Year End Dance Party at Club BOSS on Northern Blvd.
Poongmul organizations from various groups will be filling the floor. Groups from Buffalo, HanNooRi, HanWool, Laguardia, NYU, Stonybrook, Syracuse, Tuh, and still more to add will fill the floor. Come and meet the like minded enthusiasts in the East Coast and feel the beat on the house. There will be a performance by one of the best beat lovers in New York. Don't forget, you will be awarded a brand new JANG-GOO when you win a competition at the party on the spot. Tight on instruments? This is where you get yours free!! Get Oompin, Humpin and Jumpin all night.

Admission $40 Ladies, $50 Gentlemen (admission includes drinks and eateries)
More info: Direction
info@poongmul.com

Saturday Youth Culture School receital of play and songs.
Also will be showcasing Samulnori performance by Han Wool followed by 2001 annual report.

More info: Tel 718-961-4117, Fax 718-961-4603

The semester's winding down to the end, everyone's busy with school, job, finals, etc etc... so...what better way to release all that tension then to come and join 1st Annual Shim Tah Conert!!
That's right folks. You heard me right. Cornell Poongmoolpae is having our OWN, 1st time EVER in its history (which is only 2.5 yrs by the way..) concert! There'll be singing, dancing, samulnori, pangut, and much more! (actually.. that's about it).We are pretty excited over this event because it's the first time we've ever had something to call our own. And this is also the only event this semester large enough in scale to get everyone in our group and the audience involved.

We don't want this to be another "exotic cultural" event where everyone stares and gawk in wonder, but rather we want to make it into a part of school tradition, a piece of Korean-American tradition that we can really build upon. In order to do this, it would be REALLY awesome if we could get fellow NY poongmoolians here to either cheer us on or even be a part of the event!!

I know this is a VERY short notice and I know everyone's busy... so, if you get a chance, discuss with your group, and get back to me by saturday via email and I'll send you more detailed information at that point(directions, agenda, etc).

More info: 607-277-6862 Feel free to call/email/visit any time~

Okwangdae, the colorful masked play from the agricultural community of Kosung Village in Kyongsan Province which features dynamic dances and striking improvisational rhythms, will be presented for the first time in New York.
This 14-member male troupe composed of farmers will present excerpts from the masked drama, including "Dance of a Leper Clown," "Dance of the Foolish Aristocrats" and "Dance of a Fallen Buddhist Monk." Okwangdae means "five clowns play;" with the five clowns representing the five cardinal directions of east, west, south, north and the center. Musical accompaniment on gongs, oboes and drums in the Samul-Nori tradition.

Tickets $25, WMI Friends: $21, $15 Students
More info: http://www.koreasociety.org www.worldmusicinstitute.org
212/772-4448

Lotus and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York presents
The Facts and Artifacts of Korean Dance
A deep look into the spiritual and aesthetic elements of Korean culture with some of the most accomplished traditional performers in New York. Mystically beautiful dance. Heart stopping percussion.

Dancers: Eujin Hwang, SungHee Choi, Sunny Kim, EunJoo Kang
Buddhist Artist: Myung Suk Lee
Samulnori Percussion Ensemble: Teun-Suai

Tickets $15, $10 (students/snrs)

Supported in part by the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.

$6-10 sliding scale
Neues Kabarett will host a benefit concert to raise funds for performance facilities at The Brecht Forum's loft.

8:00 - Steve Dalachinsky will read from his recently released book of poetry, "a superintendent's eyes," and other work.
8:15 - Okkyung Lee will perform a solo set. A native of Korea, Lee is a cellist and composer who explores contemporary classical, free improvisation, noise, Korean folk music, movies and jazz in order to create her original voice.
9:00 - Xtatika will perform from their newly released debut album "Tongue Bath" (Tzadik).
Xtatika reveals the unique visions of singer/songwriter Haena Kim that include traditional Korean Samulnori beats. Featuring hypnotic vocals, nasty electric bass (Mas Yamagata) and two driving Korean percussionists (Kyungwook Jung and Vong Pak), this is a band that opens up an exciting new world of sound. A magical blend of alternative rock with Korean traditional music.

"Xtatika will stir up the spirits tonight...A bizarre mix of Korean percussion, dark moods and leader Haena Kim's vocals... Tongue Bath hits on enough genuinely odd places to make it the sort of record that you can't stop listening to...Should be intense onstage." - Time Out New York
10:00 - The Spunklads are known as "the great lost punk band from '76." The Spunklads gained an almost instant legendary status in London. Some critics consider The Spunklads to be the true fathers of punk, predating the early success of fellow London punks the Damned, the Sex Pistols and the Clash -- though their influence and impact upon these bands is more than just obvious.

"You'll hopefully never get to see Sham or the Pistols. God forbid another "reunion" tour. On the other hand, we from the U.K. gave america another run of the Sex Pistols and what did you give us? KISS. Did these gobshites in clown make-up ever break up > long enough to make a reunion justifiable? They're like the clap -- just when you think it's all over, the burning & itching fucking returns. And hopefully the Clash will resist the urge to reunite. But The Spunklads, that's a different story -- you can't reunite if you were never truly united to begin with." - The Spunklads

More information:
212-242-4201

2 Weeks, Mon-Fri
7pm-9pm
Fee:$200
Instructor: Vongku Pak
Learn Samulnori from one of Korea's most experienced instructor.
Program: SamDoSulJangGoo(Korean Traditional Performing Arts Center version), Samdo Samulnori, Kwengari

More information:
212-926-7704
718-961-9255
VongKu Pak: sajahoo21@yahoo.com

Korean Mask Dance wokshop by Vongku Pak at Lotus Music & Dance Studios located in Manhattan.
Instructor: Vongku Pak

More information:
Lotus Music & Dance Studios
109 West 27th Street, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10001
Tel: (212) 627-1076
http://www.lotusarts.com

Poongmul performance at Central Park lasting 3 continuous hours including SulJangGo, SoGoChoom, SangMo's and more..
Visit the showcases of JangSeungs and carved wooden panels crafted by prestigious Korean artists.
Entrance at 71st Street & 5th Ave.

More information:
ChulSun Lee: wangsabu@yahoo.com

NPN 2001 Camp is on!
Hosted by: Hanul pungmul pae in New York - part of Service & Education for Korean Americans (SEKA)
Fee: $150
Cirriculum: Pilbong (Drumming, Taepyongso, sanggmo, Suljanggu) - Included in the agenda will be times set aside to discuss the continuation of NPN. What NPN will be like going forward. Have your ideas ready when you come to camp.
On June 30, we will be part of a big performance at Central Park. We will perform the things we learn at Camp.
Thank you.

More information:
KYCC: 1-510-625-4964
annkycc2001@hotmail.com

Hosted by HanWool, teachers from PilBong have been invited to teach their rhyhms and much more.
Beginners: Tue, Thurs, Sat 7:30pm-9:30pm
Intermediate: Mon, Wed, Fri 7:30pm-9:30pm
Fee: $60

More information:
Services and Education for Korean Americans (SEKA)
40-11 149 Place
Flushing, NY 11354
Tel: (718) 961-4117
ChulSun Lee: wangsabu@yahoo.com