SEOUL, June 6 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean civic organization is challenging false claims that “pansori,” a Korean genre of musical storytelling, is from China. The Voluntary Agency Network of Korea (VANK) introduced pansori as traditional Korean one-person opera that uses a drum, ballads, dialogue and choreography to deliver a story. The civic group [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — A new form of cultural content combining a novel, Korean traditional music and video will be introduced to cyberspace this week, a South Korean public organization said Tuesday. The Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture (SFAC), a nonprofit public organization established by the Seoul metropolitan government, said its first [...]
SEOUL, May 27 (Korea Bizwire) – A cheerful song and dance festival was held in Madrid, Spain, combining a traditional Korean pansori performance with the traditional Spanish art flamenco. “Meet Korea-Spain Traditional Music: Pansori & Flamenco,” was held at the Teatro de la Abadía on May 22. The 300-seat theater was filled with local spectators [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — “The King’s Language”, a play about Joseon Dynasty King Sejong, and how he created Hangul, the Korean alphabet, will be staged at the Korean Cultural Center, Los Angeles on March 22 (local time). The play will be performed in pansori, a traditional Korean genre of musical storytelling. The play [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – A festival where five different types of new Pansori will be presented is scheduled to open next month. It will be the first Korean traditional musical festival hosted by Pansori Factory Floor Sound, and will open at the Dream Forest Arts Center from September 17 to October 4. The new [...]