CNN's Great Big Story Student Fellowship Film
<Clown on the tightrope> / 10min / Documentary
<Clown on the tightrope> / 10min / Documentary
Jungwoon Woo is studying to be a professional tightrope clown.
A sophomore at the Korea National University of Arts in Seoul, the 22-year-old
is a student of jultagi—a form of Korean tightrope walking that dates back to the Silla period. An endangered cultural tradition, Jultagi is an art that requires balance and a big personality—and the entertaining Woo has both.
A sophomore at the Korea National University of Arts in Seoul, the 22-year-old
is a student of jultagi—a form of Korean tightrope walking that dates back to the Silla period. An endangered cultural tradition, Jultagi is an art that requires balance and a big personality—and the entertaining Woo has both.
