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Hi, I’m se-young, in team 10

My topic is Gamubeokui. I'll let you know how I choose the topic. Actually, I was little hard to choose the topic. I want to be a movie director in the future, but there is no movie, drama even and a camera in Goryeo dynassty! So, I kept thinking 'what topic can I choose?' A few minutes later, I thought of Goryeo's performing arts. It was great topic for me! Because I have seen Gamubeakui on TV or in movie before and It was really beautiful as a pair of butterflies. Also I think it was quite relevant to my dream. That's how I picked the topic.

Before I joined the global camp, the only thing I knew about the Gamubeokui was that it was performed at a lantern festival or Palgwanhoe.( it is soo beautiful too) Of course it's right, but it was only part of the Gamubeakui.

I learned a lot about Gamubeakui during the camp. The most shocked for me is that there are various kinds in this Gamubeakui! It is a generic term for all kinds of banquets such as singing, dancing and arts.

And Gamubeakui was divided into two types, Hyangakjeongjae and Dangakjeongjae. HyanggakJungjae’s historical significance lies in the facts that it was a new form of royal performance in the Goryeo period, and its accompaniment song was Hyanggak that contributed to the successful transmission of Hyangakjeongjae from Goryeo to Joseon. Also Hyangakjeongjae's songs contain Korean literature like " Dongdongsa(동동사(動動詞) ".

Dangjeongjae’s historical significance lies in the facts that Dangjeongjae helped for development of its accompaniment instrument called Goryeo Dangak(고려 당악), and that it helped for improvement of royal performing arts in different ways. Before Dangakjeongjae came to Goryeo’s culture from China, Hyangakjeongjae had been the only one representative performance in Goryeo. In the late Joseon, Dangjeongjae was supported by Music Institution called Gyobang(교방 [敎坊]).

And they are still passed on today.

It seems that culture and art have always existed. As we feel pleasure and happiness through culture such as movie or music, we can see similar views in our old culture. In particular, Goryeo felt happiness and joy through Gamubeakui performed at Palgwanhoe and lantern celebrations. This performing art from Goryeo Dynasty was developed more widely through Joseon Dynasty.

In fact, my team 10 presented two subjects with four members. So, for the presentation on GamuBaekhee, I participated in the global camp as an vice-leader of the team. First, we divided the table of contents into four big sections, following the topic, and I investigated them as kinds of Gamubeakui and The Signature of Gamubeakui. It was a little difficult for two people to collect, organize and prepare the presentation. But I could learn more about the topic I chose. And it became an opportunity to become close with team member who prepared together.

Because I like to talk in English, I want to join this camp. Of course my speaking English is not well. Through this global camp, I could enjoy speaking English and talking with foreigners directly. And this camp was especially good to have a different experience and our history as it was posted on the Internet site under the theme of our history, Goryeo.