Intro

A place of new music and play that could exist neither in tradition nor contemporaneity

Synopsis

Order-made Repertory Tam (貪) is the third project of Lee Hee-moon Company,
which has gained attention for its rule breaking, idiosyncrasies, and reinterpretation of tradition,
blending contemporary sensibilities with traditional Korean sounds.
Tam(貪) in Korean means "to covet," and represents the company＇s exploration of genre integration,
namely of traditional Korean sounds and western clubbing culture.
Blurring the borders between traditional sounds and techno music, theater and club, and audience member and clubgoer,
their attempt proposes a place of music and play that could exist neither in tradition nor contemporaneity
by juxtaposing traditional elements and modern qualities.

Review

"The audience, who are usually sitting down, all jumped on to the stage. Shaking their bodies and making noise, they looked like they were at a concert. A solemn theater turned into something similar to a club at Hongdae area in Seoul. Neatly dressed in white suits, the performers owned the stage, sometimes voluble and sometimes with a deadpan expression. Strong beats of electronic music was heard in the background and the singing voices were filled with sadness unique to Korean traditional folk songs. It even felt dreamy when the sound of Haegeum was added. Ahn Ho-sang, president of National Theater of Korea, emphasized: ＇The young generation is free from the idea that we must preserve the tradition even though it is not fun anymore. It is really opening a new horizon for our tradition.＇
- CHOI, Min-woo, Korea Joongang Daily(Korea)
<“Strange makes it more fascinating" Traditional music and traditional dance attracting massive young audiences>

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Creator / artist

The Lee Hee-moon Company, led by Korean traditional lyrical storyteller, or sorikkun, LEE, Hee-moon, is made up of singers, musicians, and dancers from a variety of disciplines. Lee＇s performances attempt to create a hybrid of genres, taking the vast repertoire of folk songs, or minyo, of Gyeonggi-do as motif. Lee brings Korean traditional vocal music, which has been sidelined in the Korean art world, to the core, and mixes it with art forms of different kinds. The result is a distinctive sound that suggests to the audience a new way of appreciating vocal music.

Promotion Infomation

TOUR SIZE
Performers : 4
Staff : 1

DURATION
70 min. Including intermission

STAGE SIZE
Width : 7.5 m, Depth : 2.7 m, Height : 1.35 m

Contact

SHIN, Jin-young

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