Pansori Performer Lee Ja-ram Gains International Acclaim at Avignon Festival

She took pansori to Avignon. France called her a 'rock star'

"Are you 'Neige, Neige, Neige'?" Last month, at a souvenir shop during the Avignon Festival in southern France, staff members recognized the pansori performer Lee Ja-ram. "Neige" means snow in French, and they were referring to the local title of "Snow, Snow, Snow," Lee's pansori reimagining of Leo Tolstoy's short story "Master and Man." A friend had watched the technical rehearsal the day before and told them they "had to see it." "It was a place filled with people who love the arts. Everywhere

By The Korea Herald