National Changgeuk Company of Korea
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In 1962, the National Changgeuk Company of Korea, an organization specializing in changgeuk
, was founded with the objective of reviving the beauty and spirit of Korean songs. The music theater of changgeuk is a unique Korean art form that has been around for over a century. Its distinctive artistic device and philosophy match those of any Western opera.
For over 40 years, the National Changgeuk Company of Korea has continuously pursued preservation, standardization and popularization of traditional changgeuk, staging original contemporary changgeuk performances. To do so, the company arranged the scripts for the five pansoris (traditional Korean narrative songs: Chunhyangga, Simcheongga, Sugungga, Heungboga, Jeokbyeokga) and has performed them in full versions since 1998. The scripts were also translated and published in English, French, and Japanese to make changgeuk known to the world as a traditional performing art form of Korea.
Changgeuk
Changgeuk or ch'angguk is a traditional Korean opera, performed as a play but in the Korean folk song style known as pansori. It is therefore also called Korean pansori opera in English. Generally, a changgeuk play will include 20 to 30 actors, and 30 to 50 orchestra members.-An example:Suggungga...
, was founded with the objective of reviving the beauty and spirit of Korean songs. The music theater of changgeuk is a unique Korean art form that has been around for over a century. Its distinctive artistic device and philosophy match those of any Western opera.
For over 40 years, the National Changgeuk Company of Korea has continuously pursued preservation, standardization and popularization of traditional changgeuk, staging original contemporary changgeuk performances. To do so, the company arranged the scripts for the five pansoris (traditional Korean narrative songs: Chunhyangga, Simcheongga, Sugungga, Heungboga, Jeokbyeokga) and has performed them in full versions since 1998. The scripts were also translated and published in English, French, and Japanese to make changgeuk known to the world as a traditional performing art form of Korea.
See also
- National Theater of KoreaNational Theater of KoreaThe National Theater of Korea is a national theatre located in the neighborhood of Jangchung-dong, Jung-gu, South Korea. It is the first federally managed theater in Asia.- Affiliation :...
- Music of Korea
- Contemporary culture of South KoreaContemporary culture of South KoreaThe contemporary culture of South Korea developed from the traditional culture of Korea, and on its own path away from North Korean culture since the division of Korea in 1948. The industrialization and urbanization of South Korea, especially Seoul, have brought many changes to the way Korean...
- Korean theater