Dano Korea Sparkling Summer Festival: Korean event in Trafalgar Square, London

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Dano - Korea Sparkling Summer Festival in Trafalgar Square

The DANO - Korea Sparkling Summer Festival is a free event which is organised by the Korean Cultural Promotion Agency.

In 2008 it will be in Trafalgar Square on Sunday 8 June 2008 from 1pm - 8pm.

The pictures below were taken during the 2007 event.

In Korea people celebrate Dano at the time of year when Yang energy is believed to be at its strongest.

Korean Cooking (recipe book)
Author: Young Jin Song
Publisher: Aquamarine
Date: Jun 2006

South Korea (guidebook for tourists)
Author: Robert Nilsen
Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing
Date: Feb 2006

GRAND PARADE

The performers paraded around Trafalgar Square.

OPENING CEREMONY

The South Korean Ambassador gave a speech at the opening ceremony. A speech from the Mayor of London was also read out.

Ambassador to
the Republic of Korea

The Korea Sparkling brand is launched
(to promote interest in visiting Korea)

Presenter
(Caroline Kim)

BREAKDANCING

Breakdancing has become popular in Korea in recent years. The Korean B-Boys champions are a group called Rivers. They competed on stage with a group from Ireland called The Bad Taste Cru.

SAMULNORI

There was a performance of the traditional form of Korean music is known as samulnori. Four different percussion instruments are played, each one representing a part of nature.

The small gong
represents thunder

The larger gong
is the wind

This hour-glass shaped drum
represents the rain

This drum
is the clouds

MINYO

Minyo is a form of Korean folk song. Typically the words reflect the traditional lives of farmers and rural communities.

JANGGOCHUM

Janggochum is a traditional Korean dance which incorporates drums.

LION MASK DANCE

Another traditional form of dance is the lion mask dance.

FAN DANCE

Buchaechum is a traditional form of Korean dance involving beautiful costumes and the elegant and skillful use of fans.

P'ungmul: South Korean Drumming and Dance
Author: Nathan Hesselink
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Date: Jul 2006

Perspectives on Korean Dance
Author: Judy van Zile
Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
Date: Dec 2001

FURTHER INFORMATION

This event was organised by the Korean Cultural Promotion Agency (KCPA)

If you want to visit Korea as a tourist, see: http://www.visitkorea.or.kr

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LINKS

Korean Festival in Kingston (near New Malden): Ideas/Album/KoreanFestival
Useful links for Koreans: Links/Korea
Introduction to this website in Korean: Introduction/Korean
Using Korean characters (Hangul) on a computer in the UK: Life/Computer/Oriental

Monthly guide to events: Ideas/Events
Photos from other UK festivals: Ideas/Album

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