Kingston Korean Festival 2017 by KBCE

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WELCOME TO KINGSTON KOREAN FESTIVAL.

The many cultural and social activities that are organised by our Korean community illustrate the strong contribution you make to the cultural life of this the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames. Â We the Council and many of our residents and visitors to the Borough are looking forward with great anticipation to this, the annual Korean Festival, which celebrates all that the Korean culture offers. Â On behalf of the Royal Borough and the residents of Kingston we wish its organisers and all its participants every success this year and in the future. Yours sincerely Cllr. Mike Head Deputy Mayor of the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames

Exhibition ‘Dol’

31ST AUG ~ 3RD OCT @ KINGSTON MUSEUM, KINGSTON

Designer: Hae Mi Lee The set of Korean traditional dress (‘Hanbok’) is designed and donated by Ms Hae Mi Lee. Ms Lee is a Hanbok designer and has learnt the techniques from her mother in law who was a Hanbok and soft furnishing designer for over fifty years and is known to have designed soft furnishing/bedding for three of the past Korean presidents. Ms Lee was also trained under Ms Park Kwan Hoon who is a designated intangible cultural heritage of Korean traditional stitching and cloth making. Ms Lee gives new dimension to Hanbok by use of modern fabrics, patterns and cuts. She runs her own Hanbok brand, Saimdang by Ms Hae Mi Lee and is also a senior lecturer at the Soongeui Women’s University.

DOL-BABY’S FIRST BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION IN KOREA Community Case is designed and displayed by Yeonsoo Cho, Youngchae Kim

‘Dol’ means the first birthday in Korean which is traditionally marked as a big birthday year. It is the most celebrated birthday than any other milestone birthdays in Korea where all family and relatives come together to celebrate. The tradition comes from ancient Korea when many infants did not survive until they turn one-year-old due to harsh weather, malnutrition, lack of medicine and poor hygiene. Hence celebrating the infant’s first birthday was not common but a very joyful event. ‘Dol’ was not only cerebrated by the general public but also by the royal families in Korea. According to ‘Kukjobogam’ ( 국조보감/國朝寶鑑, the national historic record of Joseon-dynasty Korea), King Jeongjo hosted his son’s first birthday party and ‘Doljabee’ ceremony, the main celebration of ‘Dol’, at the royal palace in 1791. For the birthday celebration, ‘Dol-sang’, birthday tables, are prepared; one with various foods and the other for ‘Doljabee’ ceremony. The most iconic Korean traditional food presented on Dol-sang is rice cake. Generally, there will be two types of rice cakes, one made of white rice called ‘Baeksulki’ to wish the child good health and the other made of white rice and red bean called ‘Susupadduk’ which is believed to scare off bad spirits. Another interesting fact is that artificial flowers are used to decorate the table because real flowers would die and dry off at the end which was believed to be bad karma for the child in ancient Korea. The ‘Dol-sang’ prepared for ‘Doljabee’ ceremony will have various objects laid on it which symbolise different talents or skills. For the ceremony, the birthday baby is dressed in the Korean traditional costume (‘Hanbok’) and invited to grab one of the objects presented on the ceremony table. The item chosen is said to predict the baby’s future. Below is the list of the items traditionally used and their meanings:

• Arrow and bow : athlete, solider, police or being brave • Book, ink, ink stone, brush : scholar or being smart • Money : prosperity and wealth • Handheld mirror : entertainer • Jujube fruit : growth of the family • Mapae (Badge of royal secret agent) : civil servant, lawyer or politician • Pouch made of five different coloured fabrics : being lucky • Rice : land owner • Needle cushion, reel of thread, thimble : artist, designer, or good housewife • Thread of five different colours : a vibrant life • White long string or thread : longevity These days, people often include modern objects such as sports equipment, a microphone, a stethoscope or a computer mouse to represent modern skills. The exhibition has been organised in celebration of the first anniversary of the Kingston Korean Festival.

Community Fest 12PM ~ 4PM 16 SEP @ ANCIENT MARKET PLACE, KINGSTON

Gilnori Project Team

Director: David Jihoon Ryu / Composer: Miligen (Jinbae Jeon) / Choreographer: Shin Lee / Mask Designers: Doyu Min Seo, Yeonsoo Cho / Dance Team: Mystic Nights Entertainments

Mystic Nights Entertainments

Leader: Shin Lee, Drew Barret, Eddie Efejuku, Natasha Fermil, SJ Han, Songhin Oh, Jamila Perry, Deiby Sanchez, Alisa Tangmo Tachoo, Sophia Tang, Phyu Phyu Tint, Giulia Trapani

Chef Sharky Yoon Arirang Gayageum Ensemble

Director: Cholong Sung, Mi-ok Hong, Sun-hee Ji, Myung-suk Kim, Hyun-ah Kwak, Hoja Sohn, Hyungsoo Yim, Myung-suk Yun

School of Korean Martial Arts (SKMA)

Master-Daeman Sung, Daniel Eals, Timothy Quarry, Su Jeong, Andrew Hamilton, Shayanna Harris, Daniel Burton, Christian Abdul-Ahad, Daniel Southgate, Peter Abdul-Ahad, Baekhan Sung, Baekhyeon Sung, Yena Sung, Lina Sung

Grace Kim & Hege Nesset Bridge

Director: Jeunghyun Choi, Song-U Kim, Afsheen Butt, Gina Ha-Gorlin

Artrash

Leader: Seoyeong Jang, Geonmin Kim, Seo hyun Kim, Ha jun Oh, Se hyun Youn, Minae Yu

Lantern making programme Beob Jeon Sunim

Presenters

Jules & James Rattenbury

FEST PROGRAMME

** Detailed programme will be confirmed later.**