Sunday, 19 January 2014

RI Outline - Pansori Causasian Chalk Circle

·      start out explaining the history of pansori
o   the cultural context of it
o   how it was used by the lower class as a coping mechanism
o   Its satirical background of pansori 
·      Introduce the caucasian chalk circle and about brecht and his style of playwriting
o   Synopsis
o   Brecht’s satirical playwriting style
o   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
·      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
·      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
·      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

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