Hello, my name is Eunsu Kim, director and founder of Sorichung Enterprise.
Washington Sorichung will be inviting Korean traditional artists to join them in the 1st annual Korean Culture Show marking the debut of SoriN Corp. We plan to create an exciting performance held at the Terrace theater at The John F. Kennedy Performing Arts Center this October of 2018, as well as dedicate a celebration of the reopening of the Old Korean Legation Museum.

- EUN KIM

1st Annual Korean Cultural Show with Sorichung
Presented by SoriN Corp, Non-profit Korean Cultural Arts Foundation

Marking their debut, the 501(c) non-profit SoriN Corp, in partnership with Sorichung Enterprise, host their 1st Annual Korean Culture Show showcasing the traditional sounds and dances of Korea at the John F. Kennedy Center. With extraordinary storytelling through pansori (Korean folksong), instruments, and dance, Washington Sorichung Korean Traditional Music Institute along with professional guest performers coming all the way from South Korea create a vibrant one of a kind performance. 
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​Date: October 30th 2018 (Tue)
Time: 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Location: ​Terrace Theater at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C
2700 F St. NW, Washington, DC 20566
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Tickets: through Kennedy Center, Washington D.C / through Soricha ​

​*Ticket prices in full are direct donations to SoriN Corp's non-profit organization and are eligible for tax deductible.
ONLINE: Kennedy Center webpage or STORE : Sorichung or Soricha Theater in Annandale

Organizers: Sorichung Enterprise LLC.
SoriN Corp, Non-profit Korean Cultural Arts Foundation / Washington Sorichung, Korean Traditional Music Institute
Sponsored By: Washington D.C Korean Cultural Center/ Old Korean Legation Museum, Washington D.C

Call us at 703.642.0026 or email us at  [email protected] / [email protected] for further questions or inquiries!

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As a truly collaborative event, the 1st Annual Korean Culture Show is financed with sponsorships from the community, donations, and ticket sales from performance. Businesses, in return, receive unlimited exposure to hundreds of residents throughout the Northern Virginia area and local Korean American community. Please join this mutually beneficial effort by becoming a sponsor today!
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Hello friends & family,
This year (2018), SoriN Corp Korean Cultural Performing Arts Foundation was newly established as a 501(c) registered non-profit organization under Sorichung Enterprise LLC. SoriN Corp aims to serve as a cultural bridge for American and Korean communities to gather together and to cultivate and spread interest in the beauty of Korean culture in the United States. Inaugurated this year, SoriN Corp will start with creating an annual Korean arts performance at the Kennedy Center as well as host other promising collaborative events in the future to further its mission.
SoriN is looking for sponsors to seek financial support in order to achieve this aspiration. We are reaching out to you in hopes for your contribution in this exciting experience. Your interest and support is greatly needed!
(All donations are eligible for tax deductible) 

KOREAN VERSION

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PROGRAMS

SPECIAL GUESTS
​Guest Performers & Masters of Korean Traditional Music from Out-of-State & S. Korea
Kids & Youth Winners from Korean Traditional Music & Arts Competition Nationwide

SANG IL, NAM

VOCALIST

is a renown young soriggun in Korea for his wit and creative talent. He graduated from Korea National University of Arts and performed at numerous Changgeuks (traditional Korean opera). He is dedicated in cultivating interest in Korean traditional music through various TV programs.

• Korean National Assembly Culture Awards Grand Prize
• Representative of Min-sok Society, “SOO-RI”
• Chairman of Woorichang-kuk Research Association
• Host of KBS Hanminjok program and Kuk-Ak- Hanmadang

GO TO TV PROGRAM

GO TO HIS YOUTUBE MEDIA

Masters of Korean Traditional Music from Out-of-State

KOREAN TRADITIONAL SINGING, VOCALIST

Jung Hee Oh
 (Vocalist & Gayageum, Korean Zither)

is a Korean traditional music artist of Gayageum-Byeongchang and Pansori. She is recognized under the Korean Government’s Ministry Of Culture as a “holder” (yi-su-ja) of Intangible Cultural Property No. 23: Gayageum-Sanjo and Gayageum-Byeongchang (solo zither performance with song), having studied with Sooksun An, a 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 Woori Garak Korean Culture Arts Center based in New Jersey, and teaches in Greater New England area. 

Aileen Choi
(Vocalist)

graduated from Korea National University of Arts and appears in various TV programs to bring awareness to Korean traditional music.
Northern Illinois University, School of Music, Master in World Music
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‘Aileen Choi’s Sugung-ga Solo Complete Performance’ in 2010 ( Seoul, National Gugak Center) 
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Awarded First Place in vocal, Jeonju Daesasup-nori National Gu-gak Music Competition of Students in 2003 (Jeonju, S. Korea)

Eun Su Kim
(Vocalist) 

is the founder and director of Sorichung Enterprise LLC (2007) and the current president of SoriN Corp Korean Cultural Performing Arts Foundation (2018). She also runs the Washington Sorichung Korean Traditional Music Institute and operates Soricha Tea & Theater, holding monthly Korean traditional performances in Virginia with local, out-of-state, and international artists. She is widely sought after nationwide and on a global scale by colleges and universities, notable events, associations, etc. to perform and hold workshops.

KIDS & YOUTH WINNERS
from Korean Traditional Music & Arts Competition Nationwide

Program
Geo-Mun-Go, Korean Musical Instrument from L.A / Gayageum Byeongchang,Korean Folk Song From M.A / Pansori, Korean Folk Song from V.A / 
​Korean Traditional Dance from N.Y

SEO-YOUN SON (Ge-moon-go, Playlist)

• Cerritos High School, LA (11th Grade) 
• L.A The 5th Annual Korean Traditional Music and Arts Competition: Grand Prize Award on instrumental field, Award of Federation of Korean Art Cultural
• N.Y The 18th World Korean Traditional Music Competition: Grand Prize Award - Award of Korean Ministry of Culture (Traditional Art Society of Korea) 
  ​and more.

SEOYON KIM (Gayageum-Byeongchang)

• The Wheeler School in Providence, RI (6th Grade)
• A member of Oh Jung-Hee Gayageum-Byeongchang Group
• The Asian Traditional Performing Arts Competition: Gold Medal K-12 Category (NJ, 2018)
• ​The 17th World Korean Traditional Music Competition: The 3rd Place Award (NJ, 2017)

MADDILYNN J.Y. RA (Pansori, Vocalist)

• Canterbury Woods Elementary School, VA (6th Grade)
• Youngest member of Washington Sorichung
• L.A The 6th Annual Korean Traditional Music and Arts Competition: Grand Prize Award Elementary Level
• L.A The Pansori Competition with Master Tongdal Cho from Korea: Grand Prize Award Elementary Level
• N.Y The 18th Annual World Korean Traditional Music Competition: Grand Prize Award Elementary Level 
  and more

KOREAN TRADITIONAL DANCE OF CHOOM-NOO-RI :
Representing Korean traditional dance in New York, today’s performance group is composed of middle and high school students

• N.J Asian Traditional Performing Arts Competition: Grand Prize award High school Level (2016)
• N.Y World Korean Traditional  Music Competition: Grand Prize award High school Level (2017)
  and more.