by Peter | Nov 18, 2016 | Features, KoreaRA, News, Outreach
Min-On Concert Association was founded as a nonprofit organization in 1963, and two years later, it was legally recognized as a general incorporated foundation. It contributes to many public service undertakings through outreach programs, which aim to foster the...
by Peter | Nov 18, 2016 | Features, KoreaRA
Bibap: Beatbox Action Comedy is a unique and highly entertaining Korean nonverbal musical. Its name sounds similar to Bebop—a style of jazz with complex harmonies and rhythms from the 1940s—but Bibap is something totally different from Bebop music. Bibap is indeed a...
by Peter | Nov 18, 2016 | Features, KoreaRA
Musical theatre is a genre of theatrical performance that combines dialogue, acting and dancing set to various genres of music to powerfully express a dramatic narrative on stage. After musical theater became very popular through New York City productions on Broadway...
by Peter | Sep 15, 2016 | Features, Interviews, PhilippinesRA
Interview with Ms. Suzie Moya Benitez, Executive Director of the Bayanihan Min-On: Thank you so much for your wonderful performances yesterday and today in Tokyo. The Bayanihan has not performed in Japan since your last visit more than 20 years ago. What are your...
by Peter | Sep 15, 2016 | Features, PhilippinesRA
The Republic of the Philippines is a remarkable island country consisting of over 7,500 islands surrounded by emerald green waters in the western Pacific Ocean. An ancient explorer described this beautiful island country as the “Pearl of the Orient...
by Peter | Jun 8, 2016 | ChinaRA, Features, RussiaRA
“The basis of genuine world peace will be formed by the fostering of a mutual understanding through a grass-roots exchange that transcends distinctions of race, nation and ideology. To this end, exchanges in art and culture will be indispensable. Music, dance and...