M ANY OF US may regard Korean percussion as typical traditional Korean culture, and of interest only to the older generation. But Dulsori, a young, high-energy performing group, has taken the ancient art form to a new dimension.
Five of the 28-member ensemble this week held four half-day workshops for local students, which were organised by the Hong Kong Arts Festival Society (HKAF).
They will also be giving a one-off public performance at the Jockey Club Auditorium of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University at 8pm today.
I attended one of the workshops, and had never seen or heard anything like it before.
In wide, white trousers and brown, thin-soled shoes, they danced to the rhythmic drum and gong beats while spinning ribbon-like strips with their hair.
The Seoul-based group play the Samulnori, a family of Korean percussion instruments that imitate the sound of thunder, rain, and wind.