“World Masters' Festival in Arts & Culture 2007” will open in Seoul
Human wisdom and beauty have been embedded in traditional arts and culture for long time and it is the job of the Masters to disclose them. In order to develop and transmit the traditional arts and culture of the global village, World Masters of each and every nation and Masters of Korea will hold the big festival in this harvesting season.
The Organizing Committee will provide the stage to display the traditional arts and culture of participating countries. The Committee prepares the arena for all nations to share the diversity and excellence of their culture at aT Center in Yangjae-dong. Hereafter the Committee is expected to establish the network of Masters to develop global arts and culture and for everyone to experience the diversity and value of each culture.
Thirty six World Masters from four continents like Europe, Latin America, Asia and Africa will participate in performances and exhibitions of this Festival. In addition, many embassies in Korea are going to participate in the exhibition program with their collections of cultural works. Many Embassies in Korea have supported the preparation of the Festival, and so did the various cultural institutions and related organization. Dean of the Diplomatic Corps in Korea, His Excellency Ambassador of El Salvador, Alfredo F. Ungo wrote, "It is a very important and meaningful festival to enhance the world arts and culture," in his supportive letter to participating Embassies in Korea.
The curricula vitae of World Masters who participate in the Festival are beyond description and they will represent the uniqueness of their culture. Marta Sebestyen, a Hungarian Master of traditional folk music, is well known to us as the singer with marvelous voice, who sang the love song, 'szerelem' in the film 'English Patient'.
In addition, Albina Degtyareva is a music professor of the Republic of Sakha of the Russian Federation, who is the representative of folk music of his nation. He is famous for playing the smallest musical instrument in the world, the traditional instrument 'khomus' that is known as 'vargan' in Yakutiya, Russia.
Fethi Zghonda, the Maestro of Tunisia, is most respected as the master of Arab-African music. With these World Masters, Maestros from many countries will visit Korea as World Masters.
The Festival will be held from October 1 to October 5, 2007 at aT Center in Yangjae-dong, Seoul. On the opening day, World Masters will be awarded with the Certificate of World Master and honored guests from embassies, distinguished persons from various fields will visit to celebrate and congratulate the Masters in the opening ceremony. The Festival is scheduled to have the Days of four Continents from October 1 to October 4 and the last day of the Festival, October 5 is set for the Day of Korean Masters.
The World Master's Festival in Arts and Culture 2007 will mark an epoch for the global development in Arts and Culture. Moreover, the Festival will expand as the biggest global festival under the patronage of art lovers of the world. This Festival will enable to form a network of global maestros in arts and culture, and fling the gate wide open to exchange cultural heritage among nations and among artists of the world. All the participants will experience the emotional catharsis, the memorable gift of feeling brotherhood or human hood, under the circumstances of enriched cultural festivity.
A. Overview of the Festival
1. Title of Event : The World Master's Festival In Arts &Culture 2007
2. Date : October 1(Mon) - October 5(Fri), 2007 (for 5 days)
3. Location : Exhibition Hall I & II and Conference Room (mid-size) of aT Center in Yangjae-dong, Seoul
4. Hosted by : The Association of World Masters for the Exchange of Arts &Culture/ Korea Master Culture &Arts Exchange Association
5. Supervised by : The Organizing Committee for The World Masters' Festival in Arts and Culture 2007/ The Management of Korean Masters in Arts & Culture, LLC
6. Supported by : Embassies of 38 Countries in Korea, Seoul Metropolitan Government, Jeolla-bukdo Province, Seocho-gu Office, Gangnam-gu Office, Korean National Commission for UNESCO, International Youth Fellowship, The Korea Tourist Service, INC. The Seoul Shinmun(the Press), Korean Women Entrepreneurs Association, Junior Chamber International Korea, Korea Federation of Teacher's Association
7. Participant : World Masters, Ambassadors and Consuls of 50 Countries in Korea, VIPs from all social standings like artists, journalists, consultants, high-ranking officials, leading financiers, politicians, and the like.
B. Program of Main Performances of Each Day
►October 1 Latin American Day : Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Panama (7 countries)
►October 2 African Day : South Africa, Cote D'Ivoire, Tunisia (3 countries)
►October 3 Asian Day : Korea, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Uzbekistan, Vietnam (10 countries)
►October 4 European Day : Russia, Belarus, Bulgaria, Serbia, Spain, Hungary / Ukraine(Master's Exhibition) (7 countries)
►October 5 Korean Day
C. Contact for Information
The Organization Committee for the World Masters' Festival in Art & Culture 2007
TEL 02-529-7857 /FAX 02-529-7859
Website: http://www.mastersworld.org
Email: webmaster@mastersworld.org
Information: Lee, Jae Won (in Korean)/010-2676-0777
Na, Moon Woo(in English)/010-8531-0290
Hong, Hyun Sun(in English)/016-522-6806
The Organizing Committee for the World Masters' Festival in Arts and Culture
웹사이트: http://www.mastersworld.org
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Hong, Hyun Sun(in English)82-16-522-6806 Tel 82-2-529-7857 /FAX 82-2-529-7859 Email: 이메일 보내기
