The 2024 season of the National Jeongdong Theater, a public performance hall in Jung-gu, central Seoul, will center its focus on modern culture, traditional acts and its commitment to revitalizing productions facing challenges, the theater unveiled at a press conference Wednesday. For the upcoming season, 28 productions featuring 448 performances are scheduled for the “Hello Jeongdong” season, including t.
Meet Baudeogi, who was born to a poor peasant in Anseong in 1848 and joined the Namsadang, a traveling entertainment troupe, at age 5. Anseong was one of the largest marketplaces during the Joseon era. Raised by a troupe of male acrobats, she mastered the art of singing, dancing and jultagi, or a traditional Korean performance of tightrope-walking. Before long she made a name for herself, captivating audience hearts .
Documentary highlights Korea s intangible cultural heritage
Posted : 2021-03-03 09:16
Updated : 2021-03-03 17:25
A scene from the documentary Korea s Cultural Heritage featuring Jongmyo jeryeak, a royal ancestral ritual performed at Jongmyo shrine and its music / Courtesy of Korean Traditional Performing Arts Foundation
By Kwon Mee-yoo
The Korean Traditional Performing Arts Foundation is airing a 20-episode mini-documentary series on Korea s UNESCO-inscribed intangible cultural heritage.
This is part of the foundation s efforts to make use of and promote Korea s intangible cultural heritages, especially those recognized by UNESCO.
Korea has 21 entities inscribed on the list of UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, starting with Jongmyo Jeryeak, a royal ancestral ritual performed at Jongmyo Shrine and its music, listed in 2001. Other notable intangible cultural heritages include pansori (traditional narrative singing style), ganggangsullae (circle dance unde