Welcome Friends,

We are pleased to announce that KTPAA has a new home at the Times Square Art Center, located at 43rd Street and 8th Avenue. The Times Square Art Center is a facility which can support our needs as an active performing and cultural exhibition organization, and includes a recording studio, concert auditorium, lecture rooms, and more. We are very excited to be a part of one of the New York’s cultural centers and we sincerely believe that our new home will enhance and stimulate interest in both KTPAA and Korean performing arts culture for the American public.

Sue Park
President & Artistic Director

Dr. Ju-Yong Ha
Executive Director

Announcement,

The Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism proudly presents " Korea 21: Music Here and Now ," in collaboration with the Gugak FM in Seoul and the Korean Traditional Performing Arts Association of New York (KTPAA). This rare concert will focus on new Korean traditional music and its modern performance aspects, changjak gugak , the newly emerging artistic phenomenon in the traditional musical field. A highlight of this event will be the select group of emerging Korean traditional musicians who ranked in the top ten of the 2007, "21C Korean Music Project Competition," one of the most prestigious new music competitions in South Korea.  Artists such as Bulsaechul, Irene, and Project "Rock" will present a contemporary interpretation of sinawi (an improvised Korean traditional music) and hybrid pieces that blend Korean traditional musical instruments and Western instruments. Included in the program are special guests, Yoon-Jeong Heo, a renowned geomungo player and recipient of the 2007-8 Asian Cultural Council Fellowship and Sue Yeon Park, a designated Master of Korean dance traditions by the State of New York.  

The Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College
Saturday, April 26, 2008, 7:30pm
East 68th, between Park & Lexington Avenues

Free Admission!
Tickets are available at the box office before the concert.
To reserve tickets contact KTPAA at: 300 West 43rd Street, Suite #603, NY, NY 10036 (212) 921-9344

Kayagum duet
Ju-Yong Ha and Gee Baek
more photos inside