Korean dance

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A new traditional dance titled Grand Drum Ensemble

Dance in Korea began with

shamanistic early rituals five thousand years ago and now ranges from folk dance to newly created and adopted contemporary dance
.

Overview

Joseon dynasty

Korean traditional dance originated in ancient

Joseon, in the 2nd millennium
AD, Korean traditional dance benefited from regular support of the royal court, numerous academies, and even an official ministry of the government.

A number of different dances gained permanent high status, including the Hermit dance, the Ghost dance, Buchae Chum 'fan dance', Seung Mu 'Monk dance', the Oudong 'Entertainer dance' and others, despite the fact that many had humble origins. For example, the

Fan dance
is believed to have originated with shamans performing nature rites with leaves but evolved into one of the most highly refined Korean dances.

Imperial Japan during Korea's annexation to Japan[1]

Other Korean dances remained and remain to this day under the ambit of farmers and folk dance groups. Props used in the dances include the long billowing silk scarf of pure white used in the Salpuri dance, drums, hats, swords and others. The props may be peripheral or central to the story of the dance. In the Ghost dance, the entertainer has a joyous reunion with a deceased spouse, only to endure the heartbreak of reseparation, and there may few or no props. On the other hand, the Great Drum dance (one of several forms of drum dances) features a gaudy drum which may be taller than the performer. The drum tempts a monk until finally he succumbs to it and performs a rolling drum.

Due to the cultural suppression by

Gyeonggi province.[6]
The lineages of dance and dancers may be traced back several generations through such connections.

The 1970s saw a systematic effort to document Korean dances in North Korea by U Chang-sop. He developed a system of dance notation called the Chamo System of Dance Notation.[7]

Types

King Gojong

Korean traditional dance shares some similarity with form of dance known as contemporary and lyrical. Moves follow a curvilinear path with little short term repetition. The dancer's legs and feet are often entirely concealed by billowing Hanbok. Emotional attributes of the dances include both somberness and joy. The dancer must embody the fluid motion that surges through the traditional music that the dancers perform to. Korean traditional dance is often performed to Korean traditional music, which includes traditional drums, flutes, and more. The music is what upholds the dance and the dancer is the tool that shows the music in physical form.

Court dance

Korean court dances is called "jee" (정재; 呈才) which originally referred to "display of all talent" including not only dance but also other performing arts such as

Joseon dynasty.[8]

Jeongjae were used to perform for the royal family, court officials, and foreign envoys or for festive occasions sponsored by the state. Jeongjae is divided into the two categories, "Hyangak jeongjae" (향악정재) and "Dangak jeongjae" (당악정재). Hyangak consists of the indigenous court dances originated in Korea, whereas Dangak are the dances derived from court dances of

Goryeo dynasty.[9]

Hyangak jeongjae

Gain jeon mokdan
, one of the Hyangak jeongjae
Jinju geommu
  • Ahbakmu (아박무), Ivory clappers dance
  • Bakjeopmu (박접무), fluttering butterfly wings dance
  • Bonglaeui (봉래의), phoenix dance
  • Silla periodHeo, Young-Il. "Cheoyong-mu"
    . Asia/Pacific Cultural Centre for UNESCO.
  • Chunaengjeon (춘앵전) dance of the spring nightingaler
  • Gainjeonmokdan (가인전목단), dance depicting beautiful women picking peonies
  • Geommu (검무), sword dance
    • Jinju geomu
  • Hakyeon hwadaemu (학연화대무), Crane and lotus pedestal dance
  • Goguryeomu (고구려무), Goguryeo dance
  • Muaemu (무애무)
  • Musanhyang (무산향), fragrance of dancing mountain dance
  • Mugo (무고), drum dance
    • Gyobang mugo (교방무고)
  • Sajamu (사자무), lion dance
  • Seonyurak (선유락), boating party dance

Dangak jeongjae

  • Monggeumcheok (몽금척), dream of golden ruler dance
  • Pogurak (포구락) ball game dance
  • Heonseondo (헌선도), peach-offering dance

Folk dance

Taepyeongmu, dance for great peace
Nongak
, farmers' dance

Ritual dance

Ritual dance in Korea designates a

Korean folk
dances.

Buchaechum, fan dance

New traditional dance

  • Buchaechum (부채춤), fan dance created by Kim Baek-bong (김백봉 金白峰) and first presented in public in 1954[10]
  • Hwagwanmu (화관무), floral coronet dance
  • Jangguchum (장구춤), dance with janggu, hourglass-shaped drum
  • Samgomu Ogomu (삼고무 오고무), a drum dance
  • Grand Drum Ensemble (북의 대합주), a drum dance composed by Guk Su-ho (국수호) in 1981. The instruments are all Korean drums.[11]

Modern dance

See also

References

  1. ^
    Daum news. 제주에서는 입춘때마다 탐라국입춘굿놀이가 펼쳐지고 있다. 오랫동안 전해오는 전통문화축제로 일제강점기 민족문화말살정책에 의해 맥이 단절되었다고 한다. 1999년 제주의 지역축제로 새롭게 발굴·복원되면서 지금까지 이어지고 있다.[permanent dead link
    ]
  2. ISBN 0-313-30456-4
  3. ISBN 0-495-00562-2
  4. ^ (춤과 그들) 일제때 잘못된 궁중무용 그대로 전승 ‘답답’ [(Dance and the people) Regretful over the false court dance during the Japanese rule period has been handed out] (in Korean). Gyeonghyang Ilbo. 2007-05-31.
  5. ^ (in Korean) 최승희에게 보내는 ‘몸짓 추모사’ Archived 2007-11-14 at the Wayback Machine from Hankyoreh newspaper
  6. ^ Lee, Byoung-ok (2009). "The Concept of Korean Folk Dance". Korean Folk Dance. Translated by Cho, Yoon-jung. p. 144.
  7. ^ Guest, Ann Hutchinson (2 October 2016). "Dance notation". Encyclopedia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica, inc. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  8. EncyKorea. Archived from the original
    on 2007-03-21. Retrieved 2008-04-03.
  9. ^ "Overview". Korean Overseas Information Service. Archived from the original on 2007-11-10.
  10. ^ "Buchaechum (부채춤)" (in Korean). Korean Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on 2012-11-08.
  11. ^ http://www.art.go.kr/vli_dir/vli_dir08_pop_detail.jsp?ar_vvm_cd_seq=724[permanent dead link]

Further reading

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