Shinan-gun Holds 'Poke·Sandai' Island Culture Performances on Purple Island Banwol and Bakji Islands

Poet Kim Ok-jong's Poetry Recitation... 2-Hour Performance with Folk Song Singers' Music

Anjwa-myeon Banwol and Bakji Islands are hosting the 'Purple Island Folk Sandai' performance at the outdoor concert hall. ⓒ Asia Economy

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] On the 12th, Sinan-gun, Jeollanam-do held the ‘Purple Island Folk Sandai’ performance at the outdoor stage of Banwol and Bakji Islands in Anjwa-myeon, well known as ‘Purple Island.’

According to the county on the 15th, Park Woo-ryang, the county governor, Oh Dong-ho, director of the Korea Island Promotion Agency, Kim Seon-chul, CEO of the Jeonnam Cultural Foundation, and other guests along with residents of Sinan-gun’s islands attended the event.

In compliance with COVID-19 quarantine guidelines, the number of attendees was limited to under 100. The event lasted about two hours, featuring poet Kang Jae-yoon, director of the Island Research Institute, and poet Kim Ok-jong from Jido-eup reciting poetry, followed by folk singers Kim Won-jung, Indian Sunny, and Jung Ye-won performing songs.

Notably, Jin Geum-sun, a master designated as Jeollanam-do Intangible Cultural Property No. 52 for ‘Sinan Ssikkimgut,’ participated as a performer and prayed for the well-being of attendees and the public exhausted by COVID-19 through a reenactment of the Ssikkimgut ritual.

Choi Hyung-woo, an island activist and secretary general of the Island Village Life School, said, “Sandai is an island culture where people come together to dance, sing, and enjoy themselves, but it is remembered as a unique island culture where residents shared excitement and joy together. It was meaningful to experience island culture through the performance.”

Oh Dong-ho, director of the Korea Island Promotion Agency, said in his congratulatory speech, “I believe Sinan-gun is successfully creating a role model for island policies in Korea. We consider ‘islands’ as the last remaining resources of humanity and will strive to develop islands through systematic policy establishment.”

County governor Park Woo-ryang requested, “Starting with the Purple Island Folk Sandai performance, which reinterprets Sinan-gun’s excellent island culture into various genres of art such as poetry, music, and folklore, I hope efforts will be made to actively promote the creation of a cultural city where island residents can vividly remember and experience culture.”

Meanwhile, the Sinan-gun Cultural City Support Center plans to develop Sandai culture by combining it with various music genres such as rock and trot.

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