Jeju divers share lives as comedy
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Five haenyeo, women divers from Jeju Island, South Korea, performed a comedy show called “Utseum Geolgung: Land Folk vs. Sea Folk” in Seogwipo on October 14.
Jeju Comedy Club and the Jeju Foundation for Arts and Culture supported the event, which took place at a community center. The haenyeo, ranging in age from an 88-year-old veteran to younger divers, entertained an audience of approximately 100 people with improvised skits and stories from their lives.
Choi Jung-yoon, a former standup comedian and one of the haenyeo, initiated the idea for the show. The performance included a chant to advise a child in the audience, and the stage backdrop featured a photograph of a “bulteok”, a traditional rocky gathering place where haenyeo rest and warm up after diving. The show aimed to share the haenyeo’s experiences and enduring humor with both local residents and tourists visiting Jeju Island.
