- National Changgeuk Company of Korea
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In 1962, the National Changgeuk Company of Korea, an organization specializing in changgeuk, was founded with the objective of reviving the beauty and spirit of Korean songs.[1] The music theater of changgeuk is a unique Korean art form that has been around for over a century. Its distinctive artistic device and philosophy match those of any Western opera. For over 40 years, the National Changgeuk Company of Korea has continuously pursued preservation, standardization and popularization of traditional changgeuk, staging original contemporary changgeuk performances. To do so, the company arranged the scripts for the five pansoris (traditional Korean narrative songs: Chunhyangga, Simcheongga, Sugungga, Heungboga, Jeokbyeokga) and has performed them in full versions since 1998. The scripts were also translated and published in English, French, and Japanese to make changgeuk known to the world as a traditional performing art form of Korea.
See also
- National Theater of Korea
- Music of Korea
- Contemporary culture of South Korea
- Korean theater
References
External links
Categories:- Korean music
- Theatre in Korea
- 1960s establishments in South Korea
- Korea stubs
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