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The group consists of professional performers in Korean traditional music and dance from the Korean-American community in the New York area, committed to promoting intercultural understanding and appreciation of Korea’s artistic heritage and history. Founded in 1986 by Sue Yeon Park as the 'Korean Traditional Arts Community,' the organization received growing community support and, in 1990, changed its name to the Korean Traditional Performing Arts Association (KTPAA). In 1993, KTPAA was formally recognized by the State of New York as a non-profit organization. Since 1998, it has received annual grants from the Folk Arts Program of the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). In 2010, KTPAA opened a studio (now closed) near Koreatown in midtown Manhattan to strengthen its connection with the local Korean community. The organization officially changed its name to The New York Korean Performing Arts Center (NYKPAC) at that time. NYKPAC has played a key role in fostering pride in Korean culture among second-generation Korean Americans and Korean adoptees, while also promoting intercultural dialogue with the broader American society. SUE YEON PARK 박수연 Founder & Artistic Director 2008 NEA National Heritage Fellow Sue Yeon Park is a distinguished Korean artist who learned traditional dance and music under the guidance of Master Yi Mae-Bang, a Living National Treasure recognized by the Government of Korea. Sue Yeon Park herself has earned the prestigious titles of yisuja, awarded by the Ministry of Culture of South Korea, for achieving the highest level of mastery in salpuri-chum (Shaman ritual dance) and seungmu (Buddhist ritual dance). In 1982, Sue Yeon Park immigrated to the United States and later founded the Korean Traditional Performing Arts Association (now The New York Korean Performing Arts Center, or NYKPAC, since 2010). Her mission was to teach young people and continue the preservation and performance of Korean music and dance traditions. Sue Yeon Park’s dedication to the arts has earned her numerous accolades. In 2004, she received the New York State Governor’s Award for Excellence for her outstanding contributions to the presentation and preservation of Korean traditional arts. Four years later, in 2008, she was named a National Heritage Fellow by the National Endowment for the Arts, recognizing her nearly three-decade-long effort to bring traditional Korean arts to American audiences. She is the first Korean American artist to receive this prestigious honor. As the leader of her performing group, Sue Yeon Park and her ensemble have performed at numerous festivals and performing arts centers across the United States. She has also been a dedicated instructor at Camp Friendship, an organization in New Jersey serving Korean-born adopted children. One of her nominators describes her as: "Humble, selfless, poised, and unwavering in her strength of mind to share and teach others about Korean traditional arts." https://nykpac.org/education daily 0.75 2020-06-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e750c2e42495559a179ca7b/1584997557474-QMF4YKWT08CM5HN0HXSN/NYKPAC3.jpg Education https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e750c2e42495559a179ca7b/1584997672853-BFPOOEOWJU8TAQC6S64A/BRONX%2BCHARTER%2BSCHOOL%2B2.jpg Education https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e750c2e42495559a179ca7b/1584997362765-LLO8TE1TSSHLMTNIEKWJ/Evergreen+Adult+Daycare+2.jpg Education https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e750c2e42495559a179ca7b/1585018533784-4HYUTYMYL7MROPP2YU60/KPAC_%25EB%25AA%25A8%25EA%25B5%25AD%25EB%25B0%25A9%25EB%25AC%25B8.jpg Education - Annual Summer Trip To Jindo National Gugak Center in partnership with NJ Camp Friendship The New York Korean Performing Arts Center proudly presented ten years of Summer Trip to Korea: A Cultural and Performing Arts Experience. This trip is designed for second generation Korean Americans, especially Korean adoptees, and their parents. This Korean Cultural Experience Program has been an ongoing part of NYKPAC’s educational program since 2006. On this two-and-a-half-week trip, students from middle school through college age participated in an intensive performance workshop at the JINDO NATIONAL GUGAK CENTER in Jindo, South Korea. Located at the foot of the Yeongsan Mountain, the center is renowned for its role in preserving and perpetuating the heritage of traditional Korean music and dance in this southern Korean province through music performances, cultural experiences and musical studies. Under the direction of master instructors, students learned traditional instruments such as janggo, buk, haegeum and gayageum. Your stay in Jindo will culminate with performing on stage at the center. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e750c2e42495559a179ca7b/1585019142631-OJ853BQK9MRF0QF5WXRR/IMG_0612.jpeg Education - NJ Camp Friendship NJ Camp Friendship was founded in 1984 by the parents of Korean adopted children in order to provide a cultural experience for their children. They believed that such an experience would enhance their children’s self-esteem while building a sense of national pride in their heritage and its traditions. Camp Friendship operates a one-week day camp during the summer for Korean-born adoptees and their siblings entering grades Kindergarten through eighth grade. Camp is held during the third week of each July and takes place at the Shrine of St. Joseph in Stirling, NJ. Classes include: traditional drumming and dance, traditional and modern music, art, folk lore, brush painting, language, cooking and tae kwon do. 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