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Korean Cultural Festival DC 2022

Celebrating 140 Years of Korea-US Ties

Opening Performance

Monday, October 10, 4:00 PM

Lisner Auditorium at the George Washington University

730 21st St NW, Washington, DC 20052

Join us for the Korean Cultural Festival DC 2022, a month-long celebration featuring a variety of performances and events, commemorating 140 Years of Korea-US ties! The festival kicks off with a special Opening Performance event featuring the world-famous high-flying martial artists of the Kukkiwon Taekwondo Demonstration Team as seen on the CBS show The World's Best at 4 p.m. on Oct. 10, as well as traditional percussion by Washington Samulnori, K-Pop dance by I LOVE DANCE, and performances by Washington Didimsae Korean Traditional Dance.

Festival events will take place between October 7 and November 1, including music, dance, author talks, film screenings, art exhibitions, fashion events, workshops, and more. Highlights include the art and craft exhibition Beyond Paper at the KCCDC (October 7 – November 4), the fashion show and open studio workshop event Paper Road XIII – Washington D.C. at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art (October 8 at 2:00 p.m.), an exhibition at the Old Korean Legation Museum about Korea’s first diplomatic minister to the United States in the early 20^th century (October 11 – April 2023), a discussion with acclaimed Korean novelist Jeong You-Jeong at the George Washington University (October 20 at 6:00 p.m.), a special series of milestone Korean films at the KCCDC (October 26 – 28 at 6 PM daily), and the festival’s closing performance Move, Dance, Connect, featuring both the Korea National Contemporary Dance Company and the Washington Ballet on stage in the Kennedy Center’s Eisenhower Theater (November 1 at 7 p.m.).

View complete festival information and updates on the KCCDC website. See below for a brief schedule of events and to RSVP to the Opening Performance on Monday, October 10. Details for some upcoming events will be announced later, including RSVP options, on the KCCDC website.

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Above: past performances by the Kukkiwon Taekwondo Demonstration Team on CBS; The World's Best in 2019 (second place finish).

Above, clockwise from top left: the Kukkiwon Taekwondo Demonstration Team (two images), Washington Samulnori, and I LOVE DANCE.

Korean Cultural Festival DC 2022

Schedule

More Information

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Kukkiwon Taekwondo Demonstration Team

Opening Performance

October 10 at 4 PM

Lisner Auditorium at the George Washington University

Beyond Paper

Exhibition & Workshop

October 7 – November 4

Korean Cultural Center Washington, D.C.

Paper Road XIII – Washington, D.C.

Fashion Show & Open Studio

October 8 at 2 PM

Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art

The 1st Korean Minister Plenipotentiary, Park Chung Yang

Special Exhibition

October 11 – April 2023

Old Korean Legation Museum

Literature Night with Author Jeong You-Jeong

Discussion

October 20 at 6 PM

Jack Morton Auditorium at the George Washington University

K-Cinema Highlights

Film Series

October 26 – 28 at 6 PM daily

Korean Cultural Center Washington, D.C.

Move, Dance, Connect

Joint Performance

The Korea National Contemporary Dance Company & The Washington Ballet

November 1 at 7 PM

Eisenhower Theater at The Kennedy Center

More information can be found on the KCCDC website. Details & RSVP for some events will be announced in the coming weeks.



About the Kukkiwon Taekwondo Demonstration Team

The Kukkiwon Taekwondo Demonstration Team, an arm of the Kukkiwon World Taekwondo Headquarters, was established in 1974 to travel worldwide introducing and spreading Taekwondo spirit and skills. Its members include some of the world’s most highly trained and accomplished Taekwondo practitioners. As a civil diplomatic corps, the team conducts demonstration tours around the world. Taekwondo, Korea’s indigenous martial art tradition, has evolved into a pop culture icon of Korea as well as a global community and Olympic sport, as evidenced by the team's impressive second-place finish on the CBS talent show The World's Best in 2019.

More About the Festival

Organized by the KCCDC in collaboration with partners, the Korean Cultural Festival DC 2022 represents an exceptional partnership of Korea- and DC-based cultural institutions, including the KCCDC, the Smithsonian Institution, the Kennedy Center, and others, with additional support from Korea’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Korea Foundation for International Culture Exchange, the Hanji Development Institute, and the Embassy of the Republic of Korea. View complete festival information and updates on the KCCDC website.

Other ongoing local events in October for which the KCCDC has provided support include Korean Fashion: From Royal Court to Runway at the George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum (through December) and Once Upon a Roof: Vanished Korean Architecture at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art (through October 30). 

Korean Cultural Center Washington, D.C.

2370 Massachusetts Ave. NW | Washington, D.C. 20008

culturedc@mofa.go.kr | (202) 939-5688

Visiting Hours: Monday - Friday | 10 am-noon & 1-5 pm

Closed for US and certain Korean national holidays

Guide for Visitors

The Korean Cultural Center Washington, D.C. at the Embassy of the Republic of Korea is dedicated to strengthening Korea-US ties through a broad variety of public programs and outreach, including exhibitions, performances, educational engagement, institutional partnerships, and diverse cultural events. Walk in visitors are welcome (no appointments necessary). To learn more, visit our website or follow us on social media.

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