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start out explaining the
history of pansori
o
the cultural context of it
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how it was used by the lower
class as a coping mechanism
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Its satirical background of
pansori
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Introduce the caucasian chalk
circle and about brecht and his style of playwriting
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Synopsis
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Brecht’s satirical playwriting
style
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The epic theatre style
(audience is away that they are watching a play/performance)
o
Play within a play that is used
in CCC and reflect this the way the singer presents the story
o
Minimalist set could be
reflected in the use of just a mat
o
Talk about the parallels
between pansori stories and brechts plays (particularly ccc)
§ Sorrow of war
§ Money
§ Class/rank
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talk about why I think it's
important to try to reinvent pansori in a new way
o
use examples of the ted talk
done by the woman who did a pansori version of the good soul
o
How art is supposed to be a
continually evolving thing
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Descibe how I would direct the
scene in CCC in which Simon returns to Grusha but sees Michael and thinks it’s
her son using pansori (scene 4 of CCC)
o
This scene shows a lot of
emotion through the happiness of being reunited but the sorrow of losing simon
again and being misunderstood/put in a bad situation by others
o
The different stages of this
scene lends itself well to a wide variation in rhythm and tones of the music
and also allows the singer to dig deep into the acting and the gesture. I think
the fan would also be able to be utilized in a more effective way in this scene
than any other
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how I would stage it
o
In a traditional Korean house
court yard
o
single mat where the singer
stands and the gosu
o
Have audience sit around the
performers like a traditional Korean madang performance and also to reflect how
the audience that are written in CCC would be watching the singer in the play
- · Have the gosu say certain words in the script that would fulfill the role of the traditional pansori gosu but at the same time contribute to the development of the story
