The False Room
IPKOASON
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Director IPKOASON - Date 10.3.Thu. 7:30pm 10.4.Fri. 7:30pm 10.5.Sat. 3pm, 7pm 10.6.Sun. 3pm
- ACCESSIBILITY English Subtitle
- Rating 13 and over
- Duration 70m.
- Venue SFAC Theater QUAD
- Tickets 50,000won
- Premiere 2023. Republic of Korea
- Host SFAC Theater QUAD
- Cooperation Seoul Performing Arts Festival
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Host
A New Inspector Javert Comes to You as Les Misérables Meets Korea’s Pansori
Victor Hugo’s novel Les Misérables and traditional Korean art meet in this performance. The pansori-based imagination and view shed new light on the life of inspector Javert.
Introduction
The motif of
Javert was born of a father sentenced to forced labor and a fortunetelling mother. So he was born and raised in the prison. Such a background led others to point the finger at him. Having grown up that way, he has the word “survival” engraved deep inside his heart. In such a tumultuous and ruthless society, this vulnerable young man has to make a choice between protecting or attacking society.
IPKOASON
Pansori co-creation group of singers and drummers
IPKOASON refers to a pansori singer’s mouth (“ip” in Korean) and a drummer’s hand (“son” in Korean).
This is a pansori co-creation group gathering together singers and drummers who have worked on various
productions between tradition and creation. Based on each member’s own artistic experience, they carry
out borderless experiments in a variety of ways. Their goal is to secure the contemporary aspect of
traditional art and to develop the process of creating pansori. In order to make pansori function as a
genre and a means of preserving classics, they ceaselessly come up with different work processes and
present new pansori works. They are also preparing brand new works making clear each member’s musical
individuality and thematic ideas.
Sorikkun<Korean traditional singer in Pansori>
Lee Seunghee Performing in all shows
Kim Sojin Performing on Oct 3, 4, and 6
Park Sanghoon Special Performance on Oct 5
Gosu(Korean traditional drummer)Kim Hongsik, Lee Hyangha
Writer‧Composer‧Director IPKOASON
Dramaturgy Lee Sangsook
Producer Yu Hyunjin
Stage Manager Kim Jimyeong
Stage Designer Jeong Seoungjun
Lighting Designer Lee Yujin
Sound Designer Jang Taesoon
English Translation Lee Insoo
Production IPKOASON
IPKOASON is a pansori co-creation group that continues to create pansori works in an attempt to diversify creation processes. They have presented numerous performances based on every member’s musical individuality and co-creation. As seen in their performances such as <Complete Pansori Series>, <Pansori Fairy Tale Series> and <Pansori Segment Series>, their different methods of creating pansori lead to experimental and contemporary performances, which appeal to audiences one after another.
