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- Badaksori – 바닥소리 ‘new pansori’ (창작판소리) ensemble
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- Dasrum – 다스름 female gugak chamber orchestra (여성국악실내악그룹)
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- Association for Asian Performance The Association for Asian Performance (AAP) began as a focus group of ATHE but is now its own, incorporated, non-profit group of scholars and artists interested in the theatre and theatrical performance traditions of Asian regions.
- Association for Korean Music Research The Association for Korean Music Research is a special interest group of the Society for Ethnomusicology.
- International Federation for Theatre Research The International Federation for Theatre Research (IFTR) exists to promote collaboration and the exchange of information between individuals and organisations concerned with theatre research.
- Korea Cultural Heritage Foundation 한국문화재보호재단 (CHF): Official institution dedicated to the preservation and promotion of traditional culture, runs performances at various locations, including the royal palaces in Seoul
- Korea Verband e.V. An open, politically independent and German-speaking information and cooperation platform for all who are interested in the history and culture of Korea as well as the latest developments on the Korean Peninsula
- Korean Theater Studies Association 한국연극학회: Publisher of quarterly 한국연극학, available for download under 학회지
- Koreanische Brecht Gesellschaft 한국 브레히트 학회: Founded in 1989, the Korean Brecht Society publishes the journal -Brecht und das Moderne Theater- (브레히트와 현대연극), which can be accessed from the homepage (Korean only)
- National Theater Association of Korea Inc. 한국연극협회: Publishes the monthly Korea Theatre Review (한국연극, preview available on homepage)
- The Korean Association of Theatre Critics 한국연극평론가협회: A chapter of The Association of International Theatre Critics, publishes the quarterly Korean Theatre Journal (연극평론)
- The Learned Society of Korean Drama and Theater 한국극예술학회: Founded in 1986, focusing on Korean theatre, dramatic literature, cinema, and TV drama, publishes the bi-annual Journal of Korean Drama and Theatre (한국극예술연구)
- The Shakespeare Association of Korea 한국셰익스피어학회
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- Company ChungWoo 극단청우: Founded in 1994 by young theatre makers (among them director 김광보) as an alternative to the commercially driven theatre system
- Michoo Theatre Company 극단미추: Founded in 1986 by director Sohn Jin-chaek (손진책), now one of the most prominent theatre makers in Korea, the company is devoted to the modernization of tradition
- Minjung – 극단 민중 Minjung Theatre Company
- Mokhwa – 극단 목화 Mokhwa Repertory Company: Famous for performing plays written and/or directed by OH Tae-sook (오태석)
- Myung Pum – 명품극단 Myung Pum Theater Company: Productions based on novels (Korean modern classics and Russian authors)
- National Theater Company of Korea 국립극단
- Sanwoollim Theatre Company 극단 산울림 소극장장 Theatre company with a venue in Sinchon, known for its 60s production of “Waiting for Godot”
- Street Theatre Troupe – 연희단거리패 Founded by famous playwright/director LEE Youn-taek (이윤택) in 1986, runs its own “Guerilla Theatre” (게릴라극장) in Daehangno
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- Doosan Art Center 두산아트센터 Theatre with gallery, owned by the Doosan conglomerate, Doosan LAB with showcases of new works every spring
- HanPAC Hanguk Performing Arts Center (한팩 / 한국공연예술센터): Comprises two venues, Daehangno Arts Theater (대학로예술극장) and Arko Arts Theater (아르코예술극장), despite the different names both in close proximity in the theatre quart
- LG Arts Center LG아트센터 Theatre run by the LG conglomerate, mostly musicals and international guest performances
- Myeongdong Theater 명동예술극장: Recently re-opened branch of the National Theatre, many Western plays (번역극) in a historical location
- Namsan Arts Center 남산예술센터 formerly known as Seoul Drama Center (서울드라마센터), run by the City of Seoul as a production theatre with new plays by Korean authors, affiliated with Samil-ro Changgo Theater (삼일로창고극장)
- National Gugak Center 국립국악원, formerly known as The National Center for Korean Traditional Performing Arts
- Seoul Arts Center 예술의 전당
- The National Theater of Korea 국립극장: Home of various national ensembles (theatre, dance, changgeuk etc.)
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Tag Archives: Taroo
Expanding Art Worlds: Pansori Theatre in Korea’s Contemporary Performing Arts Ecosystem (#IFTR2021 Online Conference Paper)
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
Posted in Conference Call, Pansori
Tagged artworlds, BodySoundSpeakJoAhRa, 몸소리말조아라, 박성환, 국립국악원, 국악뮤지컬집단 타루, IFTR, IFTR2021, 판소리, 판소리만들기자, Lee Jaram, National Gugak Center, pansori, Pansori Project Za, Park Seong-hwan, Taroo
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Taroo’s “Pansori Hamlet Project” at the Intersection of Music and Theatre, between Past and Present (#ASA2020 Conference Paper)
This post provides some additional resources for my paper “Taroo’s ‘Pansori Hamlet Project’ at the Intersection of Music and Theatre, between Past and Present”, (to be) presented at this year’s conference of the Asian Shakespeare Association (ASA). The ASA is … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Conference Call, Pansori, Shakespeare
Tagged ASA, Asian Shakespeare Association, 국악뮤지컬집단 타루, 셰익스피어, 판소리햄릿프로젝트, Pansori Hamlet Project, Taroo
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Discussing New Pansori, Theatre, and Tradition in Berlin (Korea-Madang)
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
Posted in Abroad, Pansori
Tagged Badaksori, Berlin, 바닥소리, 타루, 이자람, Korea Verband, Korea-Madang, Lee Jaram, talk, Taroo
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A Tale of Two Hamlets: Taroo’s “Pansori Hamlet Project” and Tuida’s “Hamlet Cantabile”
Hamlet, once again! My double review of two Korean productions has just been published in the online journal Borrowers and Lenders. I have been intrigued by Taroo’s ongoing “Pansori Hamlet Project” (국악뮤지컬집단 타루, 판소리 햄릿 프로젝트) for quite a while, … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Shakespeare
Tagged 노래듯이 햄릿, 공연창작집단 뛰다, 국악뮤집컬집단 타루, Hamlet, 셰익스피어, 판소리 햄릿 프로젝트, 햄릿, review, Shakespeare, Taroo, Tuida
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Backyard or Street? From Pansori to Contemporary Art in Hongcheon
For the second pink factory-workshop on “tradition in motion”, I had prepared a presentation on contemporary pansori performances. As the title “Tradition of the Backyard, Tradition of the Street” indicates, I attempted to conceptualize two ways of reviving tradition for … Continue reading
Posted in Pansori, pink factory
Tagged 박태오, 국악뮤집컬집단 타루, 분홍공장, Gangwon-do, Hongcheon, Insa-dong, 타루, 홍천, 인사동 거리소리판, pink factory, Taroo
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Celebrating Shakespeare, on Stage and on Air
Last week, I had a short interview with Radio Bremen, on the occasion of Shakespeare’s 400th day of death. Via Skype, I chatted with host Katrin Krämer about problems of translation, creative adaptations, and the general importance of Will and … Continue reading
Posted in Shakespeare, Upcoming Performance
Tagged 국악뮤집컬집단 타루, Hamlet, 셰익스피어, 햄릿, Radio Bremen, Shakespeare, Taroo
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Daehangno Poster Session 4
After work I went to Daehangno to see a very special theatre performance – Iphigenie x 5 (이피게니아x5), a collaboration by five Korean directors and actors from Germany and Korea, in preparation for a larger project planned to premiere next … Continue reading
Posted in Daehangno Poster Session
Tagged Brecht, community, 박준범, 국악뮤집컬집단 타루, 브레히트, goethe, Hamlet, Iphigenie auf Tauris, 판소리 햄릿 프로젝트, Taroo
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Tales of Three Sisters (Taroo’s Pansori Hamlet Project, part2)
The Pansori Hamlet Project (판소리 햄릿 프로젝트) by Taroo had begun with an unusual encounter: Pansori singers meet actors, Hamlet meets us, today. An inquiry into Shakespeare’s piece and its protagonist, this first stage was about how we can understand … Continue reading
Posted in Pansori, Performance Report
Tagged 대학로, 국악뮤지컬집단 타루, 판소리, 판소리 햄릿 프로젝트, Shakespeare, Taroo
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Songs in the Shadows: Taroo’s Tradition Project
Once again I spent a great time in Bukchon, thanks to the Taroo Tradition Project. The last installment of this series had taken place on a sunny afternoon in late April (see my review in English and Korean at 소리타래). Back … Continue reading
Posted in Pansori, Performance Report
Tagged backyard, bukchon, 마당, 국악뮤지컬집단 타루, 북촌, 한옥, Taroo
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Seoul Stages 