Samdo Nongak Karak is also an arrangement of different rhythms from the three provinces. Some of the karak that appeared in Samdo Sul Changgo Karak also appear here, now interpreted by the four different instruments. During festivals, performers would traditionally have played these instruments while dancing, but SamulNori has broadened the scope of the many karaks that appear by playing seated and developing the musical possibilities of this arrangement. Look to the sky and gather stars. Look to the ground and till the earth.
Next year let it also be so.
Interval Pankut You will see in this dance portion of the programme that the drummers must also be dancers. This particular Pankut is a modern rendition of the large group dances of the farming festivals made suitable for four men on a stage. Because farmers were traditionally recruited as soldiers when a war broke out, there was a great exchange of ideas between the military musical tradition and village dances. Most of the choreography is based on military exercises, and hats the performers wear resemble ancient helmets. With feet treading the earth, ribbons flying upward and rhythms sounding through the air, the players attempt to consummate the union of heaven, Earth and Humankind.