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CULTURE
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Interviewing JeongDong-ik,theheadoftheorganizingcommitteeofthePublicAccessFestival
OVER
VIEW
“Publicaccess”approachingcitizens
Hiddenmessagesof
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ast year a new clause was announced
been monopolized by government or
made video programs as means of
LeeSo-jung/TheArgus
Hollywoodmovies
that the broadcasting systems should
enterprises. These ignored people should
solving their problems. Then it
showtheprogramswhichwereproducedby
access media more easily and make their
spread to the U.S where are 3300
televiewers in the law on broadcasting
goodpositioninmedia.
public access channels now exist.
integration.ThereforesomeTVbroadcasting
Suchgreatsuccessinthecontinent
S
systems started to broadcast the programs
R: Who and how many people took
was due to the constant trial to
haken by the terrorist attacks carried out by four hijacked planes against World
madebycitizens.Thereisaprogramnamed
partinthefestivalandwhatdoyouthink
enact the law about public access
TradeCenterandthePentagononSept.11,theU.Sgovernmenthaspromisedto
“Open Channel” on KBS and a channel
oftheresult?
by activists. In Europe, though the
wageall-outretaliationontheperpetratorsandanyregimesprotectingthem.Although
specializing in the public access on Cable
C: One hundred sixty three works have
historyofthemovementisshort,it
theU.S.isactinglikeafairjudge,itsproposedretaliationwillsacrificemanyinnocent
TV.Eventhoughthereexisttheseprograms,
been received by our office, it was more
has been advanced and spread all
people,thuscreatingaviciouscircleoftheterrorandtherevenge.
mostpeoplearenotusedtothem.
successfulthanwehadexpected.Wehoped
over Europe. The movement has
RememberthattheGulfWarkilledmanycivilianPalestiniansandIraqis.Givensuch
The first Public Access Festival will be
people of all ages would participate but the
also been spread to Latin America
a track record, can the U.S. still consider itself a righteous global cop? Are all the
heldin19thofOctoberto28th.Thisfestival
most of them were in their twenties or
and the Republic of South Africa
Muslims Americans enemy? Americans’ obsession with self-righteousness has been
is for the public to take part in making TV
thirties.Maybeitisbecausethepublicaccess
againstthedictatorship.
ingrainedintothepopularmindnotablybyHollywoodmovies.
programs that express their views or
movement is unfamiliar to over fourties
Peopletendtobeabsorbedinmovies,whichcanobservetheworldeasily.Inthefront
opinions about the society. In addition, the
adults.Wearenowunpackingtheprograms
R: How has the movement
of moving images inside films, the audience become extremely passive beings. They
festival is held a way of the public access
sent for the awards, so I am not sure what
progressedinKorea?
captivateourconsciousnessandenslaveoureyestotakethematfacevalue.Bysuch
movementtointroducethemeaningandaim
kindofarethereinfall.
C: It was first started by
activeness, which makes us passive, movies have been used as instruments of
of the public access. The public access is a
Citizens’ Coalition for Democratic
propaganda.
movementthathelpsthepublictoparticipate
R:Pleaseexplainthesignificancesofthe
Media(CCDM)twoorthreeyears
Let’stakeexamplesofseveralHollywoodmovies.Inthemovie“ThePeaceMaker,”
inthesocietymoreactivelyandtorecognize
publicaccessmovement.
ago, educating how to make the
a Bosnian terrorist intends to destroy the UN Building by using Russia-made nuclear
theproblemsofourcountry.
C: Experiencing the 20 years of
programs. It is now only the
bombbymakinghisplotlooklikeanaccident.“TheTrueRise”isanotherHollywood
TheArgusmetJeongDong-ik,theheadof
dictatorship and 10 years of absolute
beginningthatweinformthepublic
movieinwhichseveralArabterroriststakeAmericancivilianshostageanddemandthat
the festival’s organizing committee and
monarchy,theKorean broadcastingsystems
access movement to the society.
the United States implement the nonintervention policy on the Middle East by
asked about the public access movement
forgot their duties and distorted the truth.
TVprogramsandVJs,videojournalistsjust
C: As it is on the first phase, we need to
threateningtolaunchanuclearmissile.In“TheFinalDecision,”agroupofterrorists
withthefirstPublicAccessFestival.
Now,however,weshouldrecognizethetrue
have come out in Korea and we are
advertise the public access movement and
hijack a Boeing 747 carrying for 400 passengers in an attempt to commit a suicide
responsibilities of broadcasting services and
preparingthe firstfestival.
lead more citizens to participation. In
explosion in Washington D.C. Although the terrorist plan fails, “The Final Decision”
Reporter: Would you explain what is
be the owner of broadcasting systems that
Duringthemovement,evenmanypeople
addition, we should establish a law system
mostcloselyresembleswhathappenedonSept.11.
thePublicAccessFestivalandwhatisits
tell the truth clearly. When we can express
wantedtomakeprogramsorbeajournalist.
forthepeoplewhowanttobeVJsandmake
Such close calls portrayed in Hollywood movies end up as victories achieved by
purpose?
our opinions openly, our democratic policy
However,therewasnoenoughequipmentor
programs. We have not planned the next
heroicAmericans.Episodeafterepisode,HollywoodmoviesalwayscasttheAmericans
JeongDong-ik:Itisanimagefestivalthat
willbedevelopedmore.Weshouldbeable
placestorentforthepublic.Especiallythere
projectsforthepublicaccessmovementyet,
asgoodguyswho,bysuccessfullydefeatingterroristattacks,bringpeacetotheworld.
the public, especially the people who have
toactastheownersofoursocietyandhave
is so few equipment in local provinces that
but we will discuss them after the Public
Here the enemy is always other countries who oppose American interests. Ironically
beenignored inthesociety,suchaswomen,
concernsaboutourauthorities.
they can only borrow equipment from
AccessFestivalends.Wewillhavetomake
enough these self-centered movies made in Hollywood become great box-office
laborers and petty bourgeois, can produce
colleges. Self-governing bodies should
effortstopublicizethemovementtoallover
successes with their spectacular special effects that exaggerate the heroism of the
programs and express interest of their
R: The public access movement is now
establishmediacentersandletthepeopleuse
thecountry.
Americans.
organizations.Weareholdingthefestivalto
spreading to other countries. How far
themfreely.
Infrontofsuchoverpoweringimagestheaudiencemayacceptthemastruestories
introduce the meaning of “public access”
havetheyprogressedabroad?
unlesstheyareintellectuallycapableofviewingthemcritically.Ineffect,themoviesare
By LeeSo-jung
movement to the citizens. It has been
C: The movement started in Canada first
R: For settlement of the movement in
likeinstrumentsofpropagandajustifyingpoliciesandactionsoftheU.S.overseas.
ReporterofCultureSection
difficult to access the broadcasting as it has
around the late 1960s. Regional citizens
Korea,whatthingsshouldbeaddedtoit?
Tobesure,movieshavealwaysbeenusedbyvariousgovernmentsasinstrumentsof
propagandatorationalizetheirposition.AttheageoftheEuropeanimperialism,movies
were used to rationalize the colonial rule. And Hitler, who was a film enthusiast, felt
Jukebox
Justfeeljazzy,hiphoppygrooveandrelax
strong attachments for movies regarding them as instruments of propaganda. Those
governmentshaveconsideredmoviesasthemostexcellentmeanstocontrolthepublic
bypropagatingtheirideologies.Thus,moviesandthepoliticshavebeencloselyrelated.
Y
our head starts nodding. Your
forhisrelaxingflowandrhyme.Butmostof
hiphop,R&B,soulandjazz,hegavepeople
They start thinking about the originality of
Viewedinthesamelight,intentionsofHollywoodisalmostthesamewiththoseof
shoulders start to bounce. And you
allforthequalityofhislyrics.Whilelotsof
the image of how beautiful hip hop can be.
hiphopandjazz.Thentheystarttothinkup
dictatorswhoplannedtocontrolthepublicbyusingmovies.Whatisuniqueisthattheir
start thinking to yourself “God! This is a
rappers are talking about violent gangsters
And how deep and meaningful it can get.
somethingbadaboutthenewkindofsound
visualimpactcanbeextremelypowerfulbecausetheyaresowellmadewithimmense
greatbeat!”Thisisjustafewofthereactions
and sex in their rhyme, he’s talking about
WiththehelpofstarslikeMacyGray,Issac
theirearsarebringingthem.
capital. If Hollywood movies are still successful at box-offices in our country, it is
you’ll get when you are listening to Guru’s
life,andthephilosophyofitall.
Hayes, Craig david, Erykah Badu and The
Guru said “I don’t see the problem, it’s
obviousthatideologiesoftheU.S.whichunderliethosemovieswouldhaveinfluence
“Streetsoul”.
“Streetsoul” is the third project album of
Roots,Guruexpressedhighclasshiphopat
good music so just play it!” If the music’s
on our thoughts. This is why we have to be wary of implicit messages behind
Guru which means Gifted Unlimited,
his “Jazzmatazz” albums. His three
itsbest.
highquality,yourearswon’tlie.Justfeelthe
Hollywoodmovies.
RhymesUniversalisamemberofatwomen
“Jazzmatazz” albums are made by famous
‘Streetsoul’has16amazingtracks.Allof
jazzy,hiphoppygrooveandrelax.
hiphopgroupcalled“Gangstarr”.Gangstarr
jazz musicians such as Donald Byrd and
them are a wonderful mixture of jazz and
hasbeeninthehiphopsceneformorethana
Herbie Hancock and so on. But on
rap. The perfect blend of these two genres
decade. Gangstarr has worked with top hip
“Streetsoul” he showed a new side of hip
makes you wonder about how close these
ByYooHyun-woo
ByKamEun-jin
hop artists such as Nas, Rakim, Common,
hop.ThecompletecombinationofJazz,Hip
two kinds of music can be. But a lot of
ThewriterisafreshmanoftheGermanDept.
EditorofCultureSection
Notorious BIG, and so on. Guru is known
Hop and soul. Working with the leaders of
peoplearedoubtfulaboutthiskindofmusic.
ReviewingGwacheonMadangkukFestival2001
MadangkukFestival:catalystfordevelopmentoflocalculture
Madangkuk,uniqueculturalheritage
performances before modern times. Korean
Indeed, no one sits on the sidelines in a
Thepre-openingeventheldintheevening
facemask.Theplaydealtwiththeobstacles
themselves together. “This experience will
T
helocalculturalfestivalisarmedwith
traditional performances are folk
performance.Theaudienceispulledintothe
of Sept. 14 to celebrate the opening of the
which block the peace in Korea and the
be something pleasant to look back on,” a
its uniqueness. When such uniqueness
entertainments or plays performed in open-
action, giving themselves to make it a truly
festival and to heighten the mood of
USA.
motherparticipantmentioned.
iscombinedwithalocalcharacterofpeople,
air venues. Those are occasions for fun,
productiveevent.
festivity. There was the performance “King
As one of domestic pieces, there were
the festival has a considerable
communitybondingandsocialcritique.The
Jeong-jostandsattheboundarygateway”.
“Shim Shim Puri”, a creative pungmulgut
ShowingenergyofKoreantraditional
Citizenstookpartsinplays
culture
competitiveness. Gwacheon Madangkuk
venue is part of everyday life - a town
Recreating the heady days of the Chosun
performed by a professional team of
Festivalfounditsuniquenessintheformof
square,aplayground,amarket-butitisalso
This year’s Gwacheon Madangkuk
Dynasty,especiallythedaysofKingJeong-
pungmularts.Thiswasakindoflegitimate
Thefestivalwhichcontinuedfortendays
Madangkuk,anartnativetoKorea.
asacredplaceforitbringspeopletogetherin
FestivalwasheldfromSeptember14to23.
jo’s honored coming at Gwacheon, various
court drama which is about incidents in
was concluded with the evaluation of
At first, it had started with International
shared values. The performances held there
Thefestivalwascomposedoffortysixplays
performancesfortheKingtookplacealong
submerged districts. It reflected social
successfulregionalculturalfestivalattracting
Open Air Theatre Festival in Gyeonggi-Do
reflectsocialrealities.
fromninecountriesandotherrelatedevents
the path of his march by cultural clubs of
phenomena such as destroyed humanities
164,300 audiences. Most visitors were
in 1997. It was not till last year that it
In traditional society, performers poked
including pre-opening event, opening
Gwacheon City and genre-specific art
andchangedfamilyvalues,whichareresults
citizens of Gwacheon who came to see
acquired a fixed title like the present,
fun at the elite and hypocritical religious
ceremony, closing ceremony, workshops &
associations.Therewascrossingofthepast,
of industrialization and urbanization. The
Madangkuk with the invitation card which
Gwacheon Madangkuk Festival. Since its
leaders.Intoday’s,performersoftenportray
symposium, and cultural experience. All
present and future of Koreans in the feasts
audienceseemedtofeelexcitedandamused
the city sent into every door. Besides, the
birth, the peculiar genre Madangkuk has
the interests and frustrations of laborers or
plays and events took place at the
and everyone could share their enthusiasm
by wit and exciting pungmulgut. In spite of
number of performing places were not
been successfully settled down as a local
students. In both cases, the performances
Doonggeun Madang of the Gwacheon
forthefestival.
theexcitingfun,itdidnotloseitsseriousness
limitedtothreeorfourasitwaspreviously,
cultureofGwacheon,Gyeonggi-Do.
have allegorical value. They surge with
Citizens’Hallandthirteenothervenues.The
Inthepartoftheplay,formerPresidents,
onthewhole.
butwasincreasedtofifteeninvariousparts
Madangkuk is a form of theatrical arts
energy, often exaggerating or distorting
contentsofplayswerevariousfromthosefor
Park Chung-hee and Kim Young-sam
Besides, various Madangkuks including
ofthecity.Therefore,citizens,ontheirway
succeeded by Korean traditional
reality to draw their audience into the fun.
childrentothoseforadults.
appeared on the stage. King, Jeong-jo and
“Caribbean Rhythm”, which shows Latin
homeoroffice,couldjointhefestivalintheir
theaudiencecriticizedPresidentParkforhis
American’s splendid and passionate life
dailylives.
military dictatorship, President Kim for his
through “Salsa”, was performed with the
Especially, it was successful that visitors
inefficient regime. But on the other hand,
audience’s enthusiastic response. No matter
didnotjustlookatperformancesbutshared
King encouraged the present President Kim
whether it be domestic piece or foreign
in the making of the festival. In fact, many
Dae-jung to push for reform. Though it
piece, the piece made the audience
performances were composed of audiences’
wouldbeprematuretoevaluatethePresident
fascinated by the form of Madangkuk in
participation. Thus, there had been
Kim’sgovernment,therewerefewcriticisms
itself.
workshops which citizen participants could
on it yet, which reflects the limitations that
take lessons beforehand. There were also
the festival was hosted by the local
Participatingisbetterthanseeing
fourteenkindsofculturalexperience.These
governmentauthorities.
In addition to Madangkuks, fourteen
showtheeffortsofpreparingcommitteewho
On the play, there was citizen’s marked
events of cultural experience took places at
intendedtodrawcitizens’participation.
participation. Instead of the people of
variouspartsofJayuMadangthroughoutthe
Since the remote ages, Madangkuk has
Chosun Dynasty, Gwacheon citizens with
festival. These provided a good chance for
shown Korean history in fetters and
childrenontheirshouldersdirectlyplayedat
visitors to experience directly cultural and
minjoong’s lives in the darkest side, at the
the part of “Moodong Dapgyo Norri”, the
artisticactivitiesbesidesindirectexperiences
sametime,inthenearestplace.Thereforeit
local cultural inheritance that itinerant folk
like viewing performances. Every event
may be unpolished and unfashionable for
entertainers played when King Jeong-jo
venue was full of visitors who tried to
being at too close a range. The festival,
stayed in Gwacheon on the way of his
participate in the program. Most of them
however, reconstructed such a traditional
visitingintheChosunEra.
werefamiliesinclusiveofchildren.Notonly
culturetosuitforthepresenttime.Basedon
Amongmanyforeignpieces-Italy,USA,
children but also their parents enjoyed the
the unique genre “Madangkuk” which is
Poland, Philippines, Columbia, Canada,
events.
sustaining minjoong’s emotions and the
Newzealand and England, there was an
As the fourteen themes of events for
nation’sidentity,thefestivalfunctionedasa
extra-largepuppetshow,“Peace”performed
experiencingvariousculturalactivities,there
momentouscatalysttodevelopandimprove
by“IntheHeartoftheBeast”(HOBT).
wereexperienceofMadangkuk,makingthe
this genre. Local culture does not merely
HOBT is a professional puppet theater in
Korean traditional paper mask, flying the
speakforthemoodofthatregion.Itholdsa
the U.S which searches for the standard
kitesandsoon.
powerfulenergyoftheKoreanculture.
valueoflifeandsolutionofsocialproblems
Through various cultural experience,
using traditional puppets and masks. In this
participants,includingchildren,wereableto
performance, citizens of Gwacheon directly
expressfreelytheirhiddendesireforcreation
ByKamEun-jin
KamEun-jin/TheArgus
moved puppets of various sizes from a big
and creative inspiration. Moreover, it gave
In a scene from “Moodong Dapgyo Norri”, Gwacheon citizens are performing the roles of people of Chosun Dynasty on 14.
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puppetofbetweensixandeightmeterstoa
an opportunity that families enjoyed
Thisfestivalemphasizedcitizens’activeparticipation.

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