Taepyeongmu () is a
Korean dance
Dance in Korea began with shamanistic early rituals five thousand years ago and now ranges from folk dance to newly created and adopted contemporary dance.
Overview
Korean traditional dance originated in ancient shamanistic rituals thousands o ...
with the function of wishing a great peace for the country. Its exact origin is unknown, but certain style of the present was composed by
Hahn Seongjun
Hahn may refer to:
Places
*Hahn (crater), on the Moon
*Hahn (Holzhausen), a hill in Hesse, Germany
*Hahn, Rhineland-Palatinate, a municipality in Germany
**Hahn Air Base, a former frontline NATO facility near Hahn
**Frankfurt–Hahn Airport
* Ha ...
(; 1874–1941), an outstanding master of Korean dance in the beginning of last century. There are three assumptions regarding the origin of ''Taepyeongmu''. One is a court dance occasionally performed by kings during the
Joseon dynasty
Joseon ( ; ; also romanized as ''Chosun''), officially Great Joseon (), was a dynastic kingdom of Korea that existed for 505 years. It was founded by Taejo of Joseon in July 1392 and replaced by the Korean Empire in October 1897. The kingdom w ...
. Therefore, the costumes used by the dancers are similar to the ''
gwanbok
() is a Sino-Korean term derived from the terms (; ; ) and (; ). The term () is a collective term which refers to historical official attire, which was bestowed by the government court, including Chinese courts of various dynasties. The () sy ...
'' (hangul: 관복; literally "official clothing") formerly worn by Korea's kings and queens.
''Taepyeongmu'' reflects the aesthetic principle of inner dynamics in the stillness, which is the essence of Korean traditional dance
''Taepyeongmu'' is designated as one of the
Important Intangible Cultural Properties of Korea, Important Intangible Cultural Properties of
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...
. Famous practitioners have included
Han Young-suk, designated a
Living National Treasure for her performances.
See also
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Korean dance
Dance in Korea began with shamanistic early rituals five thousand years ago and now ranges from folk dance to newly created and adopted contemporary dance.
Overview
Korean traditional dance originated in ancient shamanistic rituals thousands o ...
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Important Intangible Cultural Properties of Korea
National Intangible Cultural Heritage () is a national-level designation within the Heritage preservation in South Korea, heritage preservation system of South Korea for intangible cultural heritage. This and other national-level designations are ...
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Korean shamanism
Korean shamanism, also known as () is a religion from Korea. Religious studies, Scholars of religion classify it as a folk religion and sometimes regard it as one facet of a broader Korean vernacular religion distinct from Buddhism, Taoism, Dao ...
References
External links
Taepyeongmu official site
National Intangible Cultural Heritage of South Korea
Korean dance
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