What is Pansori?

Pasori is a form of Korean music that the Korean government has classified as a national cultural intangible assets in order to maintain it for future generations. Pansori performances are held at Korean cultural festivals, except that they are planned as events themselves, and for people who want to listen or study Pansori are numerous recordings of such performances. The Korean government believes that Pansori is a very important part of the Korean National Heritage and there is some concern that Pansori's art could get out of interest due to lack of interest. GOSU is a drummer accompanied by Kwangdae or singer. There are sometimes several singers in modernized performances that express different characters in the work to provide a larger color. The audience is also an integral part of Pansori, as it is expected that the encouragement and applause at different points of the performance are expected.

PansorEven the performances are classically quite long, while music is used to tell a traditional Korean folktale. Madang or story can take hours, so modern Pansori performances are often offered in sections so that the audience is not restless. During the show, the audience can hear singing and stylized speech, along with the sounds of the drum and chuimsae , the sounds that the GOSU makes as the singer performs. The audience can also respond with chuimsae own.

These epic sung folktals have their roots in the 16th century and became particularly popular in the 18th century. In the sixties, however, Pansori began to die in Korea. The participating training is exhausting, as well as the show itself and it seemed that interest was reduced. In response to the government, he tried to protect and promote this traditional artistic form and encourage artists Pansori to communicate with the public in the hope of an exciting next generation.

At the moment, several pansori artists usually have very visible inThe essalic profile, becomes stars in the genre and the assortment of upcoming and upcoming artists is usually in training. Thanks to the government measures to protect Pansori, artists and trainees, Pansori often receive generous government assistance, including grants by sponsoring performances and other events that promote the tradition of Pansori.