Legend has it that this dance, The Moon Festival (Ganggangsullae), listed as UNESCO World Heritage, was once performed on a moonlit night to block a Japanese invasion of Korea. Through this dance, women in the Joseon Dynasty sublimated their grief. In a time when women were restricted in many ways, holding hands and singing rhythmically, they danced under the blue moonlight. All elements from the song, the movements, the costumes, and even the set shown by the company in this work, overflow with metaphorical lyricism. It is a masterpiece of the Korean spirit that desires to defend the fatherland.
