Gochang Cultural City Center Recruiting Participants for "Soribapsang Playground"

Applications accepted until the 17th
To be held on the 21st at Shin Jaehyo Pansori Park

Gochang Cultural City Center in North Jeolla Province announced on the 11th that it is recruiting participants for the cultural arts education program "Soribapsang Playground: Chunhyangga," which links pansori and food culture, until the 17th.

Gochang Cultural City Center is recruiting participants for the cultural arts education program "Soribapsang Playground: Chunhyangga," which links pansori and food culture, until the 17th. Photo by Gochang Cultural City Center

The program combines Gochang's intangible cultural heritage, pansori, with food culture, and is designed to help local elementary school students in grades 1 to 3 naturally experience traditional culture and the arts.

Participants will directly learn and sing along to "Sarangga" and "Eosachuldo," two of the most famous scenes from "Chunhyangga," and take part in cooking activities to make traditional snacks featured in the story. In addition, they will physically experience pansori through activities that incorporate play elements, such as making a mapae and acting out the role of an Eosa, participate in the stage presentation "I Am a Sorikkun," and conclude by sharing their impressions with one another.

The program will take place on the 21st at the Shin Jae-hyo Pansori Park, and is open to students in grades 1 to 3 of elementary school. Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis until the 17th. Applications can be submitted through the center's website, and more details are available on the Healing Cultural City Gochang website.

This program is being conducted in collaboration with the Gochang-based pansori research organization Dongni Cultural Project Association, and aims to provide an even richer experience based on the expertise of instructors who are master singers.

Lee Moonsik, director of the center, said, "Pansori and food are cultural languages that share the emotions of life," adding, "We designed the program so that children can physically learn traditional arts and food culture, and experience the joy of expressing their emotions and creating."