Memories of Jindo: Korean Folk Songs from the Hometown of Gugak
Saturday, November 2, 2019, 7:30pm
Peter Norton Symphony Space
A Joyful and Exuberant Evening of Korean Traditional Music and Dance!
The master performers of Jindo National Gugak Center, one of the foremost Korean traditional performing arts groups of Korea, is coming to New York!
Along with the New York Korean Performing Arts Center (NYKPAC), they will present an exciting curation of Korean folk music and dance that present the powerful dynamism and deeply established traditions of the Namdo (southern provinces) region of Korea.
Established in 2004 to promote gugak (traditional Korean music, literally “the music of a country”) and to further develop education programs and performances, the Jindo National Gugak Center was founded in South Jeolla Province, known as the homeland of gugak for its strong regional roots.
Since 2006, NYKPAC has travelled to the Jindo National Gugak Center for their annual “Summer Trip to Korea: A Cultural and Performing Arts Experience.” Designed for second generation Korean-Americans, Korean adoptees, and their families, the trip members experience intensive Korean traditional music, dance, and samulnori instruction under the direction of master instructors through performance workshops. The evening will feature a reunion performance with students and masters in New York.
Sounds of Korea, a dance troupe of the NYKPAC, will also join and present elegant court dance pieces such as Honam Geommu (Sword Dance) and Seungmu (Korean Monk's Dance) from the southern region as a contrast to the folk tradition.
This performance is free, but RSVP is required. Online RSVP will be available from October 1, 2019.
Program
Samdo Nongak 삼도농악
Samulnori 사물놀이
Ssang Seungmu 쌍승무
Chunhyangga (Song of Chunhyang)
“Sarangga (Love Song)” 춘향가 中 "사랑가"
Honam Geommu 호남검무
Beokkuchum 버꾸춤
Beokkuchum, Pangut 대동놀이 (버꾸춤, 판굿)