Masks of any type are called tal (Korean: 탈) in Korean, but they are also known by many others names such as gamyeon, gwangdae, chorani, talbak and talbagaji. Korean masks come with black cloth attached to the sides of the mask designed to cover the back of the head and also to simulate black hair.

Oct 17, 2019 · Traditional Korean masks, or tal, were originally used in shamanist rituals; today in cultural festivals, dances (talnori) and plays called talchum.

Talchum (Korean: 탈춤) is a Korean dance performed while wearing a mask, and often involves singing and dancing. Although the term talchum is usually taken to mean all mask dance dramas by most Koreans, it is strictly speaking a regional term originally only applied to dances of Hwanghae Province in present-day North Korea .

Apr 9, 2025 · But in Korea, masks, or tal (탈), are something else entirely. They’re sacred. They’re satirical. And they’ve shaped Korean identity for centuries. Part performance, part prayer, and all symbolism, traditional Korean masks are intriguing, unique, and you can spot them more places in Korea than you might realize.

Aug 4, 2021 · Talchum (탈춤), a traditional Korean mask dance, was originally a folk dance performed by villagers. Performers would narrate village life or satirize corrupt authority figures behind the safety of a mask.

Hahoetal (Korean: 하회탈) are traditional Korean masks worn in the Hahoe byeolsingut talnori ceremonies that date back to the 12th century. [1] They represent the stock characters needed to perform the roles in the ritual dance dramas included in the ceremony.

Jan 1, 2005 · Talchum is a form of drama featuring the wearing of masks, singing and dancing. It was originally a regional term only applied to mask dances traditional to Hwanghae Province. The tradition of mask dance is found throughout the Korean Peninsula and each regional variation displays distinctive characteristics. (Link is to WorldCat.)

Talchum, the Korean mask dance, is a unique art form that combines Korean history, tradition, faith, and folk elements. Talchum satirizes the lives of ordinary people and yangban, the...

In Korean, talchum (탈춤) comes from the combination of 'tal' (탈), which means mask, and 'chum' (춤), which means dance, hence 'talchum'. Therefore, it is an art of wearing a mask while dancing, or mask dance for short.

The Korean mask play, or Tal-nori, originated in Korea in Ha-hoe ri (Ha-hoe village), near An-dong shi (An-dong city), in Kyong-sang-buk-do (Kyong-sang North Province) in the 12th century which was right about the middle of the Koryo Dynasty.