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Jultagi

The performance of “Jultagi” in Jeonju, South Korea.

Korean name

Hangul
줄타기 / 어름

Hanja
none

Revised
Romanization
jultagi / eoreum

McCune-
Reischauer
chultaki / ŏrŭm

Jultagi or eoreum is traditional Korean performance of tightrope-walking. It is included into South Korea’s Important Intangible Cultural Properties number 58.

Contents

• 1 Origin
• 2 Technique
• 3 See also
• 4 References
• 5 External links

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Origin

There is no evidence when this acrobatic performance was originated. Some scholars presumed it appeared during Silla and Goryeo era. It became more famous in Joseon dynasty era and still exist until nowadays.

It is different from tightrope-walking style of other countries, because it is usually accompanied by music plays by telling a story to entertain viewers. Jultagi is held on the Korean national holidays like Daeboreum, Dano and Chuseok holidays. Korean folk village in Seoul also presents this play to entertain tourists. It was also performed in events held in the royal palace, banquets of high-ranking government officers or village festivals. The tightrope walking performance is composed of a rope player, a clown and musical instrument players.

An example of these plays can be seen in the movie The King and the Clown.

Technique

A jultagi performance at Korean Folk Village

There are more than 40 kinds of Jultagi techniques including a walking on a tight rope as the basic motion, a reversed walking on it, leaping with one foot on it, sitting and lying on it, and sometimes pretending to fall down.

See also

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Jultagi

• Korean dance
• Korean culture
• Nongak

References

1. ^ “Jultagi(Rope walking)”, National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage (Retrieved on October 4, 2007). 
2. ^ “”, twitchfilm (Retrieved on October 4, 2007). 
3. ^ “Jultagi(Rope walking)”, National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage (Retrieved on October 4, 2007). 
4. ^ “Jultagi, A Korean Tightrope Performance”, ArirangTV (Retrieved on October 22, 2007). 

External links

• 줄타기 (Korean/English)

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Categories: Important Intangible Cultural Properties of South Korea | Korean culture | Circus skills | Walking