{"id":38,"date":"2017-10-02T15:42:22","date_gmt":"2017-10-02T12:42:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disco.teak.fi\/asia\/?p=38"},"modified":"2022-11-29T10:00:02","modified_gmt":"2022-11-29T08:00:02","slug":"the-dances-of-the-professional-entertainers-the-early-art-dances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disco.teak.fi\/asia\/the-dances-of-the-professional-entertainers-the-early-art-dances\/","title":{"rendered":"The Dances of the Professional Entertainers, The Early \u201cArt\u201d Dances"},"content":{"rendered":"

In Korea there has been a particular class of female entertainers which can be compared to the Japanese geishas<\/i>. In Korea these public performers and entertainers are called kisaeng<\/i>. Like the geishas<\/i>, the kisaeng<\/i> women were also often well trained in various forms of the arts, such as music and dance. The performances often took place at drinking parties and in public teahouses.<\/p>\n

The kisaeng<\/i> dancers were able to create new compositions by adapting different traditions, such as the shamanistic, Buddhist and court dances. These kinds of creations are called kyobang<\/i> dances. Many of them are now highly valued \u201cart dances\u201d, and some of them are even declared to be \u201cNational Treasures\u201d, although kyobang<\/i> dances were originally performed by female dancers, but now also often by men.<\/p>\n

The Repertoire<\/h2>\n\n\t\t