By Honorary Reporter Thariq Hafidz Nabil Al Farouqi from Indonesia
Photos = Thariq Hafidz Nabil Al Farouqi

The Korea Festival 2019 (K-Festival) began on Oct. 1 and runs through Nov. 10 in Indonesia, featuring Korean culture as expressed through film, K-pop, traditional performing arts, taekwondo and tourism. The annual festival has five sections: K-Content, K-Performance, K-Exhibition, K-Food and K-Event.

Non-verbal show "Flying" Korean history shows with tense entertainment

From Oct. 16-17, Ciputra Artpreneur Theater held the Indonesian premiere of the non-verbal comic Korean performance "Flying" in Jakarta. Many came to watch this show and gave an enthusiastic response.

This production combines regular and rhythmic gymnastics, cheerleading, martial arts and breakdance in telling the story of Hwarang and Goblin, who travel through time until they reach the 21st century.

Enthralling performances of taekwondo and traditional music

On Oct. 26, the Korean Culture Brand Festival was held at the theater sponsored by the Korean Embassy in Indonesia, the Korean Culture Center and an association of traditional Korean music.

The program was divided into two sessions spanning 12 performances. First, a short taekwondo demonstration was set to gukak fusion music and featured basic movements, forms, sparring and breaking.

The next performances featured traditional Korean music and dance starting with gugak. Taepyeongmu, a dance wishing for the prosperity of the country characterized by large and fast feet movements, was next.

Then it was the traditional folk songs Gyeonggi minyo hailing from Seoul and its surrounding Gyeonggi-do Province. They also included folk songs from the provinces of Chungcheong-do and Gangwon-do, so the melodies are also called the folk songs of the central region.

The next performance was the byeongchang gayageum, a form of vocal music accompanied by the gayageum (zither). This piece featured danga, a short song used to warm up the voice before singing pansori (one-person lyrical opera).

Then came namdo minyo, or folk songs from parts of the provinces of Jeolla-do, Chungcheongnam-do and southwestern Gyeoongsangnam-do, followed by Jindo Drum Dance.

The enthusiastic Indonesian audience used their smartphones to record videos and take photos.

The event concluded with a photo session outside the venue, where many people took pictures with the performers wearing Hanbok and members of the taekwondo team.


chaey0726@korea.kr

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