Tag Archives: Lee Jaram

Expanding Art Worlds: Pansori Theatre in Korea’s Contemporary Performing Arts Ecosystem (#IFTR2021 Online Conference Paper)

Posted on 16 July 2021 by Jan Creutzenberg

This is an addendum with links and videos for my paper “Expanding Art Worlds: Pansori Theatre in Korea’s Contemporary Performing Arts Ecosystem”, presented on July 16, 2021 at the annual conference of the International Federation for Theatre Research (#IFTR2021). The … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Pansori and Changgeuk at the National Theater: The National Repertory Season 2017–18

Posted on 31 August 2017 by Jan Creutzenberg

The National Theater of Korea just presented its upcoming “National Repertory Season 2017–18” (국립극장 레퍼토리시즌). Every year, during the summer break, fans of gugak, pansori, and changgeuk are looking forward which new pieces will be shown, which earlier productions will … Continue reading →

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Discussing New Pansori, Theatre, and Tradition in Berlin (Korea-Madang)

Posted on 24 August 2016 by Jan Creutzenberg

There was no empty chair at PGBerlin. I hadn’t expected that so many people – more than twenty – were interested in talking about “New Pansori Works from Korea”. Korea Verband (한독협회) had done great promotion and I got more … Continue reading →

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Daehangno Poster Session 3

Posted on 13 July 2015 by Jan Creutzenberg

I went to Daehangno in a long while. Rushing out of the subway, I took the occasion to make some pictures of current theatre posters that caught my eye. Here is my top-5, with official English titles in italics and, … Continue reading →

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Seopyeonje Musical

Posted on 17 March 2012 by Jan Creutzenberg

After its premiere in 2010, the musical version of the famous movie Seopyeonje (서편제, directed by Im Kwon-taek, 1993) is now back on stage. I couldn’t see it back then, so I was happy to take a look this time. … Continue reading →

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Modern Pansori à la Française

Posted on 28 April 2011 by Jan Creutzenberg

After my weekly translation class at the Korean Literature Translation Institute (KLTI, 한국문확번역원), I browsed a bit through the library while waiting for a friend. I was struck when stumbling on a recent release: Le dit de Sichuan, the French translation … Continue reading →

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Sängerkrieg in Seoul

Posted on 19 August 2010 by Jan Creutzenberg

When I grabbed the free paper “City” on my way down to the subway, I did not expect more than a bit of distraction. Instead I ran across two pieces on upcoming musicals that seem to be worth a watch: … Continue reading →

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Ticket Troubles, cont.

Posted on 9 July 2010 by Jan Creutzenberg

The next time I find myself in front of a box office that has sold out written all over it, I will go straight to the next bank and get myself a Korean account—whether that involves a fake identity or … Continue reading →

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