Goseong ogwangdae
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| Goseong ogwangdae | |
 Goseong ogwangdae mask | |
| Korean name | |
|---|---|
| Hangul | 고성오광대 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Goseong ogwangdae |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kosŏng ogwangdae |
Goseong ogwangdae (Korean: 고성오광대; Hanja: 固城五廣大) is a Korean traditional masked dance performance which was selected as the seventh Important Intangible Cultural Property number 7 on 24 December 1964, following Tongyeong ogwandae. The tradition is handed down and performed in Goseong, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea.[1][2]
Its origin and the transmission path are unknown but according to the performance holder, person in Masan province succeeded it to others in early 1900s. Its original content is changed gradually, but Goseong ogwangdae has the most youngnam province style because of its characteristic of lines, masks, costume, dance kept its origin the most. It was forbiddened during the Japanese colonial era, but it came back after the independence. the performance shows the life of ordinary people and satirizing the landed gentry and ridiculing the problem of wives. It was played in the 15th day of the New Year according to the lunar calendar in the past, but today the performance usually played in Spring and autumn. Unlike the other five story traditional mask playing, Goseong ogwangdae has no ceremony exorcising evil spirits before and after the performance instead it is more entertainment.