Talchum

1. What is the name of the activity?

The activity name is Talchum mask dance.

 

2. What is the history of the activity?

Today, we can guess that Talchum mask dance started in the period of the Three States. It became popular in the Joseon Dynasty period.

To resolve their deep sorrow, people wore a mask and then played.

It is a action that ordinary people make up as nobleman, shaman or servant, they express their annoying reality.

 

3. What do people do the activity?

People wear a mask and dress then they dance to music and performance.

 

 

4. What things do you need to do the activity?

I need a mask, dress and a music.

 

 

5. Do people wear special clothes for the activity?

What do the clothes look like?

 

People wear different clothes for the role.

people wear a special clothes like a hansam and it is colorful.

by Victoria Heo

 

what is a traditional activity in your country?

 JIMIN

1. What is the name of the activity?

: The name of the activity that I choose is talchum (탈춤)

 

2. What is the history of the activity?

: Primally it is began in 9 century in Korea.

 

3. Why do people do the activity?

: Talchum expresses the inconsistency of the ruling class as a satire.

talchum is used for socializing with farmer (subjugated class)

it is used for resolving hardness of farmer during agriculture period.

sometimes it is used for resisting against ruling class and desiring wellness of town.

 

4. What things do you need to do the activity?

: mask is needed in talchum. mask is thing in face.

it is not real face but another shaped face.

 

5. Do people wear special clothes for the activity?

What do the clothes look like?

: There are many types of costume.

for example ‘bong-san’ talchum that is famous type usually wears colorful and impressive costume. These fancy clothes look like shaman’s clothes.