“ NIRVĀNA ”

1. “NIRVĀNA”

2. Synopsis.. What is the meaning of life? The human agonize continuously to find out the meaning of life questioning where the end of life is, keeping coming and going the past, the present and the future. The Buddha found great illumination in the penance and addressed Seolbeophosesang in Yeongchwi mountain. Youngsanjae is a Buddhism ceremony reappearing it mixed with Buddhism song, dance, and music as like a millennium sound ‘Gakpirakbo’, the best in the world ‘Beompaegarak(melody)’, appeared on the mural paintings Gamnotonghwa a ‘Buddhist SaintDance’, ‘Butterfly Dance’ a quiet womanlike & fairy dance, ‘Jojeonmu(dance)’ dancingwith Bulja, ‘Sigeonmu(dance)’ expressing the gesture of holding in Sigeon, energetic Barachym(cymbals dance). It is the performance to give a impression through the sublimation of the spirit of Buddhism which is obtaining the Buddhahood with escaping from human’s 4 pains(birth, aging, disease, death) in Youngsanjae.

3. Program.. Action 1 – : Morning Worship Worship Ceremony – Musical playing of the bell of a Buddhist temple, Mogeo(wood fish), Unpan and Honggo starting with wooden gong. Honggomu(dance) – A dance expressing the mural paintings of Buddhist saint dance of 500 years ago mixed with Honggo sound. Fan Dance – Expressing of the beauty of spring holding splendid fan in both hands. Butterfly Dance – Representing the great illumination with wearing beautiful costume, with gong accompaniment. Corolla Dance – A dance for a reign of peace with wearing splendidly decorated corolla.

4. Program.. Action 2 – : Daeryong, Gwannyok Ceremony(Washing Ceremony) Sangyoungsan – A large transverse bamboo flute solo. Hyeonjwamu(dance) – Expressing the figure of a woman painted on the Gamnotaenghwa, with Beompae(a kind of instrument) accompaniment. Gwannyok Ceremony – A ceremony washing the masses’ greed, anger, and stupidity with the Gamlobeobsu and expression of great illumination of Buddhist priest. Jojeonmu(dance) – Accompanying with the Hwauijaejineon melody, a group dance holding in Bulja. Sigeonmu(dance) – Offering food to Buddha mixed with Beompae Hotsori, Janggo, flute, Ajaeng. Symbolizing the the figure of holding Sigeon painted on the mural painting Gamnotaenghwa. Fairy Dance – Symbolizing the women’s figure in the mysterious legend with the temperate dance.

5. Program.. Action 3 – : Sangdankwongong(Offering food for Buddha) Georyeongsan – Beompae Jitsori(a praise for Buddha) for Sangdankwongong ceremony. Bokcheongge – Sinmyojanggudaedarani, the Buddhist Goddess of Mercy teaching for masses. Daepungnyu – Playing of wind instrument. Cheonsubara – Barachum(Cymbals Dance) Ganggansullae – Performance for solving women’s sorrow with the dance & song holding hand in hand under the moonlight. Sikdangjakbeop – Offering ceremony getting joined together Beompae & Jakbeommu. Praise for Buddha’s charity.

6. Program.. Action 4– : Hoesimgok(reprentance song), Hoeyanguisik(Buddhist Memorial Ceremony) Modeumbuk(The whole kinds of drum) : Symbolizing the religious service for heaven using all kinds of Korean drum. Hoesimgok – Using the drum melody, expressing the instructive story that mankind must strive after virtue to go to heaven. Haldeungchum – The meaning that renouncing worldly desires & lighting up a lamp of great illumination. It means that going to the Nirvana through lighting up of mankind mind Tapdori(Revolving around pagoda) : For looking back oneself mind, the prayer for peace revolving around pagoda. Sodaeuisik(Sending Ceremony) – A ceremony of sending spirit to heaven through the burning Jangeom.

7. Koreana Performing Art Company

8. Koreana Performing Art Company is .. Koreana Performing Art Company was built in August 1st, 2000 to brighten cultural life through the creative research of Korean traditional art, to establish a bridgehead of spreading the originality of Korean traditional art. We produced high quality musical, song and dance performance and various origin dance work. With these performances,, we became a leader in spreading over Korean culture participating in various kinds of national festival as like The 2000 Millennium Festival, The Worldcup Supporters Festival, The Worldcup Eve Festival, The 2002 Expo, The 2003 Asian Games Eve Festival, The Mountain Temple Concert, Youngsanjae(a kind of Buddhism Ceremony). We also worldwide performance tour 40 times. Koreana Performing Art Company composed with the members of high quality talent, having both Korean cultural art spirit and the popularity of fine arts will make a ceaseless effort to be a representative flagship art group as a pioneer of performing culture. Major Business - Producing public performance representing the 21st century cultural power of Korean arts - The cultural interchanging between Korea and foreign countries - Producing the joint art performance with foreign countries - The researching of public performance development - Inquiry into the underprivileged area and the culturally alienated people - The business incidntal related with art business

9. Organization.. Doyen Consultant Board of Directors General Manager Secretary-general Art Group Operation Entertainment Subdivision Orchestral Subdivision Performance Planning Traditional Art Subdivision General Affairs Planning Team Support Staffs Performance Team

10. Profile..ChoreographerKim Hyangkum Finished doctorate course at Department of Theatre and Cinema (Theatre) Department of Education, Graduate School of Education, Chungang University (Korean Dance) Academic Background Present) Professor, Department of Dance, Changwon University Choreographer of Closing Ceremony of 2002 Busan Aisan Games - Choreographer Choreographer of eve for 2002 World Cup - Choreographer National Theatre (for dance) – Honorary Member Tamra Theatre, Jeju –Choreographer Member of Advisory Board, National Dance Company (Korean Dance), National Theatre Member, Special Committee of Cultural Asset, Ulsan Municipal Government Composed 'Goodbye to Light,' the closing dance of '88 Seoul Olympic Games Composed 'Yeongo,' the pre-ceremonial event of '86 Asian Games National Dance Company(20year) Career Germany (BITBURG) invitational performance Belgium (LOKEREN)G) invitational performance Nederlanden (WAFFM) invitational performance Turkey invitational performance Choreographed the 2004 Madongnori for MBC Broadcasting Invitation performance for Korea Day in Dubai Choreographed and performed in Nirvana Choreography of invitation performance, the 8th Zacatecas Dance Festival in Mexico The 42nd Gyeongnam People's Sports Festival Opening Performance 16st Golden Karagoz Fork Dance Competition in Turkey Parcitipated in the 41st International Bursa Festival Etc. (internal and international) Art Works