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 members, 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 you might see at a club in the Hongdae area of Seoul. Neatly dressed in white suits, the performers owned the stage, sometimes voluble and sometimes wearing deadpan expressions. Strong electronica beats were heard in the background, and the singing voices were filled with a sadness unique to Korean traditional folk songs. It felt even dreamier with the addition of the sound of the haegeum. Ahn Ho-sang, president of the National Theater of Korea, emphasized that "younger generations are free from the idea that we must preserve tradition, even when it is no longer fun. It is really opening a new horizon for our tradition."

-Choi Min-woo, Joongang Ilbo (Korea)

"Strangeness enhancing fascination: traditional music and dance attract throngs of young people"

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Creator / artist

LEE, Hee-moon, Director/Singer, Gyeonggi-do Province minyo (folk music) -Trained in National Intangible Cultural Property no.57, Gyeonggi minyo -Studied under master singers GOH, Joo-rang, LEE, Chun-hee, KIM, Gwang-suk, and KIM, Ho-sung
-2014 KBS Korean Music Awards - Minyo Award -2015 Arts & Cultural Development Contributors Awards - Today's Young Artist Award

JUNG, Tae-hyo (Teyo), Sound Designer
-Music director for contemporary dance, experimental theater, photography, and fashion productions
-2007 Art Center Nabi P.Art.y-People, People, Art & Technology
-2006-2007 Busan International Film Festival, Cinematic love
2012 Doosan Art Center, Young Choreographers>
2015 Changdeokgung Palace, New Way of Seeing: Huwonmong(後苑夢) Royal Cultural Festival and many others

LEE, Seung-hee, Pansori
-Studied under master singers Jo So-nyeo and Kim Su-yeon
-Graduate of Korea National University of Arts (KNUA), School of Korean Traditional Arts

KIM, Nam-ryeong, Haegeum
-2015 JI, Young-hee National Korean Music Contest -1st prize, Wind Instruments Category
-Graduate of Dankook University, Department of Korean Music
-Studies in progress at Sookmyung Women's University Graduate School of Traditional Culture and Arts

Promotion Information

TOUR SIZE
Performers : 4
Staff : 1명 (Stage manager)

DURATION
70min. (including intermission)

STAGE SIZE
Width: 7.5m, Depth: 2.7m, Height: 1.35m
※ Use 4 chandliers/(and a) backdrop

Contact

Manager : SHIN, Jin-young

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