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WaterBodies: an annual Indo-Korean Arts Residency project focusing on the theme of 'water' was held at Spaces, Chennai with 5 Indian and Korean artists and 1 curator from India and Korea. Their work was presented at the exhibition thereafter. Several multi-disciplinary talks and film screenings on the theme of water complemented the two-week long exhibition.

25-Jan-2014 / 01-Mar-2014

The first of the developmental artistic residencies for Beyond Binary-an Indo-Korean theatre collaboration directed by Yosup Bae, Artistic Director of Performance Group Tuida, commenced in Korea. The production is co-produced by AsiaNow Productions and InKo Centre and includes an Indian and Korean cast and crew.

16-Jan-2014 / 26-Jan-2014

InKo Centre in association with Studio Palazzo presented the third exhibition in the Emerging Frame series, titled Fluid Frames, at Lalit Kala Akademi, Chennai and showcased the work of 2 young painters from India and Korea.

17-Feb-2014

The Office of the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea was inaugurated and a reception followed thereafter at Taj Coromandel, Chennai.

01-Mar-2014

A preview of Beyond Binary - an Indo-Korean Theatre collaboration was held at Tagore Hall, Kalakshetra, Chennai with a select group of theatre practitioners and cultural aficionadas invited to critique the performance and provide feedback.

13-Mar-2014

InKo Centre, in association with the Korea Foundation and with support from the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Chennai, presented - Four Walls by Sincha Hong, one of the foremost avant-garde dancers from Korea. It was a meditative performance that paid tribute to the legendary composer and musician, John Cage. The performance was presented at the Sir Mutha Venkatasubba Rao Concert Hall, Chennai. A Japanese lighting designer and musician accompanied Sincha Hong.

14-Mar-2014

InKo Centre in association with the Korea Foundation, Lalit Kala Akademi and with support from the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Chennai presented From Darkness to Light, a unique calligraphic presentation by Werner Sasse at Lalit Kala Akademi, Chennai.

15-Mar-2014 / 25-Mar-2014

InKo Centre in association with Contemporary Korean Ceramic Power (CKCP) and Yido Gallery presented the Korean-Indian International Ceramic Exchange Project in Seoul - Colourful Wonderful, 4 Indian artists were selected to display their work at the exhibition.

17-Jun-2014

A workshop by KM Music Conservatory and a demonstration of Korean percussion instruments by Drums Murali of Jus Drums was conducted at InKo Centre for children from Chennai city schools to commemorate, Fete de la Musique.

09-Jul-2014 / 10-Jul-2014

InKo Centre in association with Arts Council Korea (ARKO) premiered The Tiger with White Eyebrows by Taroo - a renowned Children's Theatre company from Korea, at the Little Festival, Chennai.

13-Jul-2014 / 14-Jul-2014

The Tiger with White Eyebrows was presented at IPSAA, Gurgaon.

16-Jul-2014 / 17-Jul-2014

The Tiger with White Eyebrows was presented at the Aha Festival at Ranga Shankara, Bangalore.

25-Jul-2014

Film Screening - Second Half.

29-Jul-2014

InKo Centre, in association with the Korean Cultural Centre, New Delhi and the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Chennai, presented the semi- final leg of the 1st K-Pop Festival. 12 participants from South India participated in the semi-finals, held at the American International School, Chennai.

10-Aug-2014

InKo Centre, in association with Asia Now Productions, presented Beyond Binary- a commissioned Indo-Korean theatre collaboration at the Hindu Metroplus Theatre Fest in Kochi.

15-Aug-2014

InKo Centre in association with Asia Now Productions presented Beyond Binary a commissioned Indo-Korean theatre collaboration at the Hindu Metroplus Theatre Fest in Bangalore.

16-Aug-2014

InKo Centre and the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea organised a Korean Bazaar at Santhome Higher Secondary School, Chennai.

17-Aug-2014

InKo Centre in association with Asia Now Productions, presented Beyond Binary - a commissioned Indo-Korean theatre collaboration at the Hindu Metroplus Theatre Fest in Chennai.

22-Aug-2014

Film Screening - May Be.

01-Sep-2014 / 17-Sep-2014

Minakshi Thakur – a writer from Delhi, was selected as writer-in-residence at the ARKO-InKo Writing Residency at the Toji Cultural Foundation, Korea.

26-Sep-2014

Film Screening - Pained.

03-Oct-2014 / 13-Oct-2014

Sreemeera, a Korean language student of King Sejong Institute Chennai - InKo Centre, was selected to attend a workshop at the King Sejong Institute in Korea.

06-Oct-2014

InKo Centre and the office of the Honorary Consul General invited Jeong Ga Ak Hoe to perform at the Korean National Foundation Day celebrations at ITC Grand Chola, Chennai. The event was presented by the Consulate and Mr Srinivasan, Chairman, InKo Centre.

24-Oct-2014

Film screening - HelplessH.

09-Nov-2014

InKo Centre, in association with The Hindu Friday Review Music Festival, premiered Noreum Machi - Korean percussion at the Hindu Friday Review Music Festival in Kochi.

10-Nov-2014

InKo Centre arranged a workshop by Noreum Machi to introduce Korean traditional music, musical instruments and Samulnori to the students of the Thrissur School of Drama, Kochi.

14-Nov-2014

InKo Centre, in association with The Hindu Friday Review Music Festival, presented Noreum Machi - Korean percussion at the Hindu Friday Review Music Festival in Bangalore.

15-Nov-2014 / 24-Dec-2014

The inauguration of Waterscapes: The Politics of Water at Kumho Museum of Art in Seoul .This exhibition, curated by Hyewon Lee, Assistant Professor, Department of Fine Art, Daejin University, Pocheon, Korea, is developed out of the 2013, Nomadic Residency to India supported by Arts Council Korea and the resultant WaterBodies exhibition in Chennai, initiated by InKo Centre in January 2014.

2013

10-Jan-2013 / 14-Feb-2013

InKo Centre presented a package of Korean Children’s Films at the 9th International Children's Film Festival 2013, Bengaluru.

19-Jan-2013 / 25-Feb-2013

InKo Centre presented a package of Contemporary Korean Films at the Yashwant International Film Festival, Mumbai (YIFF).

25-Jan-2013

Film Screening at InKo Centre - Poetry.

01-Feb-2013 / 15-Feb-2013

InKo Centre in association with Lalit Kala Akademi and DakshinaChitra announced a two-week specialist Ceramic Glaze workshop for practicing ceramic artists. Acclaimed Korean ceramicist Mr Sung Jae Choi led a two week glaze workshop at DakshinaChitra from 1-15 February 2013. Mr Sung Jae Choi, a glaze specialist whose works were included in many prestigious collections around the world. Mr Choi is a Professor in the Department of Traditional Art & Craft at The Korea National University of Cultural Heritage in Seoul, Korea.

01-Feb-2013 / 05-Feb-2013

K-Style – a Centre Stage Performance by 32 dancers from 3 contemporary dance companies, Korea was presented at the Attakkalari India Biennial, Bangalore. The programme was supported by Arts Council Korea and InKo Centre. In addition to performances, Yeon-woo Na, choreographer was selected by Arts Council Korea (ARKO) to participate in the International Choreography Residency FACETS, at the Attakkalari India Biennial from 5 December 2012 – 3 February 2013.

22-Feb-2013

Film Screening at InKo Centre - Dream.

25-Feb-2013 / 03-Mar-2013

InKo Centre in association with Studio Palazzo presented The Emerging Frame – an Indo-Korean exhibition titled Nature Strokes at Lalit Kala Akademi, Chennai.

22-Mar-2013

Film Screening at InKo Centre - Beyond the Years.

26-Apr-2013

Film Screening at InKo Centre - Mother and a Guest.

24-May-2013

Film Screening at InKo Centre - The Guests of the Last Train.

28-Jun-2013

Film Screening at InKo Centre - Mist.

29-Jun-2013 / 07-Jul-2013

Film Screening at InKo Centre - Mist.

28-Jun-2013

InKo Centre in association with K-Art, Lalit Kala Akademi and Hyatt Regency, Chennai, presented The Chennai Chamber Biennale, the first in a proposed series of curated bi-annual exhibitions that aim to showcase the range and variety of contemporary paintings from Korea. 15 top Korean artists travelled to Chennai for this exhibition, to introduce their 134 works and to interact with local artists.

15-Jul-2013 / 18-Aug-2013

InKo Centre and Arts Council Korea (ARKO) initiated a 5-week ceramic residency for practicing ceramic artists from India at the renowned Clayarch Museum in Gimhae, Korea. 5 Indian artists have been selected to attend the residency.

26-Jun-2013

Film Screening at InKo Centre - Come Rain, Come Shine.

10-Aug-2013

InKo Centre in association with Kukkiwon World Taekwondo Headquarters presented the 1st Tae Hon Festival – a unique Taekwondo Fellowship Tournament in South India, on 10 August 2013 at the Student Activity Centre (SAC), IIT Madras.

15/17/23-Aug-2013

InKo Centre in association with the Performance Group Tuida presented The Tale of Haruk at the Hindu Metroplus Theatre Festival in Chennai, Bangalore and Hyderabad.

23-Aug-2013

Film Screening at InKo Centre - Re-Encounter.

01-Sep-2013 / 30-Sep-2013

Rajat Chaudhuri is an author of two critically acclaimed books (literary fiction) – Hotel Calcutta (2013) and Amber Dusk (2007). Rajat is selected for writer-in-residence at The ARKO-InKo Writing Residency at the Toji Cultural Foundation, Korea.

03-Sep-2013

InKo Centre and the office of the Honorary Consul General have invited Jinjocrew (B-boy) & Queen (Fusion Kuk) to perform at the Korean National Foundation day celebrations at ITC Grand Chola, Chennai.

27-Sep-2013

Film Screening at InKo Centre - A time to love.

04-Oct-2013 / 04-Dec-2013

InKo Centre and Arts Council Korea initiated an annual Choreography Residency 2013 Programme at Hongeun Arts Space in Seoul, Korea. Kathak dancer Archana Kumar was selected for this Choreography residency at Seoul Arts Space, Hongeun, Korea.

15-Oct-2013

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Indo-Korean diplomatic ties, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea, InKo Centre and the Korean Cultural Centre, New Delhi was delighted to premiere, The National Gugak Orchestra, Performance by a 45-member group at Sir Venkatasubba Rao Concert Hall, Chennai.

21-Oct-2013 / 24-Oct-2013

The Korean Film Festival was presented by ICAF with Korean Cultural Centre, New Delhi and InKo Centre at Russian Cultural Centre.

28-Oct-2013

Film Screening at InKo Centre - IRIS.

31-Oct-2013 / 04-Nov-2013

InKo Centre, in association with the Indian Art Museum, Seoul and Lalit Kala Akademi, presented the Emerging Canvas-II an Indo-Korean Young Artists exhibition at Art Space Korea, Seoul - 5 Indian artists were selected for the residency and their works were presented at the exhibition in Seoul.

19-Nov-2013 / 24-Nov-2013

InKo Centre in association with Studio Palazzo presented The Emerging Frame– an Indo-Korean exhibition titled Evocative Expressions, at Lalit Kala Akademi, Chennai and showcased the work of 4 young painters from India and Korea.

29-Nov-2013

InKo Centre participated at the Korean Nite organized by the Rotary Club, Chennai at Taj Club House. Taekwondo was demonstrated at the event.

27-Dec-2013

Film Screening at InKo Centre - The Client.

28-Dec-2013 / 26-Jan-2014

InKo Centre in association with Arts Council Korea (ARKO) supported Seo Seongman as Writer-in-Residence at the Sangam House Writing Residency at Nrityagram, Bangalore, in January 2014, followed by Lekhana literary programme in January 2014.

27-Dec-2013 / 02-Jan-2014

InKo Centre presented a package of Contemporary Korean Films at the Bengaluru International Film Festival, (BIFFES).

2012

09-Jan-2012 / 13-Feb-2012

InKo Centre and Arts Council Korea (ARKO) supported Eugene Lee, a Korean novelist, at the Sangam House Writing Residency at Nrityagram, Bangalore. While at the residency, Eugene also attended Lekhana, a literary weekend organized by Sangam House with writers from Bangalore and other writers-in-residence at the period, from France; Finland and Denmark.

09-Jan-2012 / 13-Feb-2012

12-Jan-2012 / 19-Feb-2012

InKo Centre presented a package of contemporary Korean films at the Pune International Film Festival (PIFF).

12-Jan-2012 / 23-Feb-2012

InKo Centre in association with Lalit Kala Akademi and Kalakshetra Foundation presented EarthMatters: an Indo-Korean Ceramic residency and exhibition in Chennai. The project brought together 12 ceramic artists - 6 each from India and Korea. The residency focused on providing time for individual artists to develop new work as well as an opportunity for sharing best practices; networking with peers and for interactions with students and the general public at specified periods. The residency period was followed by a public exhibition from 14 to 21 February at Lalit Kala Akademi, in Chennai.

27-Jan-2012

Film Screening at InKo Centre - Lump Sugar.

24-Feb-2012

Film Screening at InKo Centre - My Mom.

23-Mar-2012

Film Screening at InKo Centre - Closer to Heaven.

16-Apr-2012 / 20-Apr-2012

InKo Centre in association with Indo Cine Appreciation Foundation and The Embassy of the Republic of Korea New Delhi, presented a Contemporary Korean Film Festival in Chennai at The Alliance Française.

27-Apr-2012

Film Screening at InKo Centre - A barefoot Dream.

25-May-2012

Film Screening at InKo Centre - Sector 7.

29-Jun-2012

Film Screening at InKo Centre - Bedevilled.

14-Jul-2012 / 21-Jul-2012

InKo Centre in association with Samsung India Electronics Pvt. Ltd and the International Women's Film Festival in Seoul (IWFFIS), the Network of Asian Women’s Film Festivals (NAWFF), The National Film Development Corporation, India (NFDC), Films Division and Russian Centre of Science & Culture, along with a host of partners including key cultural organisations and national Embassies in India, presented the 5th Samsung Women’s International Film Festival in Chennai (SWIFF) at the Russian Centre of Science & Culture, in Chennai. 120 feature, short and documentary films from India, Korea and approximately 50 countries around the world, screened over seven days in Chennai. Close to 25 national and international directors visited the city to introduce their films.

27-Jul-2012

Film Screening at InKo Centre - Ha Ha Ha.

16-Aug-2012 / 23-Aug-2012

InKo Centre in association with The Korea Foundation and AsiaNow Productions, presented Woyzeck, an award-winning and widely-travelled production by Sadari Movement Laboratory, at The Hindu Metroplus Theatre Festival in Chennai and Bangalore.

10-Aug-2012 / 16-Aug-2012

InKo Centre presented a package of Contemporary Korean Films at the Trivandrum International Film Festival (TIFF).

24-Aug-2012

Film Screening at InKo Centre - Running Turtle.

01-Sep-2012 / 28-Sep-2012

Chandrahas Choudhury, author of the novel Arzee the Dwarf which was short-listed for the Commonwealth First Book Prize and named as one of the '60 Essential Works of Modern Indian Literature in English' by the World Literature Today magazine in 2012, was selected as Writer-in-Residence at the ARKO-InKo Writing Residency at the Toji Cultural Foundation, Korea.

28-Sep-2012

Film Screening at InKo Centre - Happiness.

03-Oct-2012

InKo Centre and the office of the Honorary Consul General presented a performance by Kadamb Dance Company, choreographed by renowned Kathak dancer and Padma Bhushan awardee, Smt. Kumudini Lakhia, at the Korean National Foundation Day celebrations at Hotel Park Sheraton, Chennai.

07-Oct-2012 / 10-Oct-2012

InKo Centre participated in the World Craft Council’s International Craft Summit – Kaivalam, at the ITC Grand Chola, Chennai. Korea’s designated Intangible Cultural Property holder for the fine art of Mosi-weaving, Ms Bang Youn-Ok visited Chennai to participate in the Living Legends section of Kaivalam. Mr Byung Soo-Eun, designer and crafts specialist, Former Artistic Director of Gwangju Design Biennale, Artistic Director of Seoul City and Visiting professor of Korea National University of Arts, presented a note on Korean Craft and its relevance in the contemporary world titled "The Future is Handmade".

08-Oct-2012 / 03-Nov-2012

InKo Centre and the Korean Literature Translation Institution (KLTI), Korea supported Srilata Krishnan to present her work at the Seoul International Writer’s Festival in Seoul and to participate as Writer-in-Residence at the Yeonhui Arts Space in Seoul.

26-Oct-2012

Film Screening at InKo Centre - Woochi.

15-Nov-2012 / 17-Nov-2012

InKo Centre in association with the Ministry of Culture Sport and Tourism, Republic of Korea, The Korea Foundation, The Korea Arts Management Service and the Performance Art Market in Seoul presented Be-Being, a contemporary Korean music group at The Hindu Friday Review Music Festival in Chennai and at the International Music Festival in Kolkata.

23-Nov-2012

Film Screening at InKo Centre - Paju.

30-Nov-2012 / 11-Dec-2012

InKo Centre, in association with the Indian Art Museum, Seoul and Lalit Kala Akademi, with support from Hyundai Motor India Limited and Hyatt Regency, Chennai, presented the Emerging Canvas: An Indo-Korean Young Artists' Exhibition to showcase the dynamic and multi-dimensional work of 16 young artists, 8 each from India and Korea. The Korean section of this exhibition was curated by Mrs Kim Yang-Shik, Director of the Indian Art Museum, Seoul, renowned poet, founder of the Tagore Society in Korea, who was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India for her dedication to promote Indian art & culture and in particular, Tagore's philosophy and work, in Korea over the last 40 years..

06-Dec-2012 / 13-Dec-2012

InKo Centre presented a package of Contemporary Korean Films at the Pune International Film Festival (PIFF).

06-Dec-2012 / 13-Dec-2012

InKo Centre presented a package of Contemporary Korean Films at the Bengaluru International Film Festival, (BIFFES).

21-Dec-2012

Film Screening at InKo Centre - Sector - 7.

30-Dec-2012 / 26-Jan-2013

InKo Centre in association with Arts Council Korea (ARKO) supported Yi Jeong Kim as Writer-in-Residence at the Sangam House Writing Residency at Nrityagram, Bangalore, in January 2013. Yi Jeong Kim also participated in the Lekhana Literary Fest in Bangalore.

2011

07-Jan-2011 / 20-Jan-2011

InKo Centre in association with the Korea Arts Management Service (KAMS) and the Ministry for Culture, Sport and Tourism, Korea, facilitated the participation of Ms Yu Kyung-hwa a talented exponent of Korean traditional music, at a unique four-week music residency organised by Brhaddhvani in Chennai. Ms yu Kyung-hwa also participated in an International Music Conference and Festival, in Bangalore.

28-Jan-2011

Film Screening at InKo Centre - Take Off.

28-Jan-2011 / 06-Feb-2011

Traces – a unique Indo-Korean Dance collaboration between the Attakkalari Centre for Movement Arts, India and Dance Theatre CcadoO, South Korea was co-commissioned by InKo Centre with support from Arts Council Korea. Traces which was presented at the ten-day long Attakkalari India Biennial, an international contemporary dance Festival in Bangalore is the first Indo-Korean contemporary dance collaboration.

25-Feb-2011

Film Screening at InKo Centre - Old Partner.

15-Mar-2011 / 19-Mar-2011

InKo Centre initiated the first ever exciting Indo-Korean Children’s Theatre collaboration with Theatre Seoul, Korea. InKo Centre invited school children between the ages of 11 and 17 to participate in an audition programme. From a total of 65 children, 8 children were selected for the forthcoming, Indo-Korean Children’s Theatre collaboration, slated to commence in May 2011.

25-Mar-2011

Film Screening at InKo Centre - Rough Cut.

29-Mar-2011

InKo Centre and Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL) in association with The Embassy of the Republic of Korea, New Delhi presented Spectacular Korea - traditional and contemporary Korean music and dance by The National Centre for Korean Folk Performing Arts, at Sir Venkatasubba Rao Concert Hall, Chetpet, Chennai.

09-Jun-2011

InKo Centre and Theatre Seoul premiered Heungbu Nolbu at the Uijeongbu Arts Centre in Seoul on 9 June 2011 – This project is the first Indo-Korean Children's Theatre production, which brought together 8 children from Chennai and 9 children from Seoul and an artistic team drawn from Korea and India.

07-Jul-2011 / 08-Jul-2011

InKo Centre in association with The Little Theatre premiered Heungbu Nolbu - the first Indo-Korean Children's Theatre production, at the Museum Theatre, Chennai.

15-Jul-2011 / 23-Jul-2011

InKo Centre and Samsung India Electronics Pvt. Ltd, Chennai in association with the Women's International Film Festival, Seoul, The National Film Development Corporation, India (NFDC), The National Film Archive of India, (NFAI), Films Division, Russian Centre of Science & Culture along with a host of partners including key cultural organisations and national Embassies in India, presented the 4th Samsung Women's International Film Festival (SWIFF) in Chennai from 15-23 July 2011. The Festival focussed on a strong Korean and Indian section of feature films, short films and documentaries as well as a section on World Cinema in all three categories. During the Festival 135 films from 51 countries were screened over 9 days, at the Russian Centre of Science & Culture, Chennai.

29-Jul-2011

Film Screening at InKo Centre - Festival.

29-Jul-2011 / 04-Aug-2011

Korean Contemporary Spectrum, curated by K-Art Pusan, was curated by K-Art and presented in association with Lalit Kala Akademi and InKo Centre with Hyatt Regency, Chennai, as a Hospitality partner. The exhibition with a total of 150 paintings by 30 Korean artists, the largest exposition of Korean painting in India to date was presented at Lalit Kala Akademi, Chennai.

07-Aug-2011 / 12-Aug-2011

InKo Centre in association with The Hindu Metroplus Theatre Festival, Korea Foundation, Korea Arts Management and Performing Arts Market in Seoul presented Creative Group-Noni’s Kkok-Du at The Hindu Metroplus Theatre Festival at Chowdiah Hall, Bangalore and at the Sir Mutha Venkatasubba Rao Concert Hall, Chennai.

15-Aug-2011 / 25-Aug-2011

InKo Centre and Performance Group Tuida initiated a collaborative Theatre production, titled Moving Asia that will bring together Indian and Korean actors, dancers and musicians and a creative team from both countries. The project started with a research visit in August 2011 to The Trichur School of Drama, Trichur, Kalamandalam, Shornoor, Daksha Seth Dance School, Trivandrum, Kalakshetra, and Purisai village, Chennai and to Kolkata, to witness performances that present indigenous art forms and instruments representative of Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and the North Eastern States of India. This research visit is the first step in developing an Indo-Korean co-production which is likely to be ready for presentation in July / August 2013.

26-Aug-2011

Film Screening at InKo Centre - Haeundae.

01-Sep-2011 / 30-Sep-2011

Manav Kaul, writer and playwright was invited as Writer-in-Residence to The Toji Foundation in Korea. The residency programme was supported by InKo Centre and ARKO (Arts Council, Korea).

23-Sep-2011

Film Screening at InKo Centre - Daytime Drinking.

03-Oct-2011

InKo Centre and the office of the Honorary Consul General presented GongMyong – critically acclaimed as one of the most innovative and distinctive World Music groups from South Korea - at The Korean National Foundation Day celebrations at Hotel Taj Coromandel, Chennai.

28-Oct-2011

Film Screening at InKo Centre - In Between Days.

13-Nov-2011

The Embassy of the Republic of Korea, New Delhi, Indian Council for Cultural Relations, in association with InKo Centre presented Son Kyung-Soon Yeajeon Dance Company at Sir Mutha Venkatasubba Rao Concert Hall, Chennai.

16-Nov-2011 / 19-Nov-2011

InKo Centre in association with Korea Foundation and the Korea Arts Management premiered Ha, Yong-Bu & Dulsori at the Hindu Friday Review Music Festival in Chennai and in Cochin.

21-Nov-2011

InKo Centre in association with Song of Soul, Kolkata presented Ha, Yong-Bu & Dulsori at the Kolkata International Music Festival in Kolkata.

25-Nov-2011

Film Screening at InKo Centre - Sworn Brothers.

15-Dec-2011 / 22-Dec-2011

InKo Centre presented a package of contemporary Korean Films at the Bengaluru International Film Festival, (BIFFES).

22-Dec-2011 / 29-Dec-2011

InKo Centre presented a package of contemporary Korean films at the 10th Third Eye Asian Film Festival in Mumbai and Kolhapur.

23-Dec-2011

Film Screening at InKo Centre - Lifting King Kong.

29-Dec-2011 / 30-Jan-2012

Following the research visit of the Moving Asia project, in August 2011, 8 28 artists of Performance Group Tuida participated at the series of residencies, at Adi Shakti, Pondicherry from 28 December 2011 to 30 January 2012. This residency is the second step in developing a new Indo-Korean theatre production which is likely to be ready for presentation by July/August 2013.

29-Dec-2011 / 30-Jan-2012

2010

22-Jan-2010

Film Screening at InKo Centre - Take care of my Cat.

10-Jan-2010 / 31-Jan-2010

InKo Centre and the Korean Literature Translation Institute (KLTI) supported the Korean novelist Mr Ham Seong Ho to participate as writer-in-residence at the Sangam House Writing Residency at Adi Shakti, Pondicherry.

26-Feb-2010

Film Screening at InKo Centre - Save the Green Planet.

26-Mar-2010

Film Screening at InKo Centre - If You Were Me 2.

28-Mar-2010 / 09-Mar-2010

InKo Centre, Chennai, and Samsung India Electronics Pvt. Ltd, in association with the Women's International Film Festival, Seoul, The National Film Development Corporation, India (NFDC), The National Film Archive of India, (NFAI) and Sir Mutha Venkatasubba Rao Concert Hall presented the 3rd Samsung Women’s International Film Festival in Chennai (SWIFF) from 28 February to 9 March 2010. Our Cultural partners were the Trans Asia Screen Culture Institute, Korean National University of Arts, Magic Lantern Foundation, The Goethe Institute, The British Council, The Russian Cultural Centre, Iran Culture House, Alliance Francaise de Madras, The Consulate General of Japan, the Sri Lanka Deputy High Commission, Documentary Educational Resource (DER), six packfilm, The Prajnya Trust, Ethiraj College for Women, The Asian College of Journalism and our Associate partners are Taj Mount Road (Hospitality Partner), Kingfisher Airlines (Travel Partner), SS Music (Broadcast Partner),Chennai Live 104.8 FM (Radio Partner) and Tech Zone (SMS Partner).

23-Apr-2010

Film Screening at InKo Centre - M.

28-May-2010

Film Screening at InKo Centre - My Friend and His Wife.

18-Jun-2010 / 19-Jun-2010

InKo Centre in association with The Little Theatre presented Choon Hyang by Korea’s first and largest English Musical theatre company, Theatre Seoul at the Little Festival on 18 and 19 June 2010 at the Museum Theatre, Chennai.

25-Jun-2010

Film Screening at InKo Centre - The Magicians.

23-Jul-2010

Film Screening at InKo Centre - Who's that Knocking at My Door.

24-Jul-2010

InKo Centre and Nalanda Way, in association with the Korea Foundation, The Korea Arts Management Service (KAMS) and the Performing Arts Market in Seoul (PAMS), premiered The Tale of Haruk by the Performance Group Tuida, Korea, at Sir Mutha Venkatasubba Rao Concert Hall, Chetpet, Chennai.

06-Aug-2010

InKo Centre and The Hindu with support from the Korea Tourism Organisation invited Break Out - Extreme Dance Comedy, co-produced by Seven Sense Inc and Yegam Inc, Korea and presented by Show and Arts Inc. Korea, to open The Hindu Metroplus Theatre Festival at the Sir Mutha Venkatasubba Rao Concert Hall, Chetpet, Chennai.

01-Sep-2010 / 30-Sep-2010

Dr. Perumal Murugan, Associate Professor of Tamil, from A.A. Government Arts College, Namakkal was invited as writer-in-residence at The Toji Foundation in Korea. The Residency programme was supported by InKo Centre and the Korean Literature Translation Institute (KLTI), Korea.

27-Aug-2010

Film Screening at InKo Centre - For Eternal Hearts.

17-Sep-2010

Chuseok – Korean Harvest Festival was celebrated in association with the Korean Association in Chennai at the Music Academy, Chennai.

24-Sep-2010

Film Screening at InKo Centre - My Dear Enemy.

03-Oct-2010

InKo Centre and the office of the Honorary Consul General presented Confluence – A performance by the internationally acclaimed saxophonist Shri Kadri Gopalnath at The Korean National Foundation Day celebrations at Park Sheraton Hotel, Chennai.

20-Oct-2010 / 23-Oct-2010

Asian Panorama, a package of contemporary Korean, Indian and Russian films were screened at the Russian Cultural Centre in association with NFDC and the Russian Cultural Centre.

22-Oct-2010

Film Screening at InKo Centre - Speedy Scandal.

29-Oct-2010 / 04-Nov-2010

InKo Centre and Asian Film Festival Mumbai presented the 9th Third Eye Asian Film Festival in Mumbai and Kolhapur. Two contemporary Korean films were screened at this Festival which attracts more than 50,000 viewers annually.

03-Nov-2010 / 13-Nov-2010

InKo Centre in association with Lalit Kala Akademi and Arts Council Korea (ARKO) presented The Lamp of the East, an exhibition by 7 award-winning contemporary Korean artists which paid tribute to the Nobel Prize-winning Indian Poet, Rabindranath Tagore.

17-Nov-2010

InKo Centre in association with Korea Hanback International, Sampio and Blossom Land presented wHOOL – Korean contemporary music at The Hindu Friday Review Music Festival in Chennai.

08-Nov-2010 / 25-Nov-2010

Three contemporary Korean Films were presented at the Nano Film Festival in Karnataka. The films were screened in Bangalore, Mysore,Mangalore, Shimoga, Dharwar and Belgaum. The aim of the festival is to take world cinema to non-metro cities with the objective of developing a healthy film culture.

26-Nov-2010

Film Screening at InKo Centre - Breathless.

12-Dec-2010 / 09-Jan-2011

InKo Centre and the Korean Literature Translation Institute supported Park Hyoung-su, a Korean novelist, at the Sangam House Writing Residency at Nrityagram, Bangalore. Park Kyoung-su’s visit follows the very successful stint by Indian writer Perumal Murugan at the Toji Residency in Korea.

21-Dec-2010 / 22-Dec-2010

InKo Centre supported an International Conference on Asian Culture Industries organized by the Centre for the Study of Culture and Society (CSCS) in Bangalore. The event is a part of the larger attempt by CSCS to encourage the study of cultural and intellectual flows between Asian countries.

18-Dec-2010

Film Screening at InKo Centre - Ae-ja.

2009

04-Jan-2009 / 31-Jan-2009

InKo Centre and the Arts Council Korea (ARKO) supported Korean novelist Mr Honggyu Son at the Sangam House Writing Residency, at Adi Shakti, Auroville.

15-Jan-2009 / 22-Jan-2009

InKo Centre with support from NDTV Lumiere, presented a special Kim Ki-Duk retrospect at the 3rd Bengalooru International Film Festival, (BIFFES).

23-Jan-2009

Film Screening at InKo Centre -

Chilsu and Mansu

29-Jan-2009

InKo Centre organized a reading session and Twelve – a series of twelve paintings by Asma Menon - a Chennai based painter draws its inspiration from the Korean calendar, at Taj Mount Road, Chennai.

07-Feb-2009 / 08-Feb-2009

InKo Centre presented the Indian premiere of CcadoO’s The Murder in the Elevator at the Attakkalari Biennial at the Chowdiah Memorial Hall, Bangalore.

27-Feb-2009

Film Screening at InKo Centre - Memories of a Murder.

01-Mar-2009 / 08-Mar-2009

InKo Centre and The Women’s International Film Festival, Seoul in association with The National Film Archives of India, The National Film Development Corporation, Sathyam Cinemas and ICAF, and with support from various Embassies and cultural organisations, presented The 2nd Women’s Film Festival in Chennai from 1 – 8 March 2009. In its second year, the Festival included feature, documentary and short films by women directors from Korea and India and from around the world as well as films by male directors whose work present a distinct women's perspective. The festival showcased 135 films from 33 countries, in 7 days across 2 screens– Six Degrees at Sathyam Cinemas and the South India Film Chamber.

27-Mar-2009

Film Screening at InKo Centre - Welcome to Dongmakgol.

24-Apr-2009

Film Screening at InKo Centre - Secret Sunshine.

15-May-2009 / 20-May-2009

InKo Centre organized Yotae a summer camp for Children to learn Yoga & Taekwondo..

22-May-2009

Film Screening at InKo Centre - Milky Way Liberation Front.

26-Jun-2009

Film Screening at InKo Centre - Bunt.

20-Jul-2006 / 24-Jul-2009

InKo Centre presented a special Korean film festival at NFAI Pune and Trivandum International Film Festival.

20-Jul-2009 / 24-Jul-2009

InKo Centre presented a special Korean film festival at NFAI Pune and Trivandum International Film Festival.

24-July-2009

Film Screening at InKo Centre -

The Wildflower in the Battlefield

16-Aug-2009

InKo Centre in association with The Korea Foundation, the Korea Arts Management Service and the Seoul Factory for the Performing Arts, presented Medea and its Double at The Hindu Metroplus Theatre Festival in Chennai.

21-Aug-2009

Film Screening at InKo Centre -

Man With Three Coffins

07-Sep-2009 / 30-Sep-2009

InKo Centre and ARKO have set up writer-in-residence programme for Indian alumni of Sangam House. InKo Centre supported and facilitated this unique Indo-Korean collaboration. Ms Mridula Koshy was the first Indian writer-in-residence at The Toji Foundation in Korea.

10-Sep-2009 / 16-Sep-2009

InKo Centre supported Shai Heredia’s visit to Korea to attend EXIS 2009 : The Korean festival of experimental cinema, with an aim to select a Korean package for presentation in India at Experimenta in Bangalore in December 2009.

24-Sep-2009 / 10-Oct-2009

InKo Centre supported the visit of the Indian artist Ravi Kumar Kashi’s to undertake a two-week Hanji - Papermaking residency at Jang Ji Bang, a national heritage listed paper mill in Korea.

25-Sep-2009

Film Screening at InKo Centre -

Joint Security Area

09-Oct-2009 / 08-Nov-2009

InKo Centre commissioned 13 Indian items selected from across India by the Crafts Council of India for presentation at the World Onggi Exposition in Ulsan. 8 Indian works were selected for the International competition which included work by over 1500 earthenware craftspersons worldwide. Veeramuthu Velar’s Ayyanar horse won the Silver Prize of Rs. 75,000/- and a citation and all the other 7 artists received a Special Prize commendation.

21-Oct-2009

InKo Centre supported the office of the Hon. Consul General to celebrate The Korean National Foundation Day at the Taj Coromandel, Chennai. Renowned Pianist Anil Srinivasan and vocalist Sikkil Gurucharan presented a 45 minute concert that combined music and Korean poetry.

23-Oct-2009

Film Screening at InKo Centre - Taxi Blues.

01-Nov-2009

InKo Centre in association with the Nalanda Way celebrated the International Children's Film Festival in Chennai. The Contemporary Korean film Bunt was screened at the Festival.

21-Nov-2009

InKo Centre in association with The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Republic of Korea and The Korea Arts Management Service, premiered Gong Myoung – Contemporary Korean Music Group in India at The Hindu Friday Review Music Festival at The Music Academy, Chennai.

23-Nov-2009 / 29-Nov-2009

InKo Centre in association with the Crafts Council of India and the Museum of Natural Dye Arts, Korea presented Earthwise: An Indo-Korean Natural Dye Exhibition at Lalit Kala Akademi, Chennai, followed by a Craft Workshop at Kalakshetra Chennai.

27-Nov-2009

Film Screening at InKo Centre - Epitaph.

02-Dec-2009

InKo Centre in association with Daegu Foundation for Culture, Seoul Performing Arts Festival, Daegu City Modern Dance Company and Prakri Foundation, presented Ice or Water – Contemporary Dance from Korea, at The Park’s New Festival, Chennai.

03-Dec-2009 / 10-Dec-2009

Contemporary Korean Films were presented at the 8th Third Eye Asian Film Festival in Mumbai and Kolhapur.

08-Dec-2009

InKo Centre in association with Daegu Foundation for Culture, Seoul Performing Arts Festival, Daegu City Modern Dance Company and Prakriti Foundation, presented Ice or Water – Contemporary Dance from Korea, at The Park’s New Festival, Delhi.

16-Dec-2009 / 24-Dec-2009

InKo Centre presented contemporary Korean films at the 7th Chennai International Film Festival, Chennai.

17-Dec-2009 / 20-Dec-2009

Following on from Shai’s visit to EXIS, Korea in September 2009, Mr Lee Hangjun, EXIS programmer and experimental film artist visited India to participate and showcase Korean experimental films in EXPERIMENTA 2009 in Bangalore.

18-Dec-2009

Film Screening at InKo Centre - The Show Must Go On.

2008

08-Jan-2008

InKo Centre and the Korean Society of Ceramic Arts in association with Gallerie Nvya, presented Earth Synergy : An Indo-Korean Contemporary Ceramic Exhibition at New Delhi.

25-Jan-2008

Film Screening at InKo Centre - The Beauty and the Beast.

14-Feb-2008 / 15-Feb-2008

InKo Centre organized a storytelling session in Chennai by professional storyteller Cathy Spagnoli, who had just returned from a stint at Hannam University, Korea.
Cathy Spagnoli conducted a storytelling session A Glimpse of Korea for adults and children, at Chamiers, Chennai.

22-Feb-2008

Film Screening at InKo Centre - Christmas in August

01-Mar-2008 / 08-Mar-2008

InKo Centre and The Women's International Festival, Seoul in association with The National Film Archives of India, The National Film Development Corporation, Sathyam Cinemas and ICAF, and with support from various Embassies and cultural organisations, presented The 1st Women's Film Festival in Chennai from 1 – 8 March 2008. In its first year, the Women’s Film Festival showcased a strong Korean and Indian section of feature films, as well as a section on World Cinema.

14-Mar-2008 / 15-Mar-2008

InKo Centre in association with Dakshinachitra, supported by the Chuncheon International Mime Festival and AsiaNow, presented a Korean Mime show entitled Life at Dakshinachitra.

28-Mar-2008

Film Screening at InKo Centre - Typhoon

25-Apr-2008

Film Screening at InKo Centre - One Fine Spring Day

20-May-2008

InKo Centre selected Ganga Rudraiah, a postgraduate student from Stella Maris College, Chennai, to participate in a unique, six-month long Arts Administration training programme in Seoul.

23-May-2008

Film Screening at InKo Centre - The Foul King

27-Jun-2008

Film Screening at InKo Centre - You are My Sunshine

08-Jul-2008 / 11-Jul-2008

InKo Centre and the Embassy of the Republic of Korea, New Delhi in association with the Indo Cine Appreciation Foundation presented contemporary Korean films from 8 – 11 July 2008 at the South India Film Chamber in Chennai.

25-Jul-2008

Film Screening at InKo Centre - Barking Dogs Never Bite

01-Aug-2008

InKo Centre in association with The Korea Foundation presented Yohangza Theatre Company’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream at The Hindu Metroplus Theatre Fest at Sir Venkatasubba Rao Concert Hall, in Chennai.

22-Aug-2008

Film Screening at InKo Centre - Sympathy for Mr Vengeance

22-Sep-2008 / 27-Sep-2008

InKo Centre supported The Crafts Council of India to facilitate the participation of two outstanding Indian craft persons (Mr Vankar Shamji Vishram and Ms Jagada Rajappa) at the International Symposium and Exhibition on Natural Dyes in Daego, Korea.

26-Sep-2008

Film Screening at InKo Centre - The Big Swindle

23-Sep-2008 / 26-Sep-2008

InKo Centre supported the visit of Mr Kim Jin Tae, Chairman of the Board, Korean Crafts Promotion Foundation and Chairman Korea Federation of Handicrafts Cooperatives to join an International panel of jurors in Chennai for UNESCO’s flagship Award of Excellence for Handicrafts.

28-Sep-2008

InKo Centre supported Tulika Publisher’s publication of "High in the Sky" a Korean folktale retold by Cathy Spagnoli and illustrated by Jo Hye-Mi. 8000 copies of this book was published in Tamil for the library programme in Government schools in Tamil Nadu.

03-Oct-2008

InKo Centre supported the office of the Hon. Consul General to present the Dance performance by Anjika Dance Group at the Korean National Foundation Day celebrations at Taj Coromandel, Chennai.

07-Oct-2008 / 10-Oct-2008

InKo Centre supported Mr Jayachandran Palazhy, Artistic Director, Attakkalari Centre for Movement Arts, Bangalore to participate in the fourth edition of the Performing Arts Market Seoul (PAMS) at the Sejong Center and KT Art Hall in Seoul.

16-Oct-2008 / 23-Oct-2008

InKo Centre with support from NDTV Lumiere, presented a special Kim Ki-Duk retrospect at The 7th Third Eye Asian Film Festival, Mumbai.

22-Oct-2008 / 24-Oct-2008

InKo Centre in association with Ranga Shankara presented Korea’s first and largest English Musical Theatre company, Theatre Seoul in their debut performance in Bangalore. Theatre Seoul’s Choon Hyang : True Love was presented.

20-Nov-2008 / 06-Dec-2008

InKo Centre in association with the Nalanda Way celebrated the International Children’s Film Festival at the South India Film Chamber. A Korean film Bunt was shown in the festival.

28-Nov-2008

Film Screening at InKo Centre - A Dirty Carnival

03-Dec-2008

InKo Centre supported Pushed by Padmini Chettur, a contemporary dance production, co-produced by the Seoul Performing Arts Festival, Korea at the Park’s New Festival, Chennai.

17-Dec-2008 / 26-Dec-2008

InKo Centre with support from NDTV Lumiere, presented a special Kim Ki-Duk retrospect at The 6th Chennai International Film Festival (CIFF)

26-Dec-2008

Film Screening at InKo Centre - Driving with my wife's lover

2007

03-Feb-2007 / 04-Feb-2007

An International Conference on Asian Cinema: Towards a Research and Teaching Agenda was held in Bangalore, in association with the Centre for the Study of Culture and Society (CSCS), Bangalore and the Japan Foundation, New Delhi. InKo Centre supported the participation of two film studies specialists from Korea.

06-Feb-2007 / 07-Feb-2007

A Korean Film Festival was organized by the Indo Cine Appreciation Forum with support from the Embassy of the Republic of Korea, New Delhi as part of the celebrations following the opening of the Indo-Korean Cultural and Information Centre. The event was held at the South India Film Chamber in Chennai

27-Apr-2007

Film Screening at InKo Centre - The King and the Clown

25-May-2007

Film Screening at InKo Centre - Sopyonje

01-Jun-2007

InKo Centre and the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in New Delhi supported Indian Overseas Films, the Indian distributor to premiere The Host Korean film with subtitles in English, in Chennai.

20-Jul-2007 / 28-Jul-2007

InKo Centre in association with The Forum Art Gallery, The Park, Chennai presented Confluence : An exhibition of paintings by an Indo-Korean couple Mun & Devendra Shukla in Chennai.

27-Jul-2007

Film Screening at InKo Centre - Petal

24-Aug-2007

Film Screening at InKo Centre - The Unforgiven

28-Sep-2007

Film Screening at InKo Centre - My Sassy Girl

03-Oct-2007

InKo Centre supported the office of the Hon. Consul General to present The Korean National Foundation Day celebrations at Taj Coromandel, Chennai.

04-Oct-2007 / 12-Oct-2007

InKo Centre supported Mr E Thangaraj, General Secretary, Indo Cine Appreciation Foundation with a grant to participate in The 12th Pusan International Film Festival in Korea.

27-Oct-2007

Film Screening at InKo Centre - Iodo

17-Nov-2007

InKo Centre in association with The Korea Foundation presented a young, contemporary, traditional 'crossover' band The Forest in their performance in India at The Hindu Friday Review November Music Festival, at the Music Academy, Chennai.

23-Nov-2007

Film Screening at InKo Centre - My Heart

26-Nov-2007

The Embassy of the Republic of Korea, New Delhi and the Indian Council of Cultural Relations presented the National Theatre of Korea for Korean and non-Korean audiences in Chennai at Music Academy. InKo Centre supported the Chennai leg of this tour.

07-Dec-2007 / 21-Dec-207

InKo Centre and The Korean Film Archive (KOFA) co-hosted the first ever retrospective package of the world-renowned filmmaker Im Kwon-Taek at the International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK); The Chennai International Film Festival (CIFF) and The Hyderabad International Film Festival (HIFF 3-10 Jan 08).

18-Dec-2007 / 28-Dec-2007

InKo Centre and the Korean Society of Ceramic Arts, in association with The Forum Art Gallery presented Earth Synergy: An Indo-Korean Contemporary Ceramic Exhibition and a related seminar at The Forum Art Gallery, Chennai.

28-Dec-2007

Film Screening at InKo Centre - My Mother the Mermaid

2006

10-May-2006

His Excellency Mr. Choi Jung-Il, formally opened the Indo-Korean Cultural and Information Centre. The inaugural event was held at Taj Coromandel, Chennai with Mr N Murali, Managing Director, The Hindu as Chief Guest

15-May-2006 / 17-May-2006

27-Oct-2006

Korean National Foundation Day at Taj Cormandel

27-Nov-2006

InKo Centre in association with the Indian Council of Cultural Relations and the Embassy of the Republic of Korea presented the Korean Traditional Stage, a performance by the Chongdong Theater at Music Academy. The performance was widely acclaimed and received extensive media coverage

15-Dec-2006 / 22-Dec-2006

7 Korean films were screened at the 4th Chennai International Film Festival with Korea as Country Focus. The screening was presented by InKo Centre in association with the Indo-Cine Appreciation Forum and the Korean Film Council (KOFIC)

16-Dec-2006

CIFF (15-22 Dec 06 ) Korean Films at Sathyam

16-Dec-2006

Dinner Party with Kofic delegates at Taj

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