Madang Nori refers to a traditional Korean performing arts genre that involves different forms of folk entertainment such as a parade, mask dances, songs, dance and even tightrope walking. The theater genre was first created in 1981 and enjoyed huge popularity until it disappeared in 2010. Fortunately, the National Changgeuk Company of Korea revived the once-lost tradition in 2014. This year, the theater is holding the third of its annual year-end Madang Nori series with “Here Comes Nolbo.”



Much of the credit should go to Kim Song-nyo, who is referred to as the “godmother of Madang Nori.” The veteran actress and art director of the National Changgeuk Company of Korea spent most of her youth in preserving Madang Nori and she is now immensely happy that the genre has been kept alive. She believes the next generation will cherish the legacy in the years, even decades to come.