2025 JEONJU INT'L SORI FESTIVAL Line-up

Conference Hall

Musiccaravan&GlocalLab

[Sori Academic Forum] Korean Soceity for World Music

180 Minute

Free

All Ages Admitted

Period Aug 15 (Fri) ~ Aug 15 (Fri)
Location Conference Hall
Time 14:00 ~ 17:00

Age All Ages Admitted
Ticket Price Free

Performance Introduction

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.

Program

Korean Soceity for World Music: Challenges and Future of Performing Arts Festivals

Presentation 1. Challenges and Future of Performing Arts Festivals

– Park Mi-kyung (Professor Emeritus, Kyemyung University)

Presentation 2. Park Jiha’s “Just Music” Meets the World

– Kim Heejin (Lecturer, Korea National University of Arts)

Presentation 3. World Music in Domestic Music Festivals: Its Roots and Development

– Kim Childu (Director, The Blue Music Academy)

Presentation 4. Where Should Korean Jazz Festivals Go? – Beyond Consumption to a Space for Community and Sound

– Kim Seungmin (Director, Korean Studies for Worldmusic)

Performers

Presentation Park Mikyung

∙ Professor Emeritus, Kyemyung University

Presentation Kim Heejin

∙ Lecturer, Korea National University of Arts

Presentation Kim Childu

∙ Director, The Blue Music Academy

Presentation Kim Seungmin

∙ Director, World Music Society

Discussion Jang Yoonhee

∙ Researcher, Asian Music Research Institute, Seoul National University

Discussion Jeong Seoeun

∙ Visiting Lecturer, Kyungpook National University

Chair Kwon Hyunseok

∙ Researcher, Music Research Institute, Hanyang University

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