SEOUL, Dec. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Following the registration of the traditional Korean mask dance, or “talchum” in Korean, on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list, several Chinese media sources have claimed that talchum originated in China. China’s Wang Yi Network published a news article titled “South Korea succeeds in another UNESCO registration” in which it [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The traditional Korean mask dance, or “talchum” in Korean, was inscribed onto a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list Wednesday. UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage decided to put “Talchum, Mask Dance Drama in the Republic of Korea” on the Representative List of the Intangible [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The traditional Korean mask dance, or “talchum” in Korean, is almost certain to be added to UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list. According to the homepage of UNESCO on Tuesday, “Talchum, Mask Dance Drama in the Republic of Korea” was recommended for inscription on the list by a subpanel of [...]
SEOUL, April 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has applied for the inscription of the country’s traditional mask dance drama “talchum” on UNESCO’s intangible cultural heritage list, the heritage agency here has said. The Cultural Heritage Administration said the application for the inscription on the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, filed by [...]