Pansori Lullaby

So, I have been pretty lame this week, not posting much at all.
But I have been incredibly productive, considering I have also been trying to spend as much time with Nathan before he goes (TOMORROW!).
After cancelling our performance of Nok Cha Cafe Friday night due to a storm (which actually ended up clearing and leaving [...]

Lesson 4: Man Chom Cheong San

I feel dreadful. Nathan has given me some kind of headache/neck/ache/depressed virus. I was going to be productive today, I really was.
I had my fourth lesson, my teacher has decided it’s time for me to learn a new piece.  This one makes Sarangga sound like ‘Three Blind Mice’.
First, I’ll post the video demonstration by Oh [...]

Lesson 3: Problems with “이” (“E”)

I had my third Pansori lesson on Friday, and tomorrow morning is my fourth.  I have hit a bit of a wall.  It’s not that I have advanced as far as I can go (heaven forbid), but after my last lesson I came away with an overwhealming feeling of uselessness, and that it was all [...]

Lesson 2: Sarangga

My god, this stuff is hard…
Had my second lesson at The National Theatre today.  Min Ah was very happy with my rendition of Jindo Arirang, but still implored me to practice the little five-note phrases 100 times each day.  Nothing like rote learning and muscle memory.
We then moved onto a real piece of Pansori, from [...]

One Month In…

So, I have missed out on a ‘One Month In’ post by one day, but it only just occurred to me to write one.  I won’t recap. If you’re interested, you can read for yourself.
But these are the things that are on my mind:
I have slowly been working through the essay I am writing on [...]

First Pansori Lesson

I am very excited.
I had my first Pansori class today with Oh Min Ah, of the National Changgeuk Theater Of Korea.  I met her for the first time this morning at The National Theatre on the slopes of green Namsan Mountain.  She is probably one of the most adorable Korean women I have met. And [...]

Going to Korea

I got funding! Well, that was a couple of weeks ago, but I got more concrete confirmation yesterday.
AND…
I have been successful in being granted a a place in the three-month residency at The National Museum of Contemporary Art studio in Changdong, Seoul! This was totally unexpected, as I didn’t hear back from them [...]