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...Han Ma-Eum was founded in 1990 and has participated in Arts First every year since. Its name means “One Heart,” though Jennifer J. Ahn ’04, one of the three co-leaders of the troupe, remarks that “Han” has a double meaning, denoting “Korean” more generally...
...pieces have been modernized for today’s audiences, both by the troupe and by a developing Korea. At each of the troupe’s performances, Han Ma-Eum will select one or two pieces from its standard repertoire, which includes such traditional and modern works as “Young mam” (originally a celebration of the harvest, Ahn says), “Yong ho” and “Utdari”—rhythmic music...
Dance has no place in Han Ma-Eum’s repertoire, as the dance that accompanies Korean drums is usually traditional. Although the troupe practices weekly, each of its rehearsed compositions includes room for improvisation—mostly on the kwaenggari and the janggo—and so no two performances are alike...
...probably more American than Korean, given my background,” Ahn says, remarking that her participation in Han Ma-Eum definitely “adds” to her sense of being Korean...
...same time, Lee said that the central mission of Han Ma-Eum at Arts First was to permit and encourage “people who haven’t been introduced to Korean culture to get to know what it’s all about, or at least one aspect...