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2/21/05

PRESENTATION ON KOREAN MUSIC OFFERED AT ST. LAWRENCE

CANTON – On Thursday, March 3, at 6 p.m. in the Gilbert Recital Hall, Griffiths 
Arts Center, at St. Lawrence University Korean artist Chan E. Park will share 
her insights into the distinctive aspects of the Korean musical heritage in a 
lecture, demonstration and workshop that includes a performance of p'ansori. 
The event is open to the public, free of charge.
	P'ansori is a musical form where a solo performer sings a story accompanied by 
a puk, a barrel-shaped drum. Male singers affiliated with the indigenous shaman 
rituals of southwestern Korea developed this musical form during the 18th 
century. It proliferated in the 19th century and was preserved as a "national 
treasure" in the 20th century. 
	Park is associate professor of Korean language, literature and performance 
studies at Ohio State University. Her research focuses on the performance of 
p'ansori, particularly its performance in a transnational context, related oral 
narrative/lyrical/dramatic traditions and their places in the shaping of modern 
Korean drama. She has presented numerous lectures, seminars, workshops and 
performances of p'ansori nationally and internationally.

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