Mr Potsunen’s Peculiar Slice of Life by Kentaro Kobayashi
The Japan Foundation is delighted to support Mr Potsunen’s Peculiar Slice of Life, a one-man show by the award-winning performance…
2017 KCC House Concert with Samson Tsoy Choi
DATE: Tues 27 June, 7pm VENUE: Korean Cultural Centre UK ARTIST: Samson Tsoy Choi piano Pianist SAMSON TSOY, described as…
‘Rehearsals from the Korean Avant-Garde Performance Archive’
Korean Cultural Centre UK, 1-3 Strand, London, WC2N 5BW Dates: 27 June – 19 August, 2017 The Korean Cultural Centre…
The Japanese House: I Was Born, But… with live piano and Benshi narration
In conjunction with the exhibition The Japanese House and Benshi event on 23 June, Barbican present a screening of Yasujiro…
Guitar Music from the Time of Jane Austen (1775-1817)
We welcome back the lute and baroque guitarist Taro Takeuchi to the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation. Together with mezzo-soprano Sophie Maisey,…
Moving お引越し
Renko is in the sixth grade when her parents decide to separate. Initially she is happy about the situation, not…
Silent cinema was never truly silent. In Japan, silent films were accompanied not only by live music but also by Katsudo-Benshi. Providing live narration, on-screen voice acting and original…
On Wednesday, 29 March 2017, Prime Minister Theresa May invoked Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, formally beginning negotiations on Britain’s departure from the European Union. In the run…
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Miso Inspired Supper Club – With Japan Society and Clearspring – Hosted by Jay M…
We are delighted to announce an informal Japan Society supper club, organised in partnership with Clearspring and chef, Jay Morjaria. Many members have said they’d like…
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‘Rehearsals from the Korean Avant-Garde Performance Archive’
Korean Cultural Centre UK, 1-3 Strand, London, WC2N 5BW Dates: 27 June – 19 August, 2017 The Korean Cultural Centre UK…
A History of the Japanese Print
Tiger Tanuki presents a unique sales exhibition, tracing the history of the Japanese print from the classic ukiyo-e (‘pictures of the…
‘Between Serenity and Dynamism’ an exhibition of Korean Ceramics
The Korean Craft and Design Foundation (KCDF) presents ‘Between Serenity and Dynamism; Korean Ceramics’, an exhibition that explores the beauty and…
Sheer Pleasure: Frank Brangwyn and the Art of Japan
To mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of Anglo-Welsh artist Frank Brangwyn RA (1867-1956), William Morris Gallery is staging a…
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The Korean Literature Night (KLN) is a monthly discussion group that explores various themes and topics relating to that month’s…
Silent cinema was never truly silent. In Japan, silent films were accompanied not only by live music but also by…
On Wednesday, 29 March 2017, Prime Minister Theresa May invoked Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, formally beginning negotiations on…
Haruki Murakami’s most well-known character-type is without doubt the lonesome protagonist – the male narrator who tells his stories through…
The Meiji Ensoniment: Conflicting Ears and the Decision to Change Japanese Musical Culture
A dialogue between fire and clay: pottery and the appeal of the anagama kiln
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The Japanese House: I Was Born, But… with live piano and Benshi narration
In conjunction with the exhibition The Japanese House and Benshi event on 23 June, Barbican present a screening of Yasujiro Ozu’s early comedy I Was Born, But…, one of the few surviving examples of Ozu’s silent period filmmaking, featuring…
Moving お引越し
Renko is in the sixth grade when her parents decide to separate. Initially she is happy about the situation, not having had any idea that they might divorce, and enjoys the fact that she now has two homes. She…
London Korean Film Night: Bandhobi (2009)
Bandhobi is a story about the crossover between two different cultures and the friendship it can spark. As the title suggests, “female friend” in Bengali, the film follows the evolving relationship between Min-seo, a 17-year old rebellious Korean girl,…
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Hansik, It’s a Global Brand Now
“We will promote the Hansik, pride of the Hallyu, at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics 2018” Korean Food Foundation (KFF) announced ’10 Global Hansik Dishes’ to…
