Gyeonggi Province to hold intangible heritage festival in Gapyeong on Oct. 16-18
In short
Gyeonggi Province said it will hold the 28th Gyeonggi Intangible Heritage Grand Festival from Oct. 16 to 18 at the Gapyeong Culture and Arts Center in Gapyeong. The program includes performances of provincial intangible heritage such as Icheon Geobuk Nori and Yangju Nongak, exhibitions of works by heritage holders and transmission instructors, and an international exchange section introducing the traditional culture of Poland’s Lower Silesian province. The province said it has 72 designated intangible heritage items in total.
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Gyeonggi Province said it will hold the 28th Gyeonggi Intangible Heritage Grand Festival from Oct. 16 to 18 at the Gapyeong Culture and Arts Center in Gapyeong. The province’s announcement was reported by the official-tier wire Yonhap and by the business outlets Asia Economy and Newsis. Asia Economy said the festival is held under the subtitle “Gyeonggi’s flair and excitement, connected together,” and that heritage holders and transmission instructors from across the province take part. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
According to Asia Economy and Yonhap, traditional performing arts from different parts of the province will be staged indoors and outdoors, including Icheon Geobuk Nori, Gyeonggi Geommu, Gyeonggi Songseo Yulchang, Yangju Nongak and Toegye-won Sandae Nori. In the exhibition halls, the documents said, visitors can see works by artisans who have carried on traditional techniques. A “Memory Space” presents works, photographs, video and instruments of deceased heritage holders, while a “Future Exhibition” shows works by transmission instructors and how traditional techniques pass to the next generation. [ 1 , 3 ]
Asia Economy reported that the festival also includes a ceremony for the first “Gyeonggi Intangible Heritage Transmission and Memory Day,” with a tribute performance for transmission instructors and commendations for people who contributed to transmitting intangible heritage. The other documents did not mention this ceremony. [ 1 ]
This year’s edition adds an international exchange program introducing the traditional culture of Poland’s Lower Silesian province, according to Asia Economy and Yonhap. Both reported that the Legnica Song and Dance Ensemble will perform Polish folk dance and vocal works, and that the exhibition will show 43 pieces of Bolesławiec ceramics, described as a 700-year tradition, and 13 traditional glass craft works. Yonhap added that visitors can take part in a traditional paper-making experience run by the Duszniki-Zdrój paper museum. [ 1 , 3 ]
Yonhap said Gyeonggi Province has 72 designated intangible heritage items: 31 in the performing arts, including Icheon Geobuk Nori, and 41 in crafts, including Najeon Chilgi. Park Seong-hwan, head of the province’s cultural heritage division, said, according to Asia Economy and Yonhap, that the festival is a place to see various aspects of Gyeonggi’s intangible heritage in one setting, from stage performances to works born from artisans’ hands, and expressed hope that visitors would enjoy the special meeting with Polish intangible heritage while marking the province’s effort to remember earlier traditions and pass them to future generations. [ 1 , 3 ]
Why it matters
The festival is a provincial government event that presents Gyeonggi’s designated intangible heritage and, for the first time, a day marking its transmission and memory, according to the province. This year’s edition also adds a Poland exchange program, presented by the province and the outlets as a cultural link beyond the region. Its reach is mainly local, with the documents giving no indication of wider effects.
Key facts
- Gyeonggi Province will hold the 28th Gyeonggi Intangible Heritage Grand Festival from Oct. 16 to 18 at the Gapyeong Culture and Arts Center. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- The festival’s subtitle is “Gyeonggi’s flair and excitement, connected together.” [ 1 ]
- Performances include Icheon Geobuk Nori, Gyeonggi Geommu, Gyeonggi Songseo Yulchang, Yangju Nongak and Toegye-won Sandae Nori, on indoor and outdoor stages. [ 1 , 3 ]
- Exhibitions include a “Memory Space” with works, photographs, videos and instruments of deceased heritage holders, and a “Future Exhibition” of works by transmission instructors. [ 1 , 3 ]
- A ceremony for the first “Gyeonggi Intangible Heritage Transmission and Memory Day” will be held, with a tribute performance for transmission instructors and commendations for those who contributed to transmitting intangible heritage. [ 1 ]
- An international exchange program introduces the traditional culture of Poland’s Lower Silesian province, including a performance by the Legnica Song and Dance Ensemble and an exhibition of 43 pieces of Bolesławiec ceramics and 13 traditional glass craft works. [ 1 , 3 ]
- A paper-making experience run by the Duszniki-Zdrój paper museum is also offered. [ 3 ]
- Gyeonggi Province has 72 designated intangible heritage items: 31 in the performing arts, including Icheon Geobuk Nori, and 41 in crafts, including Najeon Chilgi. [ 3 ]
Confirmed by several sources
- The 28th Gyeonggi Intangible Heritage Grand Festival will be held from Oct. 16 to 18 at the Gapyeong Culture and Arts Center in Gapyeong. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- The program includes performances of provincial intangible heritage on indoor and outdoor stages, including Icheon Geobuk Nori, Gyeonggi Geommu, Gyeonggi Songseo Yulchang, Yangju Nongak and Toegye-won Sandae Nori. [ 1 , 3 ]
- Exhibitions include a “Memory Space” for deceased heritage holders and a “Future Exhibition” of works by transmission instructors. [ 1 , 3 ]
- A Poland-related international exchange program will feature the Legnica Song and Dance Ensemble and an exhibition of Bolesławiec ceramics and traditional glass craft. [ 1 , 3 ]
- Park Seong-hwan, head of the Gyeonggi Province cultural heritage division, said the festival gathers various aspects of the province’s intangible heritage, from stage performances to works by artisans, and that he hopes visitors enjoy the meeting with Polish intangible heritage. [ 1 , 3 ]
Still unclear
- Details of the first “Gyeonggi Intangible Heritage Transmission and Memory Day” ceremony, including its timing and participants. This is stated only by Asia Economy; the other documents do not mention the ceremony.
- Admission, reservation and other visitor arrangements for the festival. None of the documents give attendance or ticketing information.
What local media are saying
Timeline, local time
- Asia Economy publishes the festival schedule, venue and program details, citing Gyeonggi Province. [ 1 ]
- Newsis lists the Gyeonggi intangible heritage festival in Gapyeong on Oct. 16-18 among its Gyeonggi news items. [ 2 ]
- Yonhap reports that Gyeonggi Province will hold the 28th Gyeonggi Intangible Heritage Grand Festival on Oct. 16-18. [ 3 ]
- The 28th Gyeonggi Intangible Heritage Grand Festival is scheduled to open at the Gapyeong Culture and Arts Center. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- The festival is scheduled to close. [ 1 , 3 ]