Synopsis

Excuse me is based on writer KIM, Ae-ran's short story "No Knocking in This House" and has been adapted into a traditional Korean solo pansori performance.

Excuse me tells the story of five women who come together in a boarding house after living their separate lives and gives a glimpse into the life of the modern-day person. These women live in an L-shaped boarding house and make efforts not to cross one other's' paths. The newest addition, Seung-ha, becomes suspicious of the women living next door, whom she has never met, after a series of minor and major incidents. However, it becomes apparent that, without even realizing it, she is living the same life as her neighbors. One day her shoes get stolen, so she secretly looks into the room next door...

Review

[Media review]
"Excuse Me is the most accurate portrayal of real life. Rather than express ungenuine sympathy about life's loneliness and struggles, it gives voice to a realistic and honest empathy that is not afraid to say 'I'm going through the same t- News Culture (Korea)
"An honest and strong depiction of the 'exit-free' life suffered by the youths of this generation."
- The Hankyoreh (Korea)

[Critic Association at the Doosan Art Center]
"A performance that shows that pansori can be considered the perfect music genre to pleasantly convey the heavy and irksome aspects of our everyday lives."

- Review of Is anybody there?, Excuse Me author Kyoung Ji-young (Korea)

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Creator / artist

LEE, Ja-ram, the director and producer of Excuse me, is a born storyteller who has the ability to empathize with the modern-day audience through the traditional medium of pansori. Lee and her team, Pansori Project ZA, have successfully produced critically acclaimed performances over the past ten years, including Sacheon-ga, Ukchuk-ga, A Pansori Short Story_Joo Yo-seop's The Ugly Thing/Murder, and Stranger's Song. Lee's achievements have come through a vast array of experiences, ranging from transforming Brecht epics into pansori and transitioning from novel narrator to singer, among others. In addition to her achievements in a field of pansori, Lee has been actively involved in theater, musicals, and her own rock band.

Promotion Information

TOUR SIZE
Performers : 2
Staff : 6

DURATION
75 min. ( including intermission break Time)

STAGE SIZE
Width : 8 m, Depth : 6 m, Height : 4 m

Contact

Manager : YU, Hyun-jin

Korea Arts Management Service Manager 02-708-2275
pams@gokams.or.kr