T'alchum

Notes on Korean T'alchum

• When talking about T'aclhum, think about something that was fought for.
• 13-15 different types of masked dance
• 'Sim Yeong Pur Ri' and 'Hahn'
• 2 important elements of korean theatre
• Spiritual base of respect for nature/freedom of expression
• many beliefs and theories are based on the earth
• lost of spiritism and animism (worship of nature)
• belief in the spirit world
• shamanism
• Embodiment of feelings of Han.
• deep inner-feeling of sadness/grief
• it's not a necessarily a bad grief
• another kind of grief
• Sinmyeong
• it's like ecstasy/euphoria
• occurs at the final dramatic moment when tears turn to laughter, when darkness turns into light
• important part of korean music/drama/dance
• Self-expression
• interpretation of what you do
• a manifestation of yourself
• improvisational
• MADANG
• area of performance
• 'garden' or 'yard'
• Audience participation is a huge part
• Role of the audience is a big piece
• Audience can interact
• Characters can go and sit with the audience members as well
• People were being beaten down
• want to make fun of this
• sick of all the negatives
• Most of the districts had their masks burned
• only place where masks were not burned was in Andong
• Andong is a place where masks were made out of wood
• in other places, masks were burnt after being used, unlike Andong
• Shapes of the eyes and mouth can indicated how much the character of the mask has gone through
• Movable jaws indicate speech and movement
• mask must fit nicely on the performer's face
• Very few masks were made for women
• one eye was looking up while the right eye was looking down.
• shows how you turn to the blind side of things sometimes
• shows how you can look down towards life and about life
• Bar maid
• happier
• more freedom
• sketchy

Extra Notes

• Through Pathos, you are able to feel for somebody
• you feel for the hero in a story
• eg, crying in a movie
• The slower you can dance, the more respect you get
• Communal
• unity with performers and viewers
• viewers may intervene if they wish to
• Instead of making a fantasy world for the audience, the performance is usually really grounded
• Freedom of time and space
• allows for dramatic conflict
• don't need stage decorations
• time periods are
• To show age, masks were given wrinkles
• Exaggerated nose
• sexuality
• Fur masks
• deprivation
• more animal than human
• Gord mask
• mischievous
• interacts with the audience a lot
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