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Korea Festival at BOZAR

지난 10월 8일부터 브뤼셀의 BOZAR (Palais des Beaux-Arts: Centre for Fine Arts)에서는 ‘Made in Korea’라는 이름의 한국 문화 행사가 열리고 있다. 음악, 무용, 사진, 문학, 영화 등 거의 모든 장르의 예술 작품 및 공연이 선보이는 이 행사는 지금까지 유럽에서 열린 한국 관련 행사 중 가장 큰 규모라고 한다. 벨기에에 도착한 지 얼마 되지 않아 한국대사관에서 행사 진행을 위한 자원봉사자를 모집한다는 공고를 발견하여 지원서를 보냈고, 몇 주 전 토요일에 처음으로 통역 자원 봉사를 했다.
Since the 8th of October, BOZAR (Palais des Beaux-Arts: Centre for Fine Arts) Brussels has been holding the festival of Korean arts and culture, named ‘Made in Korea’. The event covers nearly all types of arts including music, dance, photography, film etc. and is the biggest ever in Europe. Not long after I arrived in Belgium did I find the notice that the Korean Embassy was looking for volunteers to help organise the festival’s programmes, for which I immediately applied. On Saturday a couple of weeks ago, I volunteered as an interpreter.

Bozar (Palais des Beaux-Arts)
페스티벌 포스터를 보고 있는 지혜. Jihye, looking at the festival poster.

Wooyo & Youngja오프닝 콘서트 때 보자르 정문에서 관객들을 맞이하고 있는 우요 & 영자 부부. 이 날 이들 뿐만 아니라 주재원 부인 및 자녀들이 자원봉사로 이 역할을 맡았다.
Wooyo & Youngja were greeting at the entrance the audience to the opening concert, wearing ‘hanbok’ - Korean traditional costume. Including this couple, many of Korean wives and their children volunteered for this job.

 

 

 

 
Opening Concert Opening Concert
국립관현악단의 개막 공연 직전. 이 날 관객 중 상당수는 나처럼 초대권으로 온 것이기는 했지만 유료 관객도 꽤 있었다고 한다. Right before the opening concert by the National Orchestra of Korea. This day most of the audience had invitation tickets like me but I heard there were also many people who bought the tickets.

Jultaki at Horta Hall
Horta Hall에서 있었던 줄타기 공연. ‘Jultaki’, tightrope dancing, at Horat Hall

Danso Workshop
통역으로 참가한 단소 워크샵. 어린 아이부터 어른까지 굉장한 열의와 관심을 갖고 배우려는 모습에 깊은 인상을 받았다.
Danso (短簫)’, small/ short flute, workshop where I volunteered as an interpreter. I was really impressed at the audience from children to adults who were highly enthusiastic and interested in learning the instrument.

The 10th International Women’s Film Festival in Seoul

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I love any kinds of film festivals because most of them show some films you can hardly see not on these special occasions. In the mid of April, I went for the 10th International Women’s Film Festival in Seoul, and, among the films I saw, the one made by a Turkish-German director was absolutely brilliant. I will post about the film soon.

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Incheon Pentaport Rock Festival 2008: D-80

The Incheon Pentaport Rock Festival 2008 is coming soon in July (25th ~ 27th).
The first line-up was announced and the name ‘Underworld’ has already excited me.
3-day ticket sales will start on the 8th of May.
Let’s rock ‘n roll!

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