Korean rope walking is a traditional entertainment performance, like tightrope walking, by the Koreans for many years. It began during the Chosun Dynasty in the 12 century. It is a performance of humor, drama, and acting. There are two types of rope walking. The first type is called p'ansori, where there is one musician and one rope walker. The second type is when there is music, actors with masks and a rope walker. This also requires a lot of skills because there is no net, and the clothes are just plain old cotton. While training for rope walking, you experience a lot of pain. Rope walking is dying out because no one wants to be a professional rope walker. Also not many people like to watch rope walking since there are so many popular TV shows and movies.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Rope Walking
Korean rope walking is a traditional entertainment performance, like tightrope walking, by the Koreans for many years. It began during the Chosun Dynasty in the 12 century. It is a performance of humor, drama, and acting. There are two types of rope walking. The first type is called p'ansori, where there is one musician and one rope walker. The second type is when there is music, actors with masks and a rope walker. This also requires a lot of skills because there is no net, and the clothes are just plain old cotton. While training for rope walking, you experience a lot of pain. Rope walking is dying out because no one wants to be a professional rope walker. Also not many people like to watch rope walking since there are so many popular TV shows and movies.
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