SF Korean Association Hosts Cultural Event Featuring the Biseul Dance Troupe

The Korean American Association of San Francisco & Bay Area (president Kim Han-il), the Korean Consulate General (Consul General Lim Jung-taek) and about 80 Northern California Korean organizations announced a cultural event for October 3 at the Korean community center at 745 Buchanan Street in San Francisco.

The event celebrated Korea's 81st Liberation Day, the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence, and 50 years of friendship and cultural exchange between San Francisco and Seoul. President Kim said the gathering would honor Korea's independence history, celebrate the long Korea–U.S. friendship and bring the Northern California Korean community together, and he encouraged residents to attend.

The guest performers were the Biseul dance troupe, named after Biseul Mountain in Daegu. The troupe combines traditional Korean dance with contemporary staging, including works that use media art and holograms, and has performed at events such as the 2019 Korea–ASEAN Special Summit and the opening of the 2022 World Gas Conference.