2013.10.23 Ticket
MUSICGOODBYE PATTI KIM
Olympic Park, Gymnastics Hall
Saturday: With a farewell concert in Seoul, Patti Kim is retiring after a 55-year career. This show at Olympic Park also wraps up a 50-concert tour all across Korea. Kim began her career as a singer for the U.S. military and was the first person to perform at the Sejong Center as a pop singer.
The concert starts at 4 p.m.
Tickets range from 33,000 won to 121,000 won.
Olympic Park Station, line No. 5, exit 3.
STEVE BARAKATT’S ROMANTIC CONCERT
Seongnam Arts Center, Opera House
Sunday: New age pianist Steve Barakatt is known for his lush, romantic music. While his name might not be so familiar to some, his music “Rainbow Bridge” is very familiar to Koreans thanks to its ubiquitous use in television ads and dramas. Barakatt has also collaborated with numerous artists in Korea, including the singers Wheesung, John Park and Shayne.
Tickets range from 55,000 won to 99,000 won.
Imae Station, Bundang line, exit 1.
BUSKER BUSKER
Olympic Park, Gymnastics Hall.
Nov. 1, 2: Rock-pop group Busker Busker comes to Seoul to promote the release of its hit second album.
The huge and unexpected success of their first album last year, especially their signature song “Cherry Blossom Ending,” took the Korean music world by storm. The group’s second album, released in late September, has similarly stormed to the top of the Korean music charts.
The concert starts Friday at 8 p.m. and Saturday at 6 p.m.
Tickets range from 77,000 won to 110,000 won.
Olympic Park Station, line No. 5, exit 3.
HERBIE HANCOCK LIVE IN SEOUL
Chungmu Art Hall, Grand Theater
Nov. 8: American jazz pianist Herbie Hancock, 73, will be returning to Seoul for the first time in two years.
Hancock has long been considered a jazz legend and was essential in crafting the “post-bop” sound with Miles Davis. Hancock released his 47th studio album “River: The Joni Letters” in 2007, a tribute album to singer songwriter Joni Mitchell.
The concert starts at 8 p.m.
Tickets range from 77,000 won to 150,000 won.
Sindang Station, line No. 2, exit 1.
JEAN-GUIHEN QUEYRAS
LG Arts Center
Nov. 13: Although it’s French cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras’s third visit to Korea, this concert is his first solo concert here. Although Queyras’s repertoire is quite broad, he is known to prefer playing works that are more modern.
Tickets range from 80,000 won to 40,000 won.
The concert starts at 8 p.m.
Yeoksam Station, line No. 2, exit 7.
DYNAMIC DUO
Olympic Hall, Olympic Park
Nov. 23, 24: Dynamic Duo, one of the most highly regarded hip-hop groups in Korea, is presenting its first solo concert in four years.
Since releasing its first album in 2004, Dynamic Duo has consistently been one of the highest-profile hip-hop groups on the peninsula; one of the rare ones to get noticed over the domination of K-pop.
When the group released their seventh album in July, called “Lucky Numbers,” all 13 songs from the record shot high up in the local music charts.
The concert starts Saturday at 6 p.m. and Sunday at 5 p.m.
Tickets range from 77,000 won to 99,000 won.
Olympic Park Station, line No. 5, exit 3.
FRANZ FERDINAND
Uniqlo Ax
Nov. 28: The rock band out of Scotland, most famous for their 2004 hit “Take Me Out” and 2005 tune “Do You Want To,” returns to Seoul for one night only.
The show begins at 8 p.m.
Tickets cost 88,000 won.
Gwangnaru Station, line No. 5, exit 2.
Seoul Arts Center, Concert Hall
Dec 6: Kenny G, one of the world’s most famous saxophone players, comes to Korea once more. Ever since his 1992 album “Breathless” sold 15 million copies, Kenny G has been a global icon in smooth jazz and adult contemporary music.
This time, he will be performing with both his band and the Korean Symphony Orchestra, their second team up since 2012.
Tickets range from 99,000 won 220,000 won.
The concert starts at 8 p.m.
Nambu Bus Terminal Station, line No.3, exit 5.
THEATER
GUTENBERG: THE MUSICAL
Chungmu Art Hall
To Nov. 10: The Korean production of this comical musical, written by Anthony King and Scott Brown, centers around the life of Johannes Gutenberg, the 15th-century inventor of the printing press.
The musical is performed as a backer’s audition by two characters, Bud and Doug, and dozens of baseball caps as they present the ostensibly bound-for-Broadway musical.
The musical starts weekdays at 8 p.m., and weekend and holidays at 3 p.m. and 6 p.m.
Tickets range from 44,000 won to 55,000 won.
Sindang Station, line No. 2, exit 1.
NOTRE DAME DE PARIS
Blue Square, Samsung Card Hall
To Nov. 17: The famous French musical is being staged in Korean with a stellar cast, including diva Bada. Produced by the original creative team of composer Riccardo Cocciante and choreographer Martino Muller, the musical tells the story of the hunchback who lives in Paris’s most famous cathedral, Quasimodo, and the woman he loves, the gypsy Esmeralda.
The musical starts weekdays at 8 p.m.; Saturdays at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.; and Sundays at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m.
Tickets range from 60,000 to 130,000 won.
Hangangjin Station, line No. 6, exit 2.
THIS IS MODERN
CJ Towol Theater, Seoul Arts Center
Tomorrow to Sunday: Korea’s renowned Universal Ballet presents four one-act ballets created by world-known choreographers: Hans van Manen, Nacho Duato and Jiri Kylian.
Van Manen’s “Black Cake,” created in 1989, is a lighthearted work about six pairs of party guests having a good time.
Duato’s “Duende” uses the music of Debussy to create sculptural images.
Kylian’s “Sechs Tanze” looks at social upheaval and social changes by using the music of Mozart, while his “Petite Mort” also uses Mozart but for a symbolic performance of aggression, energy, sexuality and vulnerability.
Tickets range from 10,000 won to 80,000 won.
The performance starts on Thursday and Friday at 8 p.m.; Saturday at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.; and Sunday at 3 p.m.
Nambu Bus Terminal Station, line No. 3, exit 5.
TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT
Universal Arts Center
Oct. 29 to Dec. 12: Based on the famous Biblical story of Joseph and his coat of many colors, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” comes to Korea.
Catchy and family-friendly, “Dreamcoat” has been one of Webber’s most popular musicals since it was introduced in the early 1970s.
The concert starts on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at 8 p.m.; on Wednesdays at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.; on Saturdays at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.; and on Sundays at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. Only one 8 p.m. on Oct. 30. No shows on Mondays.
Tickets range from 50,000 won to 110,000 won.
Achasan Station, line No. 5, exit 4.
LG Arts Center
Nov. 6-10: Ballet Nacional de Espana, currently led by Antonio Najarro, presents two repertoires, “Grito” and “Suite Sevilla,” featuring flamenco, classical dance and modern dance.
The performances start Wednesday to Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m., and Sunday at 3 p.m.
Tickets range from 40,000 won to 120,000 won.
Yeoksam Station, line No. 2, exit 7.
WICKED
Charlotte Theater
Nov. 22 to Dec. 22: A Korean production of the musical “Wicked” is presented in Korea for the first time.
Adapted from the best-selling novel “Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West” by Gregory Maguire, the musical is an alterative view of L. Frank Baum’s famous story “The Wizard of Oz.” Taking the point of view of Oz’s witches, Wicked shows how the Wicked Witch of the West and the Good Witch of the North were originally close friends.
Oak Joo-hyun and rising star Park Hye-na will perform as Elphaba, the Wicked Witch; Jeong Sun-ah and Kim Bo-kyung will play Glinda the Good Witch.
The musical starts Tuesdays to Fridays at 8 p.m.; Saturdays at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m.; Sundays and holidays at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. No shows on Mondays.
Tickets range from 60,000 won to 140,000 won.
Jamsil Station, line No. 2, exit 3.
GHOST
D-Cube Arts Center
Nov. 24 to Dec. 22: The West End’s popular musical “Ghost” is presented in Korea for the first time. Adapted from the Hollywood movie of the same name, “Ghost” tells the undying love story of Molly and Sam. This production features musical stars such as Joo Won, Choi Jung-won and diva Ivy.
The musical starts Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at 8 p.m.; Wednesdays at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m.; Saturdays at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Sundays at 2 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. No shows on Mondays.
Tickets range from 60,000 won to 130,000 won.
Sindorim Station, line No. 2, exit 1.
TRADITIONAL PERFORMANCE
LEE JA-RAM’S UKCHEOK-GA
LG Arts Center
Friday to Sunday: Lee Ja-ram presents her new pansori (traditional narrative singing) play “Ukcheok-ga.” Inspired by Brecht’s “Mother Courage and Her Children,” this pansori is a story about how a devastating war provokes feelings of fear, sorrow and sympathy.
Lee wrote the script, composed the songs and plays more than 15 characters.
The concert starts Oct. 25 at 8 p.m. and Oct. 26 and 27 at 5 p.m.
Tickets range from 30,000 won to 50,000 won.
Yeoksam Station, line No. 2, exit 7.
FESTIVAL
SENSATION 2013
Kintex in Ilsan
Nov. 30: The dance-theater hybrid “Sensation,” created in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, in 2000, returns to Korea with the theme “Wicked Wonderland.”
Attendees are encouraged to wear white, just like at the 2012 event.
The event runs 9:00 p.m. to dawn.
Tickets cost 125,000 won to 3,000,000 won.
Daehwa Station, line No. 3, exit 1.
Event information is collected from the Korea Tourism Organization and tickets for most events are available at ticket.interpark.com/global or by calling 1544-1555.
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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