in a very cool way to celebrate chuseok, my friend annie invited a bunch of “homeless” people to a chuseok party at her apartment. then, she took us to a performance at the Seoul Arts Center that celebrated chuseok. she was so great in making everyone feel so comfortable, and i felt like i got to experience chuseok, even though i don’t have family here.
the performance was really amazing, with lots of folk songs and dancing. here are some pictures:
the first dance (Gyeongpungnyeon) with the women in the bright colored costumes was one that was performed at the court feast for chuseok. the second picture is of some real farmers (not professional actors) singing a folk song (Pocheon Menari) and performing a play about farming – it’s a lot of backbreaking work! the last picture is of an awesome dance (my favorite – Ganggangsulae) where all the women move so quickly to a really melodic folk song and they look like they’re gliding on stage. the photo shows one part where one woman walks across the backs of everyone else. how cool it is to learn some of the traditions of the moon festival!
are those your pictures? Very nice. They have that rich color saturation that i associate with Canon dslrs. And walking on someone’s back–very Madonna of her.