Characteristics and Activation Method of Theatrical Pansori

Even though the stage direction has changed over time, the essence of Pansori, ‘the unique sounds and melodies, composition of narrative, and artistic achievement through Imyeon’, still remains. This study focuses on theatrical pansori. Theatrical pansori includes “Red Cliff” “Wrinkled Girl” “Pansori Hamlet Project” “Over the Crowd-singing of Pansori: Munjeonbonpuri” and “Pansori Movement Research.” “Red Cliff” gave “Jeokbyeokga” a more contemporary direction. “Wrinkled Girl” eloquently expresses the life of “Gong og jin,” who was oppressed by the times. The “Pansori Hamlet Project” reinterprets western classics. “Over the Crowd-singing of Pansori: Munjeonbonpuri” is a pansori chorus, and “Pansori Movement Research” expresses sound through the body. One among the many varieties of pansori, theatrical pansori is an independent and distinct art form that expresses the creator’s artistic philosophy. These works are an independent art-form that can be a mixture of ‘process art’ and ‘conceptual art’, being adaptable to the taste of the community. Therefore, they are able to capture and convey the Zeitgeist of the 21th century. The transformation of pansori into modern art can be attributed to theatrical pansori.