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Global culture icons to come here for C20 summit

By Ines Min

The Corea Image Communication Institute announced its official outline for the Culture 20 (C20) Summit, Wednesday, detailing the event's schedule for participating cultural icons.

CICI is hosting an immersive Korean educational program for international icons from G20 member countries from Sept. 8 to 10, ahead of the November G20 Summit in Seoul.

The three-day summit will provide attendees with opportunities to experience authentic Korean culture, with hansik (local cuisine) meals, contemporary dance performances, trips to markets and visits to Buddhist temples.

"We hope that this will be a catalyst for foreigners who are captivated with Korea to find the true country for themselves through cultural exchange and by directly experiencing its diverse culture at the C20", said Choi Jung-wha, president of the group.

".We will be able to increase the effects of Korea's brand to the fullest by introducing the competitiveness of Korean culture via the C20", she said. "Just as the G20 Summit will focus the world's attention onto Korea".

C20 participants include renowned names such as French scholar Guy Sorman, Vittorio Missoni of the Italian fashion house and Turkish designer Cemil Ipekci.

The first two days of the cultural summit — which looks to centralize on cuisine, concerts, clothes, cinema and communication — will be dedicated to unique opportunities to experience the Korean world through all five senses.

Highlights include a special performance by pianist Cho Seung-jin, the youngest winner of the prestigious Hamamatsu International Piano Competition, a film screening of Bae Bien-u's "Pine Tree", a visit to the Changdeok Palace and a traditional clothing fashion show.

On the third day, a discussion forum will be held for all the participants, who will have chances to communicate their experiences, emotions and overall evaluations of the C20.

Afterward, Sorman will give a special lecture on the economy of the Korean culture, while Ipekci will introduce an upcoming fashion line of clothing that matches elements of "hanbok" (traditional Korean wear) with that of customary Turkish clothing. Brazilian filmmaker Tizuka Yamasaki will also unveil plans for a project that focuses on the relationship between the two countries.

Paul Schenk, an Arirang TV host for a Korean food show, will also be present to ask each participant which "hansik" dish they would introduce to their home country.

Other events hosted in association with the summit include the "Sip C20 for G20", hosted by the Korea Bartender Guild. A cocktail based on Korean alcohol — soju or makgeolli — will be chosen as an official drink for the G20 Summit.

A storytelling contest was previously announced as another aspect of the all-encompassing C20. Open to the public, groups or individuals are invited to share their experiences with aspects of Korean culture. The top winner will be invited to C20 Night, in an opportunity to meet fellow cultural ambassadors.

Other participants include Dorothy Hamilton, founder of the French Culinary Center, Canadian food columnist Lucy Waverman, Far East Asian expert Vladimir Myasnikov and others.

The event — to be held at the COEX Intercontinental Hotel and various sites in Seoul — is the first major endeavor by 4C, the Cross Culture Communication Center, an affiliated organization with CICI that was established earlier this year.
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Choi Jung-wha, president of Corea Image Communication Institute (CICI)


C20 9월에 열려, 기 소르망 등 참석

한국 이미지 커뮤니케이션 연구원인 CICI가 11월 G20 정상회의에 앞서 한국 이미지 알리기 행사인 C20 (Culture 20) 행사의 스케줄 및 참가하는 유명인사들을 공식 발표했다. 각국 대사관의 도움을 받아 주요인사들을 초청하는 이 행사는 오는 9월 8일부터 10일까지 코엑스 인터콘티넨탈 호텔에서 열린다.

G20 참여국가 지도층 인사들이 앞서 한국을 방문해 3일간의 일정 동안 한국의 음식을 맛보고, 한복의 미를 보고, 전통 춤의 멋을 느끼고, 한옥을 체험하면서 한국의 문화를 경험하게 된다.
"이 행사를 통해서 방한하는 문화계 인사들이 한국의 문화를 직접 피부로 느끼고, 한국에 대해 좋은 이미지를 갖길 바란다"고 CICI 관계자가 행사의 취지를 밝혔다. 또한, "이 행사를 통해서 한국 문화의 경쟁력을 알리게 될 것" 이라고 덧붙였다.

C20에 초청된 인사는 프랑스 석학 기 소르망, 이탈리아 미소니 그룹 회장인 비토리오 미소니, 터키 디자이너 제밀 이펙치, 타지마할 호텔의 총주방장 헤먼트 오베로이, 오스트레일리아 네트워크사장인 브루스 도버 등으로 각국을 대표하는 인물들로 구성되었다.

행사의 첫 이틀은 문화체험을 중심으로 한 이벤트 들이 마련될 예정이다. 16세 피아니스트 조성진, 사진작가 배병우의 영화 "소나무" 상영, 창덕궁 방문, 한복 패션쇼 등이 준비되어 있다.

마지막 날에는 이틀간의 체험을 바탕으로 참여인사들의 발표와 토론이 있을 예정이고 기 소르망이 한국문화와 경제에 대한 강연을, 이펙치가 한복의 멋과 터키의 전통옷의 멋을 조화한 새로운 라인에 대한 설명을, 브라질 영화감독 티주카 야마사키가 브라질과 한국의 관계에 대한 영화의 제작배경을 설명한다.

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