KOREA DAY CELEBRATION in Providence Rhode Island

43 Dave Gavitt Way,Providence RI 02903

14 August, 2022

Description

Korean Independence Day is celebrated annually on August 15, when the United States and the Allies liberated Korea from 36 years of Japanese colonial rule. Every year, Koreans gather to celebrate this momentous day, much like Americans celebrating their Independence Day on July 4. It's a time to show off national identity and pride. This year, the Korean American Association of Rhode Island (KAARI) will celebrate this day as "Korea Day Celebration" on Sunday, August 14. Musicians and dancers come from New York and South Korea to perform at Bishop McVinney Auditorium here in Providence, Rhode Island. Admission and food are free thanks to generous grants from the Rhode Island State Council of the Arts, Expansion Arts Program, Overseas Koreans Foundation, and Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Boston. We look forward to seeing you there! Performance featuring JUNG-HEE OH: Jung-Hee Oh is a Korean traditional music artist of “Gayageum Byeong-chang” and “Pansori.” She is recognized under the Korean Government’s Ministry Of Culture as a “holder” (yisuja) of Intangible Cultural Property No. 23: Gayageum Sanjo – Gayageum Byeongchang (solo zither performance-zither with song), having studied with An, Suksun, Living National Treasure of pansori and gayageum. Ms. Oh received her master’s degree in music from Chung-Ang University in Seoul. She is currently a music director and teaching artist at The New York Korean Performing Arts Center based in Manhattan, and teaches in Greater New England area. Performance featuring EUNJOO KANG: Eunjoo Kang started dancing at an early age and has continued her dance education under the prominent Korean Traditional dancers, Mubong Whang and Jaeman Chung in Sookmyung Women University; where she received a BA degree in dance. In 1995, Kang earned her Master’s degree from New York University in Dance Education. Currently serving as managing director of Woori Garak Dance Company, based in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey since 1998, as the director and a dancer at Panoram Asian Dance Project company in New York since 2007, and as the director of Korean Dance at Korean Community Center (FGS) in Englewood, New Jersey since 2011; Eunjoo Kang has been actively performing and choreographing to promote the beauty of Korean traditional dance through numerous festivals and dance performances in Asia, Europe, and the United States for the past 20 years.