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Welcome to the world of NORI where drumming, dancing and color summon the audience to participate in the joyous frenzy. Drums are the simplest and the most original instruments there are. However, their irresistible sound move people to come together in dance.
Poongmul-Nori is a dynamic mixture of traditional Korean drumming combined with dance, ritual, theatre, and entertainment.
Poongmul-Nori has been performed in Korean farming villages for thousands of years. Poongmul-Nori usually requires many performers, from twelve to as many as fifty. Each different farming village has its own style of Poongmul-Nori. This music was used to pray for good harvest, and to bring healing or blessings and was performed at important village events such as Lunar New Year and the Harvest Festival.
From this tradition a new concert version emerged that involves a small group of performers, known as Samul-Nori. Nori Company brings the tradition of ancient Korea remarkably to life. Rooted in tradition yet global minded, the ensemble is comprised of talented artists from diverse backgrounds.
Offering more than music, the performance filled with heart-throbbing sound and lively movements carries the audiences away into the world of NORI.
Gil Nori
Gil-Nori is a drumming/dancing/ procession used to begin the Poongmul-Nori
YoungNam
A group of rhythms originated in the Korean Province of YoungNam. The people of YoungNam are knwon for their directness, simplicity, and high spirits. This piece, full of vigor and power is a reflective of their temperment.
Woot-Dari
The concert version of Samul-Nori, the performers play drums in the sitting position.
Pan-Ghut
An exquisite blend of drumming and dancing that gradually increases in tempo from slow rhythm to a heart stopping, pulsating climax. Pan-Ghut requires the performers to play a drum and perform dance together, all while spinning a shapes whith a ribbon tied to a special hat Sang-Mo. Imagine if you had to play an instrument while performing two different dances all at the same time. The musicians who desires to perform Pan-Ghut must master all three of these elements. The hat-ribbon spinning, found only in truly authentic Poongmul-Nori performances presents a powerful visual accent and the audiences is always amazed. |
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