The Korea House folk performance team, established by the Foundation for the Preservation of Cultural Properties (FPCP) who helps preserve and promote Korean traditional cultural arts, presents a spectular Korean performing arts showcase throughout the year for both natives and foreign visitors.
Inside the Korea House is a folk performance hall, which holds 156 seats, where human cultural properties, performers from the National Center for Korean Traditional Performing Arts, and dancers from the National Dance Company in Korea perform Korean traditional music and dance every afternoon.
In particular, programs like "Sinawi Buchaechum," (a traditional fan dance) "Salpuri," (a traditional shamanism dance) "Pansori," (a traditional narrative song) "Bukchum," (a traditional drum dance) "Bongsantalchum," (a traditional Bonsan masked dance) "Seungmu," (a Buddhist solo dance in white clothing) and "Barachum" (a Buddhist ritual dance)are famously enjoyed by foreign visitors.
Event Programs: The regular folk performance held at the Korea House where various Korean cultural experiences including food and performances can be enjoyed presents eight diverse performances for about an hour.
Various folk performances including "Gainjeonmokdan"- a royal court dance designed by Prince Hyomyeong in the age of the 23rd King, Sunjo, of the Joseon Dynasty, Bongsantalchum (an Important Intangible Cultural Property No. 17)- a traditional masked dance with a blend of dance and wit along with singing, Pansori- a Korean traditional narrative vocal performance passed down from the Joseon Dynasty, "Buchaechum" with gorgeous dancing and dazzling costumes, "Jangguchum" making the body feel the exciting rhythm of the percussion instrument, Sinawi- an ensemble of eight traditional music instruments, "Geomungo" (a Korean zitherlike instrument with six strings), "Gayageum" (twelve-stringed Korean harp), "Jing" (a Korean gong), "Ajaeng" (a seven-stringed court musical instrument), "Haegeum" (a Korean fiddle), "Piri" (a Korean flute), "Daegeum" (a Korean large transverse bamboo flute), and Janggu (a Korean double-headed drum), and "Samullori" a traditional percussion quartet making performers and audiences join in together - are presented differently according to their seasonal programs.
"Mansumu" for wishing the King's longevity and a percussional music performance are currently included and presented.