July 14th, 2011
Had class at Dankook University, the day started to
feel like we were establishing a routine as a group, and we knew that we
wouldn't have any more membership changes—our group is Amada, Caitlin (Theatre
major), Chiayu, Hai, Abigail, Jessica (our only person with Korean heritage)
and Alyssa. They're all really sweet. It's hard for some of them to do the type
of reading I have assigned because they're not from the humanities, but they're
all doing a great job trying. And they are learning the Bongsan Talchum motions
faster than I expected, especially Hai.
In the evening I went to see 바람곳
Baramgot, a mixed fusion gugak group. Won Il is the artistic director
and he plays 피리 piri and percussion for the group. There is
also a 거문고 geomungo player,
a 가야금 gayageum
player, and a 대금 daegeum player,
but the part that fascinates me and the songs I enjoyed the most were when they
incorporated sitar (the sitar player also played percussion. The music was
rather intellectual, and I definitely preferred certain pieces, esp. with the
sitar, but it was all interesting. And there was a great guest performance by a
group called 유희 spelled U-희(hee)
which I think is stupid, but whatever. They're all Korean National University
of the Arts graduates, all from the 연희학과 Folk
Theatre Department. At the show I coincidentally ran into Lisa Kim Davis with a
friend and also 기영 Giyeong. After the show I gave Won Il one of Karjam's
CDs and we talked a bit more about him coming to play in Korea in October.
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