Cultural & Folk Festival · Asia-Pacific
The Busan Dongnae traditional arts competition of Korea, in dance and instrumental music, across master, general, student and newcomer divisions.
Sets up a Korean traditional arts competition in the style of the Busan Dongnae national contest: two fields (traditional dance and traditional instrumental), four divisions that mix skill and age, and Grand Prize and Best Excellence awards on top of divisional results.
The Busan Dongnae National Traditional Arts Competition is a Korean contest for traditional performing arts, run by a local folk-arts body and hosted by the city. This template rebuilds its published structure so a coordinator opens an event that already carries the real fields, divisions and award wording rather than a blank catalogue. It suits a folk-arts centre, a cultural association, a school or a city festival that wants to run a divisional traditional arts contest in the same spirit.
There are only two competition fields: Jeontong Muyong (traditional dance) and Jeontong Giak (traditional instrumental). Both are individual entries, open to all genders, run in Korean and scored out of 100. The notice names the fields, not individual instruments, so the template does not invent separate classes for gayageum, haegeum or daegeum; if you want them, add them as your own items. Pansori is not part of this contest and is not included.
The four divisions mix skill and age, which is how the event really runs. Middle and High School (ages 12 to 18) and Ilban-bu, the General division (19 and over), each enter both fields. Myeongin-bu, the Master division (19 and over), also enters both fields and allows overlap so a master can compete alongside other divisions. Sinin-bu, the Newcomer division, is dance only and is set as a common group with no age prefix on entry IDs, because it is defined by experience rather than by age.
The awards sit above the divisional results. The published top honours are the Grand Prize in the Master division, carrying a national ministerial award and a cash prize, and the Best Excellence Prize with a further ministerial award. The template ships those two titles as ranks. Lower prize titles could not be confirmed in a published source, and the contest publishes no scoring rubric, so no grade bands are included: agree your own criteria with your panel and brief them before the first performance.
Where this event comes from
The contest is held in Busan, South Korea, hosted by the city, with traditional dance and instrumental music as its two fields.
Where this event is run
South Korea, as a regional-to-national traditional arts contest hosted by a city. The template follows that format and suits a folk-arts centre, a cultural association, a school or a city festival that wants separate divisions for students, adults, masters and newcomers. It is less suited to a general talent show, where mixed genres and open categories are the norm.
- South Korea (Busan, traditional arts competition)
Key facts
- 2 items in 4 divisions, all individual entries: traditional dance and traditional instrumental
- Divisions: Middle and High School (12 to 18), General (19 and over), Master (19 and over) and Newcomer (dance only)
- 7 item-to-division assignments: dance in all four divisions, instrumental in three
- Every assignment is open to both genders, in Korean, scored out of 100; no time limit is published, so none is set
- Two award titles ship: Grand Prize and Best Excellence Prize; no scoring rubric is published
- The Newcomer division is common and carries no age prefix on entry IDs
- Age groups
- 4
- Competition items
- 2
- Competitions
- 7
- Grade bands
- 0
- Rank awards
- 2
Age groups
Every candidate is placed into one of these groups by age, and competitions are run per group.
Junghakgyo-Godeunghakgyo-bu (Middle & High School)
Candidates aged 12 to 18 compete in this group
Ilban-bu
Candidates aged 19 to 99 compete in this group
Sinin-bu
Candidates aged 12 to 99 compete in this group
Myeongin-bu
Candidates aged 19 to 99 compete in this group
Competition items
The events themselves — each with the category it belongs to and how judges score it.
Competitions by group
The full schedule matrix, sectioned by age group then category — which item runs for whom, and for how long.
| Item | Type | Gender | Language | Max score | Time limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junghakgyo-Godeunghakgyo-bu (Middle & High School) | |||||
| On Stage | |||||
| Item | Type | Gender | Language | Max score | Time limit |
| Jeontong Muyong (Traditional Dance) | Individual | — | Korean | 100 | — |
| Jeontong Giak (Traditional Instrumental) | Individual | — | Korean | 100 | — |
| Ilban-bu | |||||
| On Stage | |||||
| Item | Type | Gender | Language | Max score | Time limit |
| Jeontong Muyong (Traditional Dance) | Individual | — | Korean | 100 | — |
| Jeontong Giak (Traditional Instrumental) | Individual | — | Korean | 100 | — |
| Sinin-bu | |||||
| On Stage | |||||
| Item | Type | Gender | Language | Max score | Time limit |
| Jeontong Muyong (Traditional Dance) | Individual | — | Korean | 100 | — |
| Myeongin-bu | |||||
| On Stage | |||||
| Item | Type | Gender | Language | Max score | Time limit |
| Jeontong Muyong (Traditional Dance) | Individual | — | Korean | 100 | — |
| Jeontong Giak (Traditional Instrumental) | Individual | — | Korean | 100 | — |
Grades and ranks
How scores turn into grade bands, and how many points each placing is worth.
| Rank | For | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Jonghap Daesang (Grand Prize) | 12 | |
| Jonghap Choeususang (Best Excellence) | 9 |
Frequently asked questions
Can I change this template after installing it?
Yes — installing it creates a fully configured, live event, not a locked package. Every age group, competition item, rule and scoring setting can be edited afterwards to match exactly what your event actually needs.
Do I need technical knowledge to set this up?
No. Installing a template does the setup work for you; you only need to review the details (dates, unit or house names) and open registration.
Want the fuller picture first? See our guide to judge scoring and tabulation software.
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