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Namsadang is composed of 6 parts, and each part uses musical instruments of the Pungmul nori to produce background music. This is a popularized play featuring witty remarks, jokes, comicality and social criticism.
The 6 parts can be listed in sequence as follows: 1. Pungmul nori (Pungmul play), 2. Beona nori (Plate-spinning), 3. Salpan (acrobatics), 4. Eorum (rope dancing), 5. Totpoegi (mask play) and 6. Tolmi (Puppet play). Pungmul nori members continuously show Salpan, Totpoegi, Beo-na play, Tolmi, Eorum, Sangmo-nori, drum dance, and Pungmul nori boy-dancer plan. |
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Pungmul nori plays the most important roles among the 6 parts of Namsadang play. Pungmul nori is composed of 20~30 performers who use small gongs, hourglass-shaped drums, drums, gongs and flutes to perform Jinpuri, boy dancer (saeminori- Dancing on the shoulder of another person), Buggunori, Chaesangnori, Sunsori (singing) and other types of performances. ¤ı The Utdari tune of Anseong Namsadang is considered best due to its light and colorful tunes. |
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Beona nori uses Beona which was modified with leather using a sieve used at home in a round and flat form to make spinning easy. Beona nori means the spinning of such device. This is a performance played, while exchanging witty remarks, by spinning, tossing and receiving a Beona with a long tobacco pipe or a long piece of wood. |
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The name Salpan was derived from Salpan which, in Korean phrases, means ¡°You will live if lucky, or die if not. Salpan is played by clowns and performers while exchanging witty remarks and playing acrobatics. It is full of jests along with the pleasant Namsadang tunes. |
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Eurum
is a term used by Namsadang in relation to rope dancing. The title Eurum is derived from a phrase ¡°It is difficult as though carefully walking on the Eorum ( ice ).¡± That is why a rope dancer is also called ¡°Eorum Sani¡±.
The Eorum Sani (rope dancer) performs on a rope 3m high while exchanging wisecracks meeting the taste of adults with a Maehossi (A partner for exchanging wisecracks). These wisecracks are full of jests and
Fun. In particular, the rope dancer¡¯s performing a dangerous feat of jumping into the sky from the rope is most thrilling and fun to watch. |
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Totpoegi is a term used by Namsadang in relation to mask dance from the meaning of ¡°Peeping with a mask¡±. Namsadang¡¯s Totpoegi was produced by comprehensively combining the mask play of the southern, central and northern part of Korea. Even though it does not carry any particular regional characteristics, it has taken root as a perfect popular play. The unique witty remarks, dance, performance, sarcasm and the refined talking make it different from the mask plays in other areas. |
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Tolmi (Puppet play) is Korea¡¯s only folk puppet show. The name Tolmi
, a term used by Namsadang, originated from a puppet play performed while holding the ¡°Moktolmi (Nape)¡± or a puppet show performed with the nape held. It is also called Parkchumji (old man Park) play or Kokddu Parkchumji play. Tolmi uses some 400 puppets and 10 small articles for performance. It is composed of inter-connected 2 parts and 7 plays.
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