Seongnam City Receives Positive Response to "Children’s Art Festival with Seniors"

Connecting Dreams Through 0100 Sharing Love
Enthusiastic Applause for a Stage of Intergenerational Communication and Joy

The 21st Children’s Art Festival with Seniors was held on the 28th at Onnuri, 1st floor of Seongnam City Hall, hosted by the Seongnam City Public and Private Childcare Center Association (President Cho Okja).

The 21st Children's Art Festival with Seniors is being held on the 28th at Onnuri on the 1st floor of Seongnam City Hall, hosted by the Seongnam City Public and Private Childcare Center Association. Provided by Seongnam City

Sponsored by Seongnam City, the event was attended by around 600 people and was held under the theme, "A Happy Seongnam for Both Children and Seniors, 0100 Sharing Love and Connecting Dreams."

To embody the meaning of "intergenerational communication from age 0 to 100," children from public childcare centers in Seongnam presented a talent show, while seniors showcased the performance skills they had honed at the Senior Welfare Center in this art festival.

Three teams of children from public childcare centers took the stage, performing Samulnori (21 children), a tea ceremony demonstration (8 children), and a spinning dance (24 children).

Three teams of seniors presented traditional dance (9 people), Hawaiian hula dance (11 people), and a ukulele performance (10 people).

A stage for intergenerational enjoyment and communication was set up, receiving enthusiastic applause from the audience.

Celebratory performances included the Seongnam Municipal Traditional Music Orchestra’s percussion performance "Mutapyeong," the invited singer Park Iljun’s "Let’s Have Fun," and electronic violinist Do Eunhye’s trot music, all adding to the festive atmosphere of the art festival.

Shin Sangjin, Mayor of Seongnam, said, "I hope that the Children’s Art Festival with Seniors will help spread an atmosphere of intergenerational communication and sharing of love."

The Seongnam City Public and Private Childcare Center Association, which organized this art festival, is an organization comprising 109 childcare centers in the region, with 6,300 children and 1,825 childcare teachers as members.

In addition to the Children’s Art Festival, the association also promotes a warm community atmosphere through various "0100 Sharing Love" activities, such as providing goods for vulnerable groups and supporting heating costs for those in need.

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