What is Korean Culture Night?
Korean Culture Night (KCN) is an annual stage production that is hosted by Hanoolim, a Korean cultural awareness student group at the University of California, Los Angeles. For over twenty years, this event has educated UCLA students and the Los Angeles community about Korean and Korean-American culture through various forms of the performing arts. Our goal is to raise cultural awareness, promote multi-culturalism, and provide an event where students and the local community can converge and celebrate the achievements of Koreans and Korean-Americans. The three-hour show features a live play integrated with traditional drumming, traditional dance, modern dance and original music – all tied together by a common theme specifically chosen for that year. The theme ranges from historical issues and traditional values to current topics and interests pertaining to Korean-Americans. Having a particular theme allows us to address and portray different aspects of Korean culture, which helps broade
