[‘Rabbit’s Eight Sufferings’ - Changgeuk] - Thursday, March 20th at 7:00 pm

Duration: 142 minutes

Changgeuk is a form of traditional Korean musical theater that evolved from pansori, a genre of narrative singing. While pansori is performed by a single singer and a drummer, Changgeuk incorporates multiple performers and theatrical elements, such as acting, costumes, and sets, making it a full-fledged stage performance.

‘Rabbit’s Eight Sufferings’ adapts the pansori Sugungga into a traditional Korean opera, focusing on the rabbit's struggles and misfortunes, called Samjaepallan (Three Disasters and Eight Misfortunes). It draws parallels between the rabbit's life and the challenges of modern-day existence, delivering a message of hope and resilience. Starring K-gugak superstars, Kim Jun-su and Yoo Tae-pyung-yang of the National Changgeuk Company, the production features creative choreography inspired by the movements of master dancer Gong Ok-jin, humorously depicting the animals in Sugungga.