Children Showcase Dreams and Talents at the 'Songpa Kiwoom Culture Festival'

At 10 AM on the 26th, 500 children from 19 Songpa Kiwoom Centers gathered at Songpa District Office Auditorium
▲ Seodosori ▲ Bukcheong Lion Play ▲ K-pop Dance ▲ Cheerleading and more, showcasing dreams and talents honed over a year

Songpa-gu (Mayor Seo Gang-seok) announced that on the 26th, it will hold the children’s presentation event “Songpa Kiwoom Culture Festival” at the Songpa-gu Office auditorium from 10 a.m., featuring children using the 19 Songpa Kiwoom Centers in the area.

To celebrate the harvest season of autumn, the district has prepared a place for about 500 children using the after-school care services at the 19 Songpa Kiwoom Centers in the area to showcase their talents and creativity, sharing the results of their cultural and artistic activities honed over the past year.

Under the theme “A Very Special Meeting, Playing is Art,” this festival will present the activities of children who participated in the special programs of the Songpa Kiwoom Centers throughout the year in various ways, divided into ▲performance stages and ▲exhibitions.

First, the performances will feature a rich lineup including ▲Seodo Minyo (traditional western Korean folk songs) ▲K-pop dance ▲cheerleading ▲Nanta (percussion performance) ▲group choir, among others.

Children's Nanta Performance at Last Year's Event

In particular, the “Seodo Minyo” performance, which won the Encouragement Award at the National Seodo Sori Competition, and the “cheerleading” performance, which won the Gold Award at the Children’s Culture Festival for Peaceful Unification, are expected to receive great applause from the audience.

Additionally, 18 children will present an exciting Bukcheong Lion Dance, and more than 130 children participating in the performance will sing together in a group choir, offering joy through lively dance and song.

At the same time, in front of the performance hall, an exhibition will be held showcasing the creative works produced by children from the 19 Songpa Kiwoom Centers on the theme of the Olympics. Each center set its own theme according to its conditions and characteristics, and the children themselves participated directly from planning to execution, providing an opportunity to feel a sense of accomplishment through the exhibition.

Seo Gang-seok, Mayor of Songpa-gu, said, “I hope this Kiwoom Culture Festival will be a time for talented children to show off their dreams and talents and create joyful memories,” adding, “We will continue to support after-school care services that allow children to grow up healthy and happy by utilizing various resources in the community.”

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