Sori Academic Forum

The 2025 Jeonju Int'l Sori Festival's “Sori Academic Forum” is held in collaboration with academic societies and research institutes specializing in the fields of Korean traditional arts, performances, and festivals, under the theme of “Creative Platform Connecting Locals and the Global.” Through this collaboration between the performing arts community and academia, the forum will examine the current state and challenges of traditional arts performances and festivals, and explore future directions for local music and artists. This year's forum will feature the participation of the Korean Musicological Society, the Research of Performance Art and Culture, the Korean Society for Worldmusic, the Korea Festival Forum, and the Jeonbuk National University Institute of Arts and Culture.

Korea Festival Forum: Traditional Performing Arts and the Jeonju International Sori Festival

Presentation 1. Traditional Performing Arts Festivals and Local Festivals

– Choi Yongseok (Festival Specialist, Tourism Division at Namwon-si)

Presentation 2. Study on the Characteristics of Traditional Performing Arts Festivals - Focusing on the Creative Yeonheui Theatre “KARMA”

- Cho Sungje (President, Mucheon Culture Research Institute)

Presentation 3. Traditional Performing Arts Festival's Gugak Contents

- Yoo Daeyong (Visiting Professor, Seongsan Hyo University)

Presentation 4. Development Strategies for the Jeonju International Sori Festival Based on Traditional Performing Arts

– Lee Sangkyu (Honorary Professor, Jeonju University of Education)