{"id":1244,"date":"2011-04-28T04:59:40","date_gmt":"2011-04-28T04:59:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/?p=1244"},"modified":"2011-04-28T04:59:40","modified_gmt":"2011-04-28T04:59:40","slug":"korean-mask-dances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/korean-mask-dances\/","title":{"rendered":"Korean Mask Dances"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are certain traditional Korean mask dances that are considered by the Korean government as\u00a0 important cultural assets of Korea. One of these mask dances is called Bongsan Talchum (<strong>\ubd09\uc0b0\ud0c8\ucda4<\/strong>). It\u2019s a dance that originated from the Bongsan region in Hwanghae Province (<strong>\ud669\ud574\ub3c4<\/strong>). Korean mask dances are often performances that satirize different classes of Korean society. Korean mask dances are a combination of monologues and dancing.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bongsan Talchum \ubd09\uc0b0\ud0c8\ucda4\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-dcmSwgtY3E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Goseong Ogwangdae (<strong>\uace0\uc131\uc624\uad11\ub300<\/strong>) is a mask dance that is famous in Gyeongsangnam Province (<strong>\uacbd\uc0c1\ub0a8\ub3c4<\/strong>). The Goseong Ogwangdae satirizes the yangban (<strong>\uc591\ubc18<\/strong>) class, which was the upper class in the Joseon Era (<strong>\uc870\uc120\uc2dc\ub300<\/strong>). The upper classes are often parodied in Korean mask dances, because the audience was usually plucked from those of the lower classes. Watching these dances was a chance for the lower classes to escape from a reality where the nobility oppressed the lower classes.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Goseong Ogwangdae \uace0\uc131\uc624\uad11\ub300\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p9huG2SP-oc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Gangnyeong Talchum (<strong>\uac15\ub839\ud0c8\ucda4<\/strong>) is a mask dance from Gangnyeong. Gangnyeong Talchum is a unique mask dance in that it has more singing than the other mask dances. Korean mask dances not only portray the flaws of certain classes of Korean society, but the stereotypes of each class of society. The women in Gangnyeong Talchum and in other mask dances are often either innocent maidens, aggravated wives or a promiscuous lady of the night.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gangnyeong Talchum \uac15\ub839\ud0c8\ucda4\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iw__lNRIMEs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are certain traditional Korean mask dances that are considered by the Korean government as\u00a0 important cultural assets of Korea. One of these mask dances is called Bongsan Talchum (\ubd09\uc0b0\ud0c8\ucda4). It\u2019s a dance that originated from the Bongsan region in Hwanghae Province (\ud669\ud574\ub3c4). 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