The Philippine International Literary Festival happens this month and onward Portuguese poet Fernando Pessoa describes literature as “the most agreeable way of ignoring life.” Simply put, it’s the best kind of distraction. If so, then literature could easily be considered an “essential...
CCP Festival of Arts goes online Every February, we would always look forward to Pasinaya: The CCP Open House Festival. I had been invited many times to talk about film literacy. Busloads of students nationwide come to the CCP grounds to witness theater, musical performances, exhibits and film...
(Clockwise from top) Pinoy K-pop Star, kimchi and celebration of Seollal or Korean Lunar New Year (Photos: KCC, Jonathan Hicap, Korea Tourism Organization) The Korean Cultural Center (KCC) in the Philippines is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year and to mark the beginning of a new decade,...
Ji Chang-wook’s handwritten message for Filipinos (KCC) Korean actor Ji Chang-wook has sent a message to Filipinos in celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Korean Cultural Center (KCC) in the Philippines. “Mahal ko kayo, Filipinos!! Love your oppa, Ji Chang-wook. Ingat kayo palagi!! (I...
(From left) “Like for Likes,” “My Love, My Bride” and “The Queen of Walking” (KCC) Following the success of the 2020 Korean Film Festival in the Philippines, the Korean Cultural Center will be staging another free movie screening to warm the hearts of Filipinos. Under the event...
As part of their Korea at Home campaign, the Embassy of the Republic of Korea and the Korean Cultural Center, together with MIND S-Cool and the BGC Arts Center, have organized a free, live webinar titled The Role of K-Dramas in Sharing and Shaping Culture Beyond Borders. The one-time event consists...
On its 29th year, the Embassy of the Republic of Korea and the Korean Cultural Center in the Philippines, together with the United Korean Community Association in the Philippines and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, will be bringing the 2020 Philippines-Korea Cultural Exchange...
K-Pop dance party at home is set to be as easy as one to three as Korean Cultural Center in the Philippines (KCC) teams up with well-loved and K-Pop Dancing Diva Dasuri Choi to bring the party into the Filipino homes starting this October 16. K-Pop fans are in for a huge treat this October, until...
Oscar-winning Korean director Bong Joon-ho on the set of ‘Parasite’ (Photo courtesy of Neon) Amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the Korean Cultural Center (KCC) in the Philippines has launched the “Korea at Home” campaign to present Korean culture online. It brings...
A question of procedure Images by NOEL PABALATE Over the past weeks, much has been said about the recent goings-on at Ballet Philippines. It’s a topic of conversations—often passionate, sometimes hushed—among friends who, for one reason or another, are invested in the future of the Cultural...
