Namwon-si to Host 50-Person Josamnyeo-ryu Min Salpuri Dance Performance on the 28th

A 50-person Min Salpuri dance performance to preserve and pass down the Salpuri dance of the late master Jo Gap-nyeo, who was born in Namwon, Jeonbuk, will be spectacularly held at 3 p.m. on Saturday, the 28th, at the Namwon Yechon Jo Gap-nyeo Salpuri Master Hall yard.

According to the city on the 25th, the late master Jo Gap-nyeo was born in 1923 in Geumdong, Namwon City, and is called a master of Min Salpuri dance, a Salpuri dance performed with sleeves and fingertips without holding a towel.

Also, from the first Chunhyang Festival in 1931 until 1941, she performed Seungmu, Geommu, and Salpuri dance every year, earning the title of Myungmu (famous dance) and gaining fame.

Poster for the performance of 50 people performing Namwon Jogapnyeo-style Minsalpul dance.
[Photo by Namwon City]

To preserve and pass down the Salpuri dance of the late master Jo Gap-nyeo, the city restored the birthplace of master Jo Gap-nyeo on Namwon Yechon street, opened the Myungmu Hall, and exhibits over 330 donated and collected items such as personal belongings used during her lifetime, performance photos, and videos, while holding various performances in the yard in front of the Myungmu Hall.

In this performance, Jeong Myeong-hee, the representative of the ‘Jo Gap-nyeo Traditional Dance Preservation Society’ and daughter of master Jo Gap-nyeo, will present a large-scale 50-person Min Salpuri dance to honor her mother’s wishes.

The Jo Gap-nyeo Salpuri dance, characterized by dancing only in a designated space with a mat laid in the center of the stage, stepping obliquely and standing with restrained, almost frozen gestures, will feature beautiful dance moves spanning all generations, including ▲ Namwon Geommu that blossomed after crossing to Jinju ▲ Seungmu, a folk dance performed wearing a black jangsam robe with a red gasa draped over the shoulder and a white gokkal hat ▲ Pansori ▲ Wolhajeongin (fan dance) ▲ Sogo dance.

A city official said, “We expect this meaningful time to be a chance to fully enjoy and deeply feel our excitement and elegance in one place through the 50-person Min Salpuri dance honoring the legend of Salpuri dance, the late master Jo Gap-nyeo.”

Meanwhile, master Jeong Myeong-hee is dedicating all her efforts to various stages and nurturing trainees to ensure that the spirit and soul of the late Jo Gap-nyeo’s Salpuri dance continue to future generations.

Namwon = Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Jeong Yeong-gwon baekok@asiae.co.kr

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