January 2014 Events!

Movies

Le Passé (The Past 아무도 머물지 않았다)

Genre: Drama

Director: Asghar Farhadi

Starring: Berenice Bejo, Tahar Rahim, Ali Mosaffa

Languages: French, Persian

Synopsis: Ahmad, an Iranian man, came back to Paris to finalize his divorce. There he was supposed to meet his wife and two daughters; however, he found out that his wife has started a new relationship with another man whose wife is in a coma.

La vie d’Adele (Blue is the Warmest Color 가장 따뜻한 색, 블루)

Genre: Drama

Director: Abdellatif Kechiche

Starring: Adèle Exarchopoulos, Léa Seydoux

Language: French

Synopsis: Adele is a young teenager who is encouraged by her friends to start dating men, but she is dissatisfied with them until she meets Emma, a girl with blue hair, and starts having a relationship with her.

Only Lovers Left Alive 오직 사랑하는 이들만이 살아남는다

Genre: Drama

Director: Jim Jarmusch

Starring: Tom Hiddleston, Tilda Swinton, Mia Wasikowska

Language: English

Synopsis: Adam is a rockstar vampire who cannot adapt to the new environment after being alive for centuries, however, his wife who lives in another city, seems to adapt to the new world easily. Adam is having such a hard time his wife comes to meet him so that she can comfort him.

Fruitvale Station 오스카 그랜트의 어떤 하루

Genre: Drama

Director: Ryan Coogler

Starring: Michael B. Jordan, Melonie Diaz, Kevin Durand

Language: English

Synopsis: The movie is based on a true story about a young man who was killed by a BART, Bay Area Rapid Transit, police officer at the Fruitvale BART Station in California. The story develops during the last few days before his death.

Inside Llewyn Davis인사이드 르윈

Genres: Comedy, Drama

Directors: Ethan and Joel Coen

Starring: John Goodman, Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, Justin Timberlake

Language: English

Synopsis: The movie tells the story of a young folk singer as he travels to Greenwich Village, New York, to join the folk scene in 1961. With only a guitar in his possession, he struggles to make himself a famed musician.

Festivals

Shinan Camellia Flower Festival 신안애기동백꽃축제

Venue: Cheonsaseom Bunjae Gongwon (Cheonsa Island Potted Plant Park, 천사섬분재공원), Songgong-ri, Aphae-eup, Shinan, Jeollanam-do.

Dates: December 13, 2013 – January 13, 2014

Programs: Street of camellia flowers, exhibition of rare species of camellia flowers, performances, wish ribbon and woodcraft experiences.

Directions: Take the bus to Shinan from the U-Square Bus Terminal (takes an hour and a half)

Phone Number: 061-240-8451, ext. 4

Website: http://blog.shinan.go.kr/141

Muju Namdaecheon Ice Festival 무주남대천얼음축제

Venue: Namdaecheon Area, Muju-eup, Muju, Jeollabuk-do.

Dates: January 10 ­­– 19

Programs: Trout fishing, sledding, ice-skating, ice carving, traditional folk games and food market.

Directions: Take the bus to Muju from the U-Square Bus Terminal (takes 3 and half hours)

Phone Number: 063-320-2550

Website:

http://tour.muju.go.kr/index.9is?contentUid=0000000036ec65720137105ab4260096&contentUid3=0000000036ec65720137105ab4260096

 

Performances

Kim Jae Joong 1st Album Asia Tour Concert in Gwangju 김재중 콘서트 – 광주

Venue: Yeomju Gymnasium

Date: January 11

Time: 6 – 8 p.m.

Directions: For buses no. 16, 20, 26, 47, 59 or 74, get off at the Yeomju Stadium Bus Stop.

Admission Fees: VIP Seats 121,000 won/ R Seats 110,000 won/ S Seats 99,000 won/ A Seats 88,000 won/ B Seats 66,000 won

Phone Number: 1544-1555 (Interpark Tickets)

Vienna Boys Choir Korea Tour 2014 빈소년합창단신년음악회

Venue: Grand Theater, Yeosu Gs Caltex Yeulmaru 여수GS칼텍스예울마루대극장

Date: January 25

Time: 5 p.m.

Directions: From the Gwangju Bus Terminal, take the bus to the Yeosu Bus Terminal. From Yeosu, take their local buses no. 52, 61, 76, or 82 and get off at the Woongcheon Jiel Apartments (웅천지엘아파트앞) Bus Stop.

Admission Fees: R Seats 80,000 won / S Seats 60,000 won/ A Seats 40,000 won

Phone Number: 1577-5266

Collector Ha Jung Woong <The Aesthetics of the Split>

컬렉터하정웅<나눔의미학>전

Venue: Gwangju Museum of Art (Exhibition Halls 5 and 6)

Dates: November 16, 2013 – March 16, 2014

Times: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. / closed on Mondays

Directions: For buses no. 64 and 83, get off at the Gwangju Biennale Bus Stop, or for buses no. 29, 48 or 63, get off at the Gu-Jeonnamdo Office of Education Bus Stop.

Admission Fees: Adult 500 won / Youth 300 won / Children 200 won

Phone Number: 062-613-7100

Website: http://artmuse.gwangju.go.kr

Ha Jung Woong Writer Invitation Exhibit하정웅작가초대전<빛2013>

Venue: Gwangju Museum of Art (Exhibition Hall 5,6)

Participation Writers: Bae Jong-heon, Kim Byung-chul, Kim Min-joo, Kim Young-tae, Oh Youn-seok, Park Sang-hwa and Yi Yun-zu

Dates: November 22, 2013 – February 9, 2014

Times: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. / closed on Mondays

Directions: For buses no. 64 or 83, get off at the Gwangju Biennale Bus Stop, or for Buses no. 29, 48 or 63, get off at the Gu-Jeonnamdo Office of Education Bus Stop.

Admission Fees: Adult 500 won / Youth 300 won / Children 200 won

Phone Number: 062- 613- 7100

Website: artmuse.gwangju.go.kr

515갤러리<선물전> 515 Gallery <Gift Exhibition>

Venue: 515 Gallery

Dates: December 16, 2013 – January 11, 2014

Times: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. / closed on Sundays

Directions: For Bus no. 55, get off at the Hak Gang Elementary School, or for Buses no. 1, 17, 25, 27, 48, 59, 76, 95 or 98, get off at the Yangrim Humansia Apartment Bus Station.

Admission Fees: Free

Phone Number: 062-654-3003

Website: http://www.maum515.com

“Haewa Culture and Art Space” China writer invitation exhibit

‘해와문화예술공간‘ 중국작가초대전

Venue: Hak dong, Dong gu 253, “Haewa Culture and Art Space”

Dates: November 8, 2013 – January 12, 2014

Times: 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. / Sundays 12 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Directions: For buses no. 9, 35, 51 or 54, get off at the Younjinhoe Art Museum Bus Station

Admission Fees: Free

Phone Number: 062-233-9011, 9012