Because the weather was nice for the most part during this year's Dano Festival, many people stayed long into the night to enjoy the concerts and other performances. With some background music and slow-motion effect, even Gangneung looks like a wonderful little city.

This is the last of the Dano videos. In retrospect, it's amazing that a city the size of Gangneung can have any festival for seven straight days. Dano is undoubtedly the biggest and most important event in the life of this city. These videos only begin to show the variety and dynamism of the Dano Festival. The next time around, perhaps with the help of some students, maybe we can capture the enduring historical spirit that has made Dano a thousand-year old tradition.

Like other modern-day folk festivals, Dano is a mix of old and new. There's 종묘제례악 on one stage, which I regret not seeing, and B-boys on another. In the previous video interview, Prof. Hwang mentions how the festival is trying to attract the younger, modern generation. The "non-traditional" concert above was one of many on the night of June 22.

Professor 황루시 of the Korean Department is an expert on all things Dano. She has spent years researching and collecting historical materials and documenting Korean folk traditions. Prof. Hwang was nice enough to agree to an interview on a hot and muggy afternoon of June 20. In the 10-minute interview, she talks about the history of Dano and the special meaning it has, especially for the residents of Gangneung City. (The background noise is coming from the geut tent behind her.)
 
Special thanks goes to Prof. 김옥엽 for arranging the interview.

There are so many performances during the Dano Festival, it's hard to see them all. And there's quite a variety - from the Cambodian shadow-play to the raucous song and dance of the yut sellers (who probably are not UNESCO-approved, seeing as they get a dirty parking lot at the festival fringes for a stage).

▶ 축제의 유래 및 특성

▶ 축제행사 종목

- 지정문화재행사(신주빚기,대관령산시제,구산서낭제,학산서낭제,영신제등)
- 단오민속체험행사(단오제현미봉정,단오제 신주시음회,창포머리감기,단오수리취떡 만들기 등)
- 지역무형문화재 공개행사(강릉농악공연,농악경연대회,학산오독떼기공연등)
- 중요무형문화재 초청공연(고성오광대,봉산탈춤,송파산대놀이등)
- 국내.외민속 초청공연(강원도립예술단초청공연,탐라문화재 민속예술단공연등)
- 민속경축행사 (줄다리기,씨름대회,그네대회,투호대회,궁도대회등)