*This is the third part in our series, “Masks & the Mask Dance” published in partnership with the National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage 1. What is the mask dance? The traditional Korean ...

Under the clear autumn sky, a festival was held to promote Bongsan Mask Dance, our great traditional heritage, to the world. A cultural event is being held where not only Koreans but also foreign ...

The National Intangible Heritage Bongsan Mask Dance Preservation Association (Chairman Yoon Ki-jong) will hold the 2024 Bongsan Mask Dance Festival to inform the world of the history and excitement ...

More than a year of hard work and collaboration came together on Sunday afternoon at Rochester Institute of Technology in a cacophony of drumming, dancing, singing, colorful costuming and traditional ...

Conjure an image of a piece of art in your head. What comes to mind? Is it two dimensional? Is it hanging on a wall? Behind a pane of glass in a strikingly silent room perhaps? The Northwest Museum of ...

In South Korea, some 150 historic crafts, customs and celebrations are recognised as National Intangible Cultural Heritage. Experience them to gain a deeper insight into the country, which honours its ...

“The leaves of the tree may touch the sky, but it should not forget that its roots are fixed in the soil.” Chief Hyppolite Anoh, artistic director of SOTHECA is full of wise words. It’s also his job ...

- the Bongsan Mask Dance - the Gangnyeong Mask Dance - the Eunyul Mask Dance The Haeseo Mask Dances have been transmitted around Hwanghae Province, currently governed by North Korea. They thrived in ...