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| Korean performing art NongakDec 28, 2017 |
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Korea, an agrarian society 'Us' more than 'me' The development of communal sentiment Nongak, the culture of an agrarian society Nongak Music and dance, Arts, marching, and so on The basis of Nongak Begins from communal sentiment Nongak is defined as exciting traditional music performed by farmers with a communal sentiment Jo Han-Suk / National Intangible Cultural Asset No. 11-2 Transmission Education Assistant for Pyoungraek Nongak which rose and developed while resting from the tough farming work as well as a form of prayer asking for rich harvest. Nongak is a traditional performance art. Samulnori is a performance using a small gong, janggu, drum and gongjing that is adapted from Nongak and involves a big group for theatrical arts in 1978. Nongak was used to take a break from tough farming work and to pray for rich crops. Nongak is a form of play and ancestral ceremony The meaning of the musical instruments? Small gongs symbolizes thunder Drum symbolizes land and cloud. Janggu symbolizes rain. Gongjing symbolizes wind. Conductor is crucial for orchestrated harmony The Sangsoe of Nongak is equivalent to a conductor in western music Sangsoe is the small gong musician that leads the group A large scale of Nongak band is conducted by the Sangsoe Performers, flag holders, and dancers are all under the command of the Sangsoe. Personal solos stand out in western music Nongak also has solo performances for demonstrating skill. Beokkunori plays the Beokku, a drum-like instrument of Nongak Beokkunori spins the round flat discs such as dishes, bowls and buckets using a long stick. Performance are sometimes in solo, sometimes in unison Nongak that shows the skills and spirit of the people through energetic beats Jo Han-Suk / National Intangible Cultural Asset No. 11-2 Transmission Education Assistant for Pyoungraek Nongak The unique part of Pyeongtaek Nongak is that we have the mudeoungnori, not found in other nongaks. Mudongnori: performance where a young boy/girl dancer performs on the shoulders of an adult In Mudongnori, the moves vary on the number of adults and the children’s dances and their moving formation A mudong may be more than three meters high. The arts of Pyoungtaek Nongak are heartwrenching and exciting A Korean National Intangible Cultural Asset and World Intangible Cultural Heritage. Nongak is a valuable cultural heritage. Modernized farming methods and weakened community sentiment The role of Nongak as ancestral rites has substantially decreased Nongak is loved by many as a composite performance arts in which dance, music, performance and arts gather together |
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