15th Andong MaskDance Festival

Festtival, make me a King!!

The Andong area has a variety of socio-historical and religious heritages from different periods, from ancient times to the present. Andong holds the largest number of cultural properties in Korea. It reveals a very vivid picture of the aesthetics and traditions of the Orient. We can find not only tangible cultural and historical heritages like ancient villages, but also many intangible cultural properties of the Andong tradition such as Cha-Jeon-Nori (demonstration of Battle game, involving hundreds of men working together), Not-Dari-Balgi (a female play), Traditional wedding, and Haeng-Sang-Sori (demonstration of funeral ceremony). These plays are an amazing spectacle and a really unique experience to be had at the festival.

The abundant cultural heritage of Andong is attributed to the worth-oriented philosophy of the Andong people who have coped with numerous social changes and positively adapted to new cultural traditions. Hence, various elements of Oriental culture have flowed into Andong and been re-synthesized into the distinctive Andong way of life and culture.

These socio-cultural, historical and religious heritages are the basis of the Maskdance Festival. We can learn quiet composure and mindfulness through understanding the significance of traditions through the excitement of the Mask dance. The program for the 2007 Mask dance Festival is conscientious of our local heritage and the importance of sharing it with others.

* period : 30th, Sep ~ 9th Oct  2011

* venue : Maskdance Park. Hahoe Forlk Village

* Host : City Hall of Andong

* Organizer : AFTF(Angong Festival Tourism Foundation)

* Support : Ministry of Culture & Tourism, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, Cultural Heritage of Administration

* website : http://www.maskdance.com/