Andong 'Hahoe Byeolsingut Talnori' ... Heats Up Australia's 'Melbourne Korea Festival'

Federation Square, Talchum Festival Audience Dancing with Joy

Promoting Andong Culture Abroad... 'World Heritage City Andong' Cultural Status Rises

The Andong ‘Hahoe Byeolsingut Talnori’ performance troupe heated up the atmosphere at the Melbourne Korea Festival held at Federation Square in Melbourne, Australia, on the 13th (local time).

Melbourne Festival Poster, Australia. [Image source=Andong-si]

The Melbourne Korea Festival is the largest Korean festival in the region, providing Australians with a direct experience of Korean culture.

The event featured the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Hahoe Byeolsingut Talnori performance, a hanbok fashion show, taekwondo demonstrations, and K-Pop dance performances, creating an atmosphere full of the Korean Wave excitement.

This performance was officially invited by the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Melbourne, Australia, and the Melbourne Korean Association of Victoria, in collaboration with Andong City and the Hahoe Byeolsingut Talnori Preservation Society.

The Hahoe Byeolsingut Talnori troupe started the opening performance at 11:30 a.m. and presented the main show at 4 p.m., receiving enthusiastic applause and praise from the audience.

Beginning with the Mudong Madang accompanied by the sound of the taepyeongso, the performance introduced Jujimadang, Pagyesung Madang, and Yangban Seonbi Madang.

The audience laughed at the dances blending satire and humor and danced along to the lively rhythms of the Samulnori percussion.

Hahoe Byeolsingut Talnori is being performed at Federation Square in Melbourne, Australia. [Image source=Andong-si]

Following the official invitation performance at the Venice Carnival in February, this event further promoted Hahoe Byeolsingut Talnori worldwide and reaffirmed the status of ‘Andong, the World’s Cultural Hub.’

Participants from Andong promoted visits to the ‘World Heritage City Andong’ by personally placing Hahoe mask necklaces at the promotional booth set up beside the performance stage.

On the 14th (local time), they presented a mask dance performance to the Korean community in Victoria who generously supported the successful festival. They also shared a dinner with the community, fostering cultural exchange and cooperation between the two cities.

A representative of the Korean Association said, “It was a meaningful time for the Melbourne Korean community to unite in promoting Korean culture and boosting the pride of the diaspora,” adding, “We deeply thank the Hahoe Byeolsingut Talnori troupe for their excellent performance.”

A city official stated, “We thank the Melbourne Korean Association of Victoria for inviting us to the Melbourne Korea Festival,” and added, “We hope that the excellent culture of Andong will be widely known around the world through this festival.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.