Bongsan Talchum is a mask dance handed down in Bongsan area. Along with
Gangryeong Talchum, it represented the peak of Haeseo Talchum through the
19th and 20th century. The mask dance was performed on a large scale on
the Dano Festival in May, and occasionally when receiving envoys from China,
welcoming a newly appointed governors, etc. Bongsan Talchum is three-dimensional, luxurious in costume, dynamic and energetic in motions, and bears a continental mood. Masks used in Bongsan Talchum are made mainly of paper, and cloth, hair, leather, earth, bamboo, etc. are also used supplementarily. |