Posted by: Lauren Barnes | Posted on: 14th February 2024
Six Feet Forward exhibition by Jisoo Jit Seo 13th – 22nd October 2023 Organised and curated by Vera Hadzhiyska The Events and Activities supported Thanks to the financial support of the British Korean society I was able to successfully complete the activities proposed […]
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Posted by: Lauren Barnes | Posted on: 14th February 2024
In April 2022 I was lucky enough to receive a grant from the British Korean Society to help fund my trip to South Korea. As Director of Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum the links we have with the people of South Korea are of huge importance […]
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Posted by: Hannah Giles | Posted on: 8th September 2023
The Liverpool Life Sciences UTC had a BKS grant to support the introduction of Korean Studies to its curriculum, and the Newsletter is one of the first results of this programme. You can read the UTC’s newsletter here: The UTC Korean Newsletter […]
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Posted by: Hannah Giles | Posted on: 1st November 2022
New Earth Theatre received a grant from the British Korean Society to support the world premiere of The Apology, the explosive new play by Korean writer Kyo Choi that brings to the stage the shocking events of military sexual slavery during World War Two. […]
No CommentsPosted by: Hannah Giles | Posted on: 22nd September 2022
My project aims to illuminate the story of Korean internment in Soviet labour camps after the end of World War II. During the war, over 200,000 Korean youth were conscripted into or forced to “volunteer” for the Japanese military, and some 150,000 were also employed […]
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Posted by: Hannah Giles | Posted on: 15th December 2020
Edinburgh Korean Students Society held their 1st Korea Conference on 29 February 2020. This was to commemorate Korea’s March 1st Independence Movement in 1919 against the Japanese colonial rule and to raise awareness among international students in Scotland. Seven speakers were invited and the […]
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Posted by: Cathy Kim | Posted on: 6th March 2020
During the October Half Term 2019, Year 12 and 13 students had the fantastic opportunity to visit South Korea. The trip included two destinations, Pohang and Seoul. During their time in Pohang, students were able to visit a long standing partner school, Ocheon High School. […]
No CommentsPosted by: Cathy Kim | Posted on: 12th March 2019
The Alexander Whitley Dance Company applied for a BKS grant to attend the Performing Arts Market Seoul 7-10 October 2018 at the invitation of the British Council. A report of their visit is available here. “The support from the British Korean Society has helped AWDC […]
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Posted by: Cathy Kim | Posted on: 18th February 2019
From April – June 2018, Fabio Antinori participated in the International Artist in Residence Program at the MMCA National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Changdong, Seoul. As part of the program, participating artists were asked to make use of their time to produce […]
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Posted by: Cathy Kim | Posted on: 18th February 2019
As a researcher at Cambridge University the generous grant given by the British Korean Society allowed me to travel to Korea to further my work on the traditional ‘pojagi’ Korean textile. Whilst in Korea I was able to visit pojabi masters and observe their work and methods, […]
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k-music festival 2024 Thursday 3rd October – Saturday 23rd November Opening Show – LEAR , performed by the National Changgeuk Company of Korea 3rd – 6th October, Barbican Centre For More information and the full programme: K-Music Festival 2024 | Serious
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A Festival of Korean Dance 2024 London, Newcastle, Bournemouth, Glasgow and Manchester 16th May – 3rd June 2024 A Festival of Korean Dance, presented in partnership with The Place, will kick off with Kontemporary Korea, a captivating double bill featuring two contrasting works. The […]
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