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A group of Russian college students have arrived on Jindo Island, off the southwest corner of the Korean Peninsula.
On January 14, 17 members of the Russian art troupe Haedong, from the Far Eastern Federal University in Vladivostok, visited the Jindo National Gugak Center on the island in Jeollanam-do (South Jeolla Province). They came here to attend a series of classes involving the traditional samulnori percussion quartet, part of the broader world of Korean traditional music called gugak. The program will continue until January 30.
The Haedong troupe, comprised of both undergraduate and graduate students who are majoring in Korean studies, regularly shows off its skills in playing various traditional Korean instruments at a variety of festivals and events across the Russian Far East.
During their 15-day stay at the gugak center, the students will see and learn some of the music's quintessential traditions firsthand. The performers will involve themselves in playing both samulnori and the traditional folk percussion music pungmulnori. They will also learn how to play diverse kinds of smaller drums, cymbals and gongs.
Finally, the group will attend other programs where they will indulge in traditions that have been rooted in the southern province for many generations, as well as attend Korean language classes.
This is the students' fifth visit to the gugak center. Since 2011, Haedong students have come to train at the traditional music center for a couple of weeks. This time, the 17 students include three ethnic Korean Russians, the rest being from one of the other ethnicities found in the Russian Far East.
“We attend a hands-on program here on a yearly basis to upgrade our gugak skills,”said Khan Ruslan, a teaching assistant in the university's department of Korean studies, who leads the group.
"During our time here, we will learn Korean and other traditions, too. With such interesting classes, our students are always eager to be here.”
“A majority of participants in these classes are Russian citizens whose interest in Korean art and traditions are so intense they have chosen to major in Korean studies,” said an official from the gugak center. “Their passion for the samulnori arts is quite intense."
By Sohn JiAe
Korea.net Staff Writer
Photos: the Jindo National Gugak Center
jiae5853@korea.kr
On January 14, 17 members of the Russian art troupe Haedong, from the Far Eastern Federal University in Vladivostok, visited the Jindo National Gugak Center on the island in Jeollanam-do (South Jeolla Province). They came here to attend a series of classes involving the traditional samulnori percussion quartet, part of the broader world of Korean traditional music called gugak. The program will continue until January 30.
Performers affiliated with the art troupe Haedong from the Far Eastern Federal University in Vladivostok learn how to play traditional Korean drums at the Jindo National Gugak Center in Jeollanam-do.
The Haedong troupe, comprised of both undergraduate and graduate students who are majoring in Korean studies, regularly shows off its skills in playing various traditional Korean instruments at a variety of festivals and events across the Russian Far East.
During their 15-day stay at the gugak center, the students will see and learn some of the music's quintessential traditions firsthand. The performers will involve themselves in playing both samulnori and the traditional folk percussion music pungmulnori. They will also learn how to play diverse kinds of smaller drums, cymbals and gongs.
Finally, the group will attend other programs where they will indulge in traditions that have been rooted in the southern province for many generations, as well as attend Korean language classes.
Performers from the Haedong art troupe play traditional musical instruments at the Jindo National Gugak Center. There is the drum-like janggu, the piercingly-loud small, flat gong kkwaenggwari and the gong-like jing.
This is the students' fifth visit to the gugak center. Since 2011, Haedong students have come to train at the traditional music center for a couple of weeks. This time, the 17 students include three ethnic Korean Russians, the rest being from one of the other ethnicities found in the Russian Far East.
“We attend a hands-on program here on a yearly basis to upgrade our gugak skills,”said Khan Ruslan, a teaching assistant in the university's department of Korean studies, who leads the group.
"During our time here, we will learn Korean and other traditions, too. With such interesting classes, our students are always eager to be here.”
A group of university students from Vladivostok learn the footwork required for a samulnori performance, part of a 15-day program at the Jindo National Gugak Center.
“A majority of participants in these classes are Russian citizens whose interest in Korean art and traditions are so intense they have chosen to major in Korean studies,” said an official from the gugak center. “Their passion for the samulnori arts is quite intense."
By Sohn JiAe
Korea.net Staff Writer
Photos: the Jindo National Gugak Center
jiae5853@korea.kr
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