food Webtoon series last April to introduce Korean food and recipes to provide an opportunity to learn to cook and try Korean food from home. We hope you enjoy these recipes and continue to experience Korean culture at home. Sunmin Han worked as the head chef at the Korean Ambassador’s residence in Canada. She graduated from the International Cooking College in Korea, has a certificate from the Institute of Korean Traditional Food, and worked as the head chef at the Korean Embassy in Indonesia. About ‘Dak-kalguksu’ This dishispreparedbyboiling noodles in chicken broth and is servedwith a toppingofseasonedchicken.Thethick and savory chicken broth makesthis summer delicacy anidealenergy-boosting dish, comparable to samgyetang (ginseng chickensoup). Source: Korean Food Promotion Institute

[Virtual K-Culture #75] Performing Arts Series #12 - [Gugak in] Sori-ensemble GONG - Wonderful Maehwa Flowers! Sori-ensemble GONG consists of five vocalists and one composer, all of whom studied at Korea National University of Arts. Each of the five singers specializes in different genre of Korean traditional music including pansori, gyeonggi folksong and gayageum byeong-chang (meaning singing while playing the gayageum). Although one circle has no special meaning, two cir...cles put together () signify an infinity. Sori-ensemble GONG, as its name implies, sings to explore infinite possibilities of musical communion with the world. Performance Link: http://canada.korean-culture.org//11/board/919/read/105113 [Work Description] Maehwa (meaning plum blossom) taryeong, a gyeonggi folksong singing about Spring, takes its title from its refrain ‘How wonderful Maehwa flowers are.’ The piece titled ‘Wonderful Maehwa Flowers’ by Sori-ensemble GONG uses a cappella singing and improvised piano melodies to express romantic love and the shining beauty of Spring. *Program & content material provided from the National Gugak Center

K-Academy: Online Korean Traditional Dance Class #1 Ganggangsullae Join us for a fun Korean Traditional Dance Class via ZOOM starting from next Wednesday! Class will run for 6 weeks, every Wednesday from 7:30 PM to 8:30PM! No experience is necessary and it is open to everyone! Family & Children friendly as well! ... First Class Information: Date/Time: November 4th, 7:30PM 8:30PM (EST) ZOOM LINK: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81429954716 Meeting Id: 814 2995 4716 Passcode: 0808 Category: Korean Folk Dance Difficulty: Beginner Level 1 Music: SCMP " " - Lesson plan: One step, Ganggangsullae step, ‘Hand clap’ & ‘Kick’ movements