From its humble straw mat beginning to the vibrant theatre spaces of contemporary Seoul today, Pansori is a Korean art form – story and song, voice and performance – that continues to fascinate audiences. Chan Park, Professor Emerita of Korean language, literature, and performance studies at The Ohio State University, USA, is a scholar and performer who, in crossing the boundaries between theoretical scholarship and performance practice, has been at the forefront of bringing Pansori to new audiences for decades. Chan Park's journey into the realms of Korean singing-storytelling started back in the 1970s, where she embarked on a personal journey to finding her own voice in a period of rapid social and cultural change in South Korea. As she continues to educate and perform for audiences near and far, come join us to hear Chan Park discuss and perform Pansori as vibrant voice theatre of today.
Chan Parks Bio
Dr. Chan E. Park is Professor Emeritus in the Department of East Asian Languages & Literatures. She inaugurated the Korean Performance Research Program at Ohio State University and hosted the Annual Korean Wind and Stream performance event until her retirement in 2021. She researches and practices Korean musical performative tradition of pansori in the broader context of dramatic tradition.
