When? 4 July 2009
Time? 12 pm – 5 pm
Where? Rear garden of New Malden Fountain Pub
Enjoy the Summer Breeze on 4 July 2009!
A party weekend of outdoor fun that has 3 Fs - Fantastic, Fabulous and FREE. Everybody is invited! Some of the UK’s best outdoor performers, with a generous sprinkling of top performers from overseas, will amuse and delight adults and children of all ages. You’ll also find irresistible food and drink, enticing market stalls and a few surprises along the way. This is one party you won’t want to miss!
What’s happening at the Summer Breeze?
12:00 pm – 12:40 pm Groove Academy
1:00 pm – 1:40 pm Bong San Tal Chum (Korean Traditional Mask Dance)
1:40 pm – 2:00 pm Kook-Ak (Korean Traditional Music)
2:00 pm – 2:30 pm Street Parade (New Malden High Street)
2:40 pm – 3:00 pm Salsa Dance - Titanic
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm The Deputies
4:10 pm – 5:00 pm Festival Jazz Orchestra
(Performance schedules are subject to change.)
Who’s in the Summer Breeze?
Groove Academy
- The Groove Academy, a community music school based in Hampton, was started 5 years ago by local residents Mark and Angela Ramsay. They have performed at many community events in the London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames and beyond. Last year a group from their school reached the final twelve of the ‘Rock, Pop & Urban’ category of a National Festival run by Music for Youth and they played at the Carling Academy in Birmingham. On the strength of this performance they were then invited to perform in the School Proms at the Royal Albert Hall in November last year. They are very much looking forward to this, their first appearance, at the New Malden Arts Festival 2009.
Bong San Tal Chum (Korean Traditional Mask Dance) by ‘Ye Min Heoi’
Kook-Ak Performance Team (Korean National Folk Song Team)
- Ye Min Hoei, Korean Traditional Culture Research Society of Seoul Institute of the Arts in South Korea, was founded in 1964. Bong San Tal Chum, Korean National Heritage No. 17 has been taught as a compulsory subject in the SIA’s curriculum since then. Under the supervision of Prof. Cho Un Yong, the successor of Bong San Tal Chum, Ye Min Heoi has performed in Poland, Spain, Italy, Greece, China and Taiwan delivering the excellence and the knowledge of Korean Traditional Culture. Prof. Cho says, ‘We are delighted to perform at the 3rd New Malden Arts Festival. In the aim of introducing different culture, we will perform this interesting traditional mask dance and music. For some years now, through Yeo Min Heoi, I have endeavored to ensure that Bong San Tal Cum which has been handed down from one generation to another over countless years is maintained and nurtured. As a result we are internationally recognised. Our aim is not preservation for preservation's sake, but rather to continue to reinterpret the Korean ancient humor and great message of Bong San Tal Chum as it is still relevant to our day to day life. You will see messages of good triumphing over evil, and truth winning out in the end through this unique and humorous Korean Mask Dance Performance.’
- 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. Each regional folk song is characterised by their simple and unique melodic lines and rich texts. Korean National Music teams from Seoul Institute of the Arts will present the quality Korean Traditional Music at the 3rd New Malden Art Festival.
Salsa Dance by Jong-min Sung & Esmeralda
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- Mr. Sung is an acknowledged professional salsa dancer. He plays an important role in Korean Salsa history by organising and promoting salsa events. He studied Sala in New York before he established the fusion salsa performance team ‘Salsa Dance Company’ in 2002 and participated in Asia Latin Culture Festival in 2006. He organised the Korea Salsa Congress and ‘a global village Carnival’ at the Hi-Seoul Festival in 2006. He has also won prizes at Hong Kong Open Salsa Competition (2006), Korea Salsa Championship Professional division (2007) and was a finalist at ESPN World Salsa Championship (2007). He actively performs in a showcase of the dance musical ‘Killer’ (2008).
- Esmeralda is Mr. Sung’s dance partner and a wife. She studied dance and majored in Ballet at Busan University. She was a principle dancer at the Tes Dance Company and a member of the NU contemporary dance company. She is also a General Manager of the Korea Pilates Association and is a personal trainer to Song Sun-Mi, a Korean celebrity. She recently released a Pilates training DVD. After Mr. Sung and Esmeralda got married in May 2008, both came to the UK for further studies. They are pleased to perform at the 3rd New Malden Arts Festival 2009 and they look forward to showing fantastic salsa dance to the audience.
The Deputies
- The Deputies are a good time British country rock band. Playing mostly original material from songwriters Rick Cassman (ex Straight Eight) and Brendan Read-Jones (Gnome Sweet Gnome), Mike Howlett (Gong), Richard Lightman (Gonzales), Paul Coppock, Tim Beaton and also featuring Geoff Swettenham on drums and Geoff Mead on piano and hammond organ. Catch the band playing every other Friday evening at The Crown,
The Deputies will play songs from the 1960's and 1970's as well as a few original songs. They have been described as ‘a very exciting group!'
Festival Jazz Orchestra
The Festival Jazz Orchestra has been around for 20 years. They have 18 players in the band and have had several world class players among the musicians. The Festival Jazz Orchestra plays a variety of music such as Kenton, Woody Herman, Buddy Rich as well as Count Basie, Glen Miller and many more. The band frequently plays concerts and has raised a considerable amount of money for local charities. David Marrion, the leader of the Festival Jazz Orchestra says they are pleased to play for the event at the 3rd New Malden Arts Festival on 4th of July.
Outdoor Performances
The best way to learn about Korean traditional culture is to experience it firsthand. There will be many exciting outdoor events at Fountain Pub in New Malden on 4 July 2009. You will taste traditional Korean food, Korean theatre and Traditional Folk games.
Korean Traditional Food
Janchisang (Korean Traditional Feast Table)
Janchisang refers to a table prepared for holidays, feasts or other occasions when many people have a meal together. We often think it is good to serve numerous dishes made from high-quality ingredients; however, rather than serving too many, it is best to concentrate on a few main dishes, then prepare a few accompanying dishes, taking into account the colour, ingredients, cooking methods and nutrition of the main dishes.
Korean Traditional Folk Games
On 4 July, people can experience Korean traditional folk games guided by professional performers. Traditional games include Tuho, Noltuigi, Making Tteok (rice cake) and Jegichagi.
Noltigi, Korea's version of the seesaw, is a popular holiday activity; the participants (usually women) stand up on opposite sides of a long board and are launched high in the air.
Tuho is an archery game that everyone can play. You throw an arrow into a narrow-necked jar.
Pounded Tteok is an activity of making rice cake. The rice cake is pounded by wooden hammer called Tteokme. Typical rice and glutinous rice are peeled off to make grain particles or powder, and steamed in a siru (earthenware steamer) and then placed on a flat wooden tray called Anban. Then, it is pounded using Tteokme until it turns into “tteok”- the traditional Korean rice cake.
Jegichagi is a kicking shuttlecock game. During play, you use the legs not the hands to keep the shuttlecock from touching the ground.
1st Arts Festival 2007
