From Ritual to Theatre Asian Ritual Festival Workshop

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From Ritual to TheatreAsian Ritual Festival
Workshop Series Two Workshop for Ritual
InspirationSeptember 21-26, 2009, Korea
Sponsorship Sangmyung University Director Hye
Sook Chang Coordinator Yoon Gyoon Oh Assistant
Coordinator Soo Won Lee Contact
Stagetalk_at_paran.com
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Workshop Program Inspiration from everyday
lifeLocation 2009 Korea Traditional Performing
Arts FestivalDate 2009. 9. 19 (Pre-Workshop
Event / No Requirement)

• The incredible spot where the past and present
  mingle together in great harmony Traditional
  Performing Arts Festival
• The archetype of Korean folk art performance
  with music, dance, martial arts and theatrical
  elements, all blended into a big playground for
  everyone.

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Workshop Program Inspiration from everyday
lifeLocation Anguk-dong, Gahoe-dong,
BukchonDate 2009. 9. 20 (Pre-Workshop Event /
No Requirement )
The most frequented places where you can find the
traces of the history of 600 years of the capital
city and its old Korean houses (called Han-ok)
and curvy alleys with small museums and gallerys.
The Bukchon Hanok village gives you the
perspective of Seoul in the old days. Nowadays,
the Anguk Gahoe area is a mixture of art,
culture, sightseeing and shopping. Here you can
enjoy the fancy glitter of modern Seoul.
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Workshop Program Inspiration from traditional
cultureLocation Yongin Korea Folk Village
Date 2009. 9. 21


The Yong-in Korea Folk Village itself is a great
scene of performances, an open-air learning space
where you can experience the life of an ordinary
Korean in the past. The Village provides a
various range of entertainment the farmers
music and dance, mask dance, tug of war and the
first full-moon night festival.
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Workshop Program Inspiration from city
cultureLocation Global Fair Fesitval,
IncheonDate 2009. 9. 22
The Incheon City Fair has 65 programs in total,
among which there are 31 different exhibitions,
17 events and 17 conferences. The main venue
provides you with 3 dimensional video showing the
process of development of the city of Incheon and
its future projects. High-tech IT and the robot
industry is one of the main themes.
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Workshop Program Inspiration from
natureLocation SudeoksaDate 2009. 9. 23
The unique experience in the temple of Sudeoksa
will provide you with a spiritual insight in the
heart of Koreas nature. In the temple, you can
try the fresh Buddhist style cuisine and savor
the taste of natures wonders. The temple is
also like a museum where you can see the wall
paintings and wooden sculptures through which you
can learn the Buddhist history.
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Workshop Program Inspiration from
soundLocation The Sound of Korea - lecture
Date 2009. 9. 24
Korea's folk music tradition, with its generous
use of bright rhythms and melodies, offers a more
energetic and capricious contrast to the nation's
collection of classical music works. Folk music
represents the soul and sound of traditional
Korean villages with an eclectic array of music
forms including numerous folk songs, various
forms of instrumental pieces, pansori, and shaman
ritual music.
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Workshop Program Inspiration from
soundLocation The Sound of Korea - lecture
Date 2009. 9. 24
Workshop Program Inspiration from traditional
culture Location Andong Mask Dance Festival
Date 2009. 9. 25
Troupes from 15 overseas countries are
expected to stage high-level performances, and 13
talchum (mask dance) troupes that are designated
as Important Intangible Cultural Asset in
different categories like the Hahoe Byeolsingut
Talnori in Korea will add to the fun and
diversity of mask dances.