Pansori Academy

The stories of five pansori singers who performs for at 2023 Jeonju International Sori Festival are introduced through a lecture series by colleague performers, critics, and scholars before the beginning of respective 3-hour-performances of . Experts’ comprehensive commentaries will help audience deeply feel and understand pansori performances.

Yoon Junggang

Sept. 20 (Wed) 13:30 | Jeonju Hanok Village Dongheon | Over 8 years | Free

Master Kim Suyeon is said a successor of Master Misan Park Chowol’s pansori style. She was captivated by the sound of traditional instruments and thereby began to learn pansori in her earlier days. Now she is a master musician who deeply touches her listeners’ hearts through her voice. Critic Yoon Junggang, who has been watching and investigating lots of masters’ performances for a long time, offers a lecture on the feature of Misan style Sugung-ga performed by Master Kim Suyeon.