Lee Jaram brings Avignon-claimed pansori 'Snow, Snow, Snow' home
Pansori performer Lee Jaram will return to Seoul in October with “Snow, Snow, Snow,” her contemporary reimagining of Leo Tolstoy’s “Master and Man,” following a sold-out run and standing ovations at this July's Festival d’Avignon in France. The two-night production will be staged Oct. 23 and 24 at LG Arts Center Seoul’s LG Signature Hall in southwestern Seoul's Magok area. It will be the first…
Pansori performer Lee Jaram will bring her contemporary reimagining of Leo Tolstoy’s "Master and Man," titled "Snow, Snow, Snow," to Seoul in October. Following a sold-out run and standing ovations at the Festival d’Avignon in France this July, the two-night production will be staged on October 23 and 24 at LG Arts Center Seoul’s LG Signature Hall in the Magok area of southwestern Seoul.
This marks the first large-scale performance of the work in Seoul, following its 2025 premiere at the smaller stage of the same venue. Written, composed, and performed by Lee herself, "Snow, Snow, Snow" adapts Tolstoy’s 1895 short story into a one-person pansori epic, transitioning between the merchant Vasili, his servant Nikita, the horse, the dog, a narrator, and the blizzard itself.
With a fan, voice, and percussion accompaniment provided by the drummer Lee Jun-hyoung, the performance has already sold out its four performances at the Festival d’Avignon from July 17 to 22, with spectators reportedly lining up outside to secure returned tickets and joining the performance.
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