Community Corner
KORUS Korean Festival
The theme for this year's 11th annual KORUS Festival is "DISCOVER KOREA". The Festival has grown tremendously over the past decade and we welcome more and more participants every year!
Location: Bull Run Park, Centreville, VA
Date/Time:
Sept 20, 2013 Friday 5pm~10pm
Sept 21, 2013 Saturday 10am~10pm
Sept 22, 2013 Sunday 10am~10pm
The KORUS Festival is organized by the Korean American Association of Washington Metropolitan Area (KAAW), a non-profit 501(c) organization. The KAAW advocates the rights of Korean-Americans and promotes the well-being and prosperity of the Korean-American community. We conduct activities to promote unity and fellowship, community participation, provide educational and social programs to the Korean-American community, and share our culture to play a part in the diverse community of our region.
Performances by:
헬로비너스 Hello Venus - A new South Korean girl band. The group consists of Yoo Ara, Nara, Alice, Lime, Yoonjo, and Yooyoung. They are After School and NU’EST’s sister group.
박강수 Park Kang Soo - Winner of the 2011 Korea Entertainment Awards artistic women folk singer
김세환 Kim Se Hwan - Winner at the 10th and 11th Annual TBC Music Awards Best Male Singer
이은하 Lee Eun Ha - Winner for Best Female Singer 9 years in a row
Traditional Performances by:
원창현 Won Jang Hyun - Recognized worldwide for his prowess on the daegeumor large transverse bamboo flute because he created his own style of daegeum sanjo. He has performed in 50 countries, counting Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Centre among the venues.
Traditional performances by 양신승 Yang Shin Seung.
Taekwondo Demonstration by the Korean National Demonstration Team from Kukiwon World Taekwondo Headquarters.
Additional Performances
KOKOMO Concert - The name stands for “KORUS KOLLABORATION Music Operation“ presented by KollaborationDC - kollaborationdc.org
Balock Dance Team - JUB Cultural Center
Contests:
Korea Daily Talent Show – Friday Night
Korea Times Youth Talent Show – Saturday Night
Korea Times Singing Contest – Sunday Night
KORUS Festival Photography Contest
Kid’s Zone - Bounce House, Game Zone, Face Painting, and More!
Soju 소주, Makgeolli 막걸리, and Beer 맥주 Garden