Lee Jaram brings pansori 'Snow, Snow, Snow' home after acclaimed run in Avignon
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…
Seoul's cultural scene is set to be enthralled once again when renowned pansori performer Lee Jaram brings her contemporary adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's "Master and Man," titled "Snow, Snow, Snow," to the city in October. Following an acclaimed sold-out run at the Festival d'Avignon in France, the two-night production will take the stage at LG Arts Center Seoul's LG Signature Hall in Magok area, starting from October 23 and 24.
This marks the first major performance at the center, following its debut at the smaller stage in 2025. The entire piece, written, composed, and performed by Lee herself, masterfully transforms Tolstoy's 1895 short story into a captivating one-person pansori epic. Lee employs a diverse array of instruments, including a fan, her voice, and the rhythmic percussion of gosu (drummer), to portray Vasili, a merchant who finds himself lost in a blizzard while striving to seal a lucrative forest deal with his servant Nikita.
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