Cha Hyung-won (Korean: ì°¨í˜•ì› ; Hanja: 車亨元; September 5, 1890
â€" July 2, 1972), was designated as Ingan-munhwage on 16 January 1967
for the Gangneung Danoje festival, which is one of the Important
Intangible Cultural Properties of Korea. He was specialized in
Gwanno-Masque playing, a kind of pantomime. It was a satire of the
caste system by members of the gwanno class.Cha was born on 5
September 1890 in Gangneung, Korea. His father, Cha In-sil (Korean:
ì°¨ì ¸ì‹¤; Hanja: è»Šä» å¯¦), lived in 132 dong Gangneung
Seongnamdong. When he was 17 years old, he saw the last gwanno-Masque
playing at the Gangneung Danoje festival in 1907 before it disappeared
in the latter era of the Choson Dynasty. As the gwanno-Masque playing
was performed by gwanno, a man slave in government employ, Cha denied
that he was gwanno. After the Gwanno-Masque playing was designated as
the Important Intangible Cultural Properties of Korea on 16 January
1967, it was reconstructed by researchers. Cha was one of the masters
who participated in organizing all of the information about
Gwanno-Masque playing from the appearance of masque to performance. He
died in on 2 July 1972.He actually worked as Gwanno at the
Gwannocheong in Gangneung province until the latter era of Joseon
Dynasty and he made the masque and had performance in the Gangneung
Danohje. He participated historical research about Gwanno-Masque
playing since 1966 for restoration of the masque and organization of
playing.
â€" July 2, 1972), was designated as Ingan-munhwage on 16 January 1967
for the Gangneung Danoje festival, which is one of the Important
Intangible Cultural Properties of Korea. He was specialized in
Gwanno-Masque playing, a kind of pantomime. It was a satire of the
caste system by members of the gwanno class.Cha was born on 5
September 1890 in Gangneung, Korea. His father, Cha In-sil (Korean:
ì°¨ì ¸ì‹¤; Hanja: è»Šä» å¯¦), lived in 132 dong Gangneung
Seongnamdong. When he was 17 years old, he saw the last gwanno-Masque
playing at the Gangneung Danoje festival in 1907 before it disappeared
in the latter era of the Choson Dynasty. As the gwanno-Masque playing
was performed by gwanno, a man slave in government employ, Cha denied
that he was gwanno. After the Gwanno-Masque playing was designated as
the Important Intangible Cultural Properties of Korea on 16 January
1967, it was reconstructed by researchers. Cha was one of the masters
who participated in organizing all of the information about
Gwanno-Masque playing from the appearance of masque to performance. He
died in on 2 July 1972.He actually worked as Gwanno at the
Gwannocheong in Gangneung province until the latter era of Joseon
Dynasty and he made the masque and had performance in the Gangneung
Danohje. He participated historical research about Gwanno-Masque
playing since 1966 for restoration of the masque and organization of
playing.
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