Won-Kyung Cho, Korean dancer

              KOREAN       DANCER
WON-KYUNG CHO
ABOUT THE ARTIST
WON-KYUNG CHO, Korean Classical Dancer, graduated and received his M.A. from Yonsei University in 1955. For the next five years he was an assistant professor and instructor in Korean Language, and Literature and Dance at Yonsei U. and Ewha Women's U. as well as other colleges in Seoul, Korea. Between 1950 and 1960 he gave dance performances at the National Theatre and City Hall Theatre in Seoul, teaching the Korean Classical Dance,  Folk Dance, Modern Western Dance and Creat¬ive Dance.   He also served as dance critic for four of Korea's outstand¬ing newspapers.   He came to the USA in 1960 and studied at the Dance Department of the Juilliard School of Music and at the Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance. He has given dance recitals at Carnegie Recital Hall, the Seattle World's Fair and (together with lectures and workshop seminars at the University of Hawaii,  Harvard U., Columbia U., Indiana U., UCLA, USC,   State U. of Iowa, U. of Washington, Wesleyan U., Southern Illinois U., Chicago Teachers College N., the Brooklyn Museum, The American Museum, on KBMG-TV in Honolulu, on WPIX-TV in New York, WCAU-TV, WRCV-TV in Philadelphia and in "The Face of the World" in Boston.
Mr. Cho recently published an illustrated booklet entitled "Dances of Korea."
REVIEWS  FROM  UNIVERSITIES
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII              "Beautiful costumes, excellent dances..."
HARVARD UNIVERSITY                 "Drew a large and enthusiastic audience !"
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY               "Elegant performance..."
INDIANA UNIVERSITY                 "The exquisite costumes, t he extraordinary
masks and particularly the expressive movements, combined to make your num¬bers superb without question... " UCLA                                                   "Everyone enjoyed the lecture performance"
STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA    "It was a very successful performance and
lecture... " CHICAGO TEACHERS COLLEGE"A beautifully polished performance..." WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY               "Marvelous costumes and performances!"
ASIA SOCIETY                                  "It was charming... "
THE BROOKLYN MUSEUM           "The great variety of dances fascinated
everyone... "
N.   SEAMAN
119 WEST 57TH STREET                               SUITE 711
NEW   YORK  19.  N. Y.                                   CIRCLE  5-925O-1
As a booker of concerts, you will be interested in the unusual dance attraction described in the accompanying brochure— WON-KYUNG CHO, one of Korea's foremost artists, now available in the United States for the coming two seasons.    (academic  year  (1963_1964)
Mr. Cho uses a dazzling variety of oriental costumes, masks, props and authentic taped music which has entranced audiences and critics alike in colleges and on TV stations throughout the country during the past season.
Won-Kyung Cho's program consists of ten different solo dances: Korean court dances, folk dances and religious dances. The time involved is one hour and twenty minutes.  After a ten minute intermission, he gives a half-hour color slide lecture on Korean court dances, folk dances, Buddhist dances and music. This lecture also includes short demonstrations. In addition, students may attend Mr. Cho's class on Korean group folk dance (with Labanotation), or his talk on Korean music. This talk is about traditional Korean court music and dance books, and includes appropriate recordings.   He will serve a display of two-four sets of traditional Korean costumes, also.
Kindly wire, phone or write for details on availability and price, or for further information on this striming attraction— one which combines great popular appeal with consummate artistry.
— Norman J. Seaman
PROGRAM
CHUN AENG JON (The Nightingale Dance)
The Nightingale Dance, called Chun Aeng Jon in Korean, is a court
dance composed by King Ik Jong in the 18th century.
KUM MU (The Sword Dance)
The Sword Dance was performed both in the royal court and as a folk dance outside the court. It is based on a legend which tells that in the seventh century a brave young man of the kingdom of SiIla killed the enemy general while dancing for him. By this act he saved his country from an invasion of enemy forces.
SAL PURI CHUM (The Impromptu  Dance)
The Impromptu Dance, called Sal Puri Chum in Korean, is a folk
dance from southern Korea.
SOONG MU (The Monk's Dance)
The Monk's Dance is a popular folk dance with many variants, derived
from the religious dance performed in Buddhist temples.
NO IN MU (The Dance of the Old Man)
The Dance of the Old Man was created for the stage.
IL MU (The Confucian Dance)
The confucian religious dance II Mu is performed at the celebrations
of the Shrines.
HYANGBAL MU (The Cymbal Dance)
A beautiful court dance, Hyangbal Mu has been lost for centuries.
Won Kyung Cho has recreated it from historical writings.
TAH RYONG CHUM (The Tah Ryong Dance)
The Tah Ryong Dance is the most popular of the court dances. It gets its name from the music, Tah Ryong, which is 6/8 rhythm and full of vitality. The dancer wears a green costume with long, rainbow-colored sleeves, a crown on her head.
NONG AK (The Farmer's Dance)
The Farmer's Dance is part of the celebrations for transplanting rice,
cutting rice, and New Year's Day (Chinese calendar.)
PU CHAE CHUM (The Fan Dance)
The Fan Dance is a modification of the sorceress' dance and is characterized by jumping movements.
TAL CHUM (The Mask Dance)
The mask play consisting of twelve scenes and traditionally performed outdoors, has been popularized as a folk dance. The Chibari mask represents strength and wildness.
CHANG-KO CHUM (The Drum Dance)
The Chang-Ko is an hourglass-shaped drum and the most popular of all Korean musical instruments. In the Chang-Ko Chum, the woman dancer carries the drum over her shoulder, beating it as she dances.
Scene   from   slide   lecture   demonstration
Dance Tomb. A fresco from Kokuryo, 5th Century. Five dancers with seven musicians. The figures in this painting show the Kogyryo dance; shrugged shoulders, protruding hip, side stepping with arms raised horizontally and hands dropped.
Personal Representative: Norman J. Seaman   119 West 57th Street   New York 19, N. Y.