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5,000 Years of Korean Soul

  • 2021.4.24
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    ☆ Jukganja/Lee Yoon-jung/Lee Do-kyung
    Hyeopmu/Kim Chung-woo, Jung Hyun-do, Kim Seo-ryang, Kim Jin-woo, Kim Hyun-woo

    It was one of the newly created Dangak Jeongjae during the reign of King Sunjo of the Joseon Dynasty. Prince Hyomyeong named after Jangsaengboyeonji-ak(music) from Song dynasty in 1829 (the 29th year of King Sunjo's reign). There are four dances that Jukkanja leads Dancers to enter and exit, including "Jangsaengboyeonji-mu."
  • 2021.5.4
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    a sword dance
    The dance originally performed by the private sector as a mask dance was accepted as a royal court dance during the reign of King Sunjo of Joseon.
    It is said to have originated from the fact that Hwang Chang of Silla, who was a good swordsman, threw a sword in front of the king of Baekje, killed him, and began to wear a mask to honor Hwang Chang.
    ○ Dance : Choi Yoon-jung, Kim Kkot-ji, Yoon Jin-ah, Byun Sang-ah
    ○ Music : Jeongakdan of the National Gugak Center, traditional music group Pan (Yoo In-sang)




    ○ Hosted and filmed/National Gugak Center
  • 2021.5.14
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    Jindo drum dance began with Jindo's wild song, in which drum jabs held drum sieve in both hands and danced drum to the sound of the drum. It was part of a ritual for heaven or Pungmulgut, and was accompanied by drum dance.

    Park Byung-cheon's Jindo drum dance was not recognized as an intangible cultural asset, but it is being performed by many dancers on the central stage, making it another ryupa.
  • 2021.5.24
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    Dongnaehak Dance, a representative traditional dance of Korea, and Chunseol, a creative work
  • 2021.6.4
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    It is a creative dance that Jung Jae-man reconstructs Song Beom-ryu Sanjo Dance, a work that captures the figure of a woman who resembles a bright dill light and clear wind, under the title of "Cheongpung Myeongwol".
  • 2021.6.14
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    It unravels Hwang Jin-yi's Sijo Sangsamong with a modern sense.
  • 2021.6.24
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    The Yeongnam Gyobangcheong dance performed by Park Kyung-rang was passed down through Kim Chang-hoo and his disciple Cho Yong-bae.

    The Gyobangcheong dance was centered on Kwon Beon by government officials who were scattered to the provinces after the abolition of the Gyobangcheong (an institution that was in charge of dance and singing centering on the gisaengs of the Goryeo and Joseon periods).

    It features lively upper body movements and delicate footwork.
  • 2021.7.4
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    A dance in the sense of relieving weight as one of the folk dances.

    Drawing countless lines with towels is said to have originated from the struggle to relax the flesh in the first place, and as an art of defense, towel play is said to represent a pool of women.

    Jeong, Jung, and Dong, which are the characteristics of Korean traditional dance movements, are well-represented, and are representative traditional dances with the aesthetic elements of Korean dance, such as style, excitement, Han, and Tae.
  • 2021.7.14
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    It is the basis of traditional dance, and it was passed down as a representative work of Kibang Dance Art, which expresses the beautiful form and delicacy of women's extroverts in harmony with Gyotami's harmonious techniques and dance moves.

    ○ Appearance/Ahn Sang-hwa, Seo Yeon-ju, Lee Eun-young, and Han Jung-mi
  • 2021.7.24
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    'Fan-mouth Dance' is an impromptu dance based on the basic dance, which holds fans and dances to the music of a huckleberry.
  • 2021.8.4
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    It is a traditional dance that is performed to Gayageum Sanjo.

    In particular, this dance has a good tendency to dance in the Honam region, and it freely embodies the body's spirit and rhythm rather than artificial techniques or stereotyped movements.

    The work is considered to be a wide range of dance in terms of creativity because it expresses human free emotions in spontaneous movements based on traditional Korean dance.

    Cho Hung-dong Myungmu, who received the Sanjo dance from Kim Jin-gul as the first performance of the song, has newly choreographed the song in line with the tune of "Sanjo," a donation-linked song.

    ○ Appearances/Jang Min-ha, Kim Hye-ja, Lee Myung-hee, Kim Tae-eun, Lee Jung-mi, Baek Mi-jin, Park Min-ji, Cho Eun-ju, Park Kyung-soon, Park Ji-ae, Gayageum/Lee Ji-hye
  • 2021.8.14
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    The dance was performed at royal ceremonies from the Goryeo (918-1392) in which a crane-shaped mask was worn on the entire body to celebrate the king's death.

    School dances were performed in court banquets or narye ceremonies to chase away evil spirits.

    ○ Dance/Kwon Moon-sook and Lee Joo-ri
  • 2021.8.24
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    Sogo dance is a dance that emphasizes the improvisation of one's own style without being tied to a certain form, and it is a work in which Sogo and dance can be combined together to boost our spirit and excitement and share our deep-seated emotions.

    ○ Appearance/Hong Sung-mi, Jung Mi-young, Chae Hee-kyung, music/traditional music group 'Pan'
  • 2020.10.4
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    Seoljanggu was originally referred to as the head of Janggu Jab in Panggut of Pungmulgut, which in turn referred to Seoljanggu's play.

    As it is played during the individual play in the latter part of Pangut, the composition of the melody varies depending on the region or person.

    The Seoljanggu has continued to be newly choreographed by dancers, one of which is the Seoljanggu Dance.

    The National Gugak Center's "Seoljanggu Dance" is a piece of military dance organized by Park Eun-ha of the National Gugak Center's Yeonhui Department.

    It is designed to contrast solo and group dance to the Hwimori-Obangjin-Gutgeori Samchae (Jajinmori)-Hwimori rhythm, which reveals the tension and relaxation of the rhythm.
  • 2020.10.14
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    [National Gugak Center's "Wednesday Dance" : National Gugak Center Dance Company]

    According to the oral tradition, when the country was in a state of decline or a good harvest, the king called the local magistrates to hold a feast and let them dance in the presence of the Manjo White House, which was a jinso dance.

    Jinsoe Dance is the only shamanistic dance that has a royal dance element, so its dance moves are relatively elegant and flexible.