Korean Talchum Mask Dance Drama registered as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity 상세내용
Subject
Korean Talchum Mask Dance Drama registered as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
date2022-12-13 11:00:09
writerAdmin
[
Admin
☎
]
일반게시판
내용
Korean Talchum Mask Dance Drama registered as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
- 22nd Korean heritage registered at UNESCO -
- 18 different mask dances of Korea -
- Gyeongsangbuk-do Hahoe Byeolsingut Talnori, Yecheon Cheongdan Noreum included in the list -
Gyeongsangbuk-do announced that Talchum, mask dance drama in the Republic of Korea was registered as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO on the morning of November 30 (Morocco local time).
At the 17th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage hosted in Morocco (Rabat, the capital of Morocco), the Committee approved the Korean government’s application to register the Korean mask dance drama as an official Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
Ever since an assessment body under the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage compiled its assessment of the Korean government’s application, the Korean mask dance drama was considered a strong candidate. With its latest successful application, Korea now owns 22 heritage resources listed as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
In total, 18 different types* of Korean mask dance drama have been registered as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity - 13 national intangible cultural heritage items and five city/province intangible cultural heritage items.
UNESCO’s decision to approve this application holds particular significance in that Korean mask dance drama is a community heritage that champions mutual respect and aims to bring people together with some dynamic and delightful satire built around various absurdities and contradictions of society using dance, song, narration, and movements that ultimately end with a dance of reconciliation.
The list of Korean mask dance dramas recognized by UNESCO includes the Hahoe Byeolsingut Talnori and Yecheoncheongdan Nori, both of which have been passed down and preserved in Gyeongsangbuk-do, meaning the listing is a special moment for the Province as well.
Hahoe Byeolsingut Talnori, a national intangible cultural heritage, is a mask dance drama that has been performed by the locals at Hahoe Village in Andong since the mid-12th century to pray for the well-being and prosperity of the Village community.
It uses a total of 11 masks (10 different types), including the Jujital mask, and the performance is divided into eight parts: the Mudong Madang, Juji Madang, Baekjeong Madang, Halmi Madang, Pagyeseung Madang, Yangban and Seonbi Madang, Hollye Madang, and Sinbang Madang.
Meanwhile, Yecheon Cheongdan Noreum, an intangible cultural heritage of Gyeongsangbuk-do, is a pantomime, which is rare in Korea, that has been handed down in the Yecheon area. It features six parts: Yangban Nori, Juji Nori, Jiyeon Gwangdae Nori, Jung Nori, and Mudong Nori.
Most notably, now that Korean mask dance drama has been registered as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, the Hahoe Village in Andong, which has carried on the legacy of Hahoe Byeolsingut Talnori for centuries, will go down in history as one of Korea’s most important historical villages that owns a cultural heritage in each of the three categories of UNESCO’s heritage classification: World Heritage, Memory of the World, and Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
This monumental achievement is rare to find across the globe.
Lee Cheol-Woo, Governor of Gyeongsangbuk-do, said, This outstanding achievement is the result of the effort put in by the locals who cherished our traditional culture despite some truly difficult circumstances throughout history, and also the work of everyone involved in the application process. The Governor added, We will innovate the ecosystem through which we preserve and manage our World Heritage assets with a digital transformation that matches our reputation as the region with the largest number of registered heritage sites, and take a leadership role in promoting the value of World Heritage sites.
