Gugak Image Performance-

Danwon dreaming a dream and Hyewon dancing

INFORMATION

Date :

Sep. 24th(Thur), 25th(Fri) 7:30pm

Place :

Yeakdang(Main Hall), NCKTPA

Fee :

A seat 20,000won, B seat 10,000won (Ages above 8 only)

Hosted by :

NCKTPA

Supported by :

Gugak broadcasting

Contact :

02)580-3300, www.gugak.go.kr

Picture that breathes

The moments of life captured by artists of the Joseon dynasty, including Hongdo Kim, Yoonbok Shin, and Seon Jung. Ancestors from these pictures are brought to life.

Images that can be heard : Gugak that can be seen

Traditional music and dance combine with old pictures that are recreated as living images through state-of-the-art image technology. Let''s view celebrated pictures of the 21century, reproduced on the stage by the National Center for Korean Traditional Performing Arts, the leading center for Korean traditional arts, through cutting-edge image technology.

Treasure Hunting you can enjoy with all five senses

A synesthetic performance will be presented that satisfies all of five senses. Through the images and performance on the stage, you will feel the joy of traditional arts without the help of commentaries. Let''s get a view of the true Korean treasures you may have missed before.

Program

Gagok

Cheoyoungmu(Dance of Cheoyoung)

It is a symbolic masque dance to keep away ghosts. This story is about Cheoyong, a son of King Dragon in the East Sea who successfully beat off the ghost which brings a disease.

Geomungo solo / Hahyeondodeuri,Yeombuldodeuri(Yeongsanhoesang)

''Yeongsanhoesang'' is the most representative piece of pungnyu music. ''Yeongsanhoesang'' is a suite which consists of nine pieces. Within the suite, each piece also can be performed individually one piece or several pieces together. Hahyeondodeuri is the sixth piece of Yeongsanhoesang, which is slow and brings peaceful feeling. Yeombuldodeuri is the seventh piece, bringing cheerful and bright feeling.

Suryongeum

''Suryongeum'' shows court traditional as well as pungnyu culture among literati. The title, ''Suryongeum'' has a meaning of ''a song of a dragon in water''. In Korean traditional music, players would not play music by scores, but they would play by their musical interpretations, making the most of their instruments; they independently become one. Byeongju is a type of musical arrangement that uses this technique with two or three instruments. The selection of instruments in Byeongju is relatively free.

Geommu(Sword Dance)

''Geommu'' is a dance performed with swords and one of the oldest known Korean dances. ''Geommu'' has taken hold as a dynamic, yet refined dance, which combines gallant and elegant dance movements. The ''Geommu'' was not only a court dance, but could also be performed in the Gyobangcheong of each region in many different variations. The smooth and graceful sensation of the wooden sword blends with the movements of the female dancers resulting in a beautiful dance.

Hallyangmu(Hallyang Dance)

‘Hallyangmu’ is a dance that expresses ''a pleasure-seeking nobleman, or hallyang, with an understanding of art enjoying himself and taking pleasure in nature and life. This dance, which shows a hallyang dressed as a scholar holding a fan, excels at presenting movements of leisure that evoke also spontaneity. It is not constrained by form as it is not choreographed-only allowing for improvisation. It can be performed with bare hands or while holding a fan. Among the few Korean folk dances performed by man, ‘Hallyangmu’ is an exceptionally artistic dance expressing the romanticism of the hallyang.

The Sound of Reading / Cheonjamun (the Thousand-Character Text)

Seongdok (Reading aloud) was an indispensable element in studying in traditional Korean society. It is living music on the spot, and the tradition continues even today, though it is not strong. Seongdok, which is reading aloud at a controlled tempo while ruminating on the meaning of the contents in the mind, holds the spirit of the ancient scholars and a musical beauty. Seongdok : Dongsul Lee

A Day to celebrate Course Completion

This is a creative dance drama in which the artistic air of finishing a book in a village school is experienced. The scenes of finishing a book imply respect and gratitude towards the teacher, and warm affection.