15/09 – Korean Culture Day in Sestroretsk
We are glad to invite you, your friends and family to the Korean Culture Festival.
Where: Sestroretsk, Tokareva st., 7, Zoschenko Central library
When: September 15 (Saturday), from 12:00 till 17:00
Organizers: “Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Rus” plant, St. Petersburg “Centralized library system of Kurortny district”
Festival program includes:
– On the main stage you will find traditional dances with drums (“samulnori”), dances with fans (“pujechum”), play on Korean folk plucked instrument (“kayagym”), as well as performances of K-POP cover dancer teams and singers Nataliya Nu and Alice Sultanbaeva.
– Creative workshops for the whole family: make a traditional paper river flashlight with your own hands, learn to write your name in Korean calligraphy.
– At culinary workshops from the “Koreana” and “Ommane” restaurants you will be able to cook the most delicious and popular Korean dishes, and the chefs from the restaurant “CJ Foods” will teach you how to cook Korean dumplings “mandu” and “gyudza”.
– Innovative digital photo zones “Spinner” and “Bullet Time” will allow you to be in the center of events, becoming the main character of the 360 degrees video, or feel like Neo from the “Matrix”, literally “stopping” time around you. Hi-tech will be presented not only by the modern photo zones, but also by Hyundai cars.
– You will be able to plan your future vacation in the “The Land of the Morning Calm” with the help of travel agencies – to your service information desks, as well as open lectures about the history of the Korean people and the most popular attractions.
– For a deeper immersion in the culture of Korea, we recommend visiting the 20-minute open lectures of Korean specialists.
Line-up:
- Konstantin Asmolov, Ph.D., Institute of Far Eastern Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IFES RAS) «How cats live in modern Korea»
- Irina Lantsova, Ph.D., Saint Petersburg State University «K-BEAUTY. Korean beauty»
- Nataliya Chesnokova, senior teacher of Russian State University for the Humanities, National Research University – Higher School of Economics
«What meaning does person’s date of birth has in Korea?»
- Olga Lazareva, magister, Saint-Petersburg State University of Culture and Arts «Korean wave “Hallyu”. How Korean pop-culture conquered the world.»
- Kseniya Khmel’nitskaya, magister, lecturer, Moscow International Academy «Why are Korean movies so sad?»
- Kseniya Andruschenko, leading lecturer, National Research University – Higher School of Economics
«How Korean people dress: then and now»
And finally, during the festival you will have the opportunity to get to know the Korean contemporary art. You will find an exhibition of paintings by young Korean artists, as well as a photo exhibition of the famous photographer Kim Yong-Ho “Modeun Modern World”, dedicated to the comparison of objects of industry and culture.
There will be contests, quizzes, prizes and gifts for all the festival guests. See you soon on September 15 in Sestroretsk !