Bong San Tal Chum (Korean Traditional Mask Dance & Music) Workshops & Performances

Bong San Tal Chum (Korean Traditional Mask Dance Team)

Korean National Arts Heritage No. 17
The Bong San Tal Chum (Korean Traditional Mask Dance) originated in the Haeseo province and is performed in May. Mask dance is an important Korean cultural inheritance that contains the thoughts of the Korean people of the past, but still depicts the reality of human life today.

Kook-Ak (Korean Traditional Music): Pansori (traditional song) and Minyo (folk song)
Korean traditional music is varied and complex but all forms maintain a set of rhythms (called Jangdan) and a loosely defined set of melodic modes. It is based on Buddhist and native Shamanistic beliefs. Each regional folk song is characterised by their simple and unique melodic lines and rich texts.

Workshops
Theatre For All offers a large variety of arts workshops in music, dance, theatre, and the visual arts. There will be a two-week music and dance workshops led by Professional Korean Traditional Music and Mask Dance Team. The artists are invited from Korean Traditional Culture Research Society of Seoul Institutes of the Arts in South Korea.

This would involve an hour of learning dance movement techniques, an hour of painting masks and one and half hour of learning Korean traditional music such as Pansori(traditional song), Minyo(traditional folk song), and Danso (Korean traditional recoder).

This workshop will give an opportunity to people to understand and experience the Korean Culture, develop creativity and promote harmony between ethnic groups.

Schedule

What?	When?	Where?
Art Education (Workshop & Performance)	29 June - 10 July	Academic Institutions in New Malden,Surbiton, Kingston upon Thames
Sparkling Academy (Workshop)	2 July (THU) 6.30 pm – 8.30 pm	Kingston College
Tolworth Girls’ School (Workshop & Performance)	3 July (SAT) 1.00 pm – 2.00 pm	Tolworth Girls’ School
“Summer Breeze” (Workshop & Performance)	4 July (SAT) 12 pm – 5 pm	New Malden Fountain Pub
Malden Centre (Workshop)	5 July (SUN) 2 pm – 6 pm	Malden Centre Main Hall
Rose Gallery (Workshop: Making Masks)	9 July (THU) 4 pm – 5 pm	Gallery, Rose Theatre, Kinston
ACT Studio (Workshop: Learning Dance & Music)	10 July (FRI) 5 pm – 6.30 pm	ACT Studio Kingston College
London Korean School (Performance)	11 July (SAT) 10 am – 11 am	London Korean School
International Youth Art Festival (Performance)	11 July (SAT) 7.30 pm – 8.30 pm	Auditorium, Rose Theatre, Kingston

Workshops will take place at the academic institutions in New Malden, Surbiton and Kingston upon Thames such as Tolworth Girls’ School and Kingston College. Also, we are participating in local events, such as New Malden High Street Parade (4 July) and International Youth Art Festival (11 July). In addition, the workshops will open to the public, such as individuals and families, on 4 and 5 of July in New Malden Fountain Pub and Malden Centre. However, due to the limited spaces, please secure your place by contacting us in advance.