2016 Sijo Workshop for Educators
April 30 - May 1

Korean Literature, Poetry, Music, and Dance

In collaboration with Indiana University East Asian Studies Center and the National Consortium for Teaching About Asia, the Sejong Cultural Society will co-host a two-day workshop for K-12 educators about traditional Korean fine arts.

The application deadline has been extended to April 3rd.   

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2016 Sijo Workshop for Educators April 30 - May 1 Korean Literature, Poetry, Music, and Dance In collaboration with Indiana University East Asian Studies Center and the National Consortium for Teaching About Asia, the Sejong Cultural Society will co-host a two-day workshop for K-12 educators about traditional Korean fine arts. When: April 30 - May 1 (all day Saturday & Sunday morning) Where: Wyndham Glenview Suites, Glenview, IL 60025 The workshop will provide lodging, all meals, and a modest travel/personal stipend. Faculty David McCann (Harvard University) Chan Eung Park (Ohio State University) Elizabeth Jorgensen (Arrowhead Union High School) Program The workshop will primarily address the traditional Korean poetry form known as sijo and how to bring the sijo to pre-college classrooms, as well as both contemporary Korean literature and traditional Korean forms of oral storytelling and poetry. Performances The workshop will be highlighted with performances including a traditionalpansori storytelling by Professor Chan Eung Park and sijo-inspired hip hop songs written and performed by Elephant Rebellion. Saturday evening's workshop will conclude with 2016 Sori Beat, an exciting performance hosted by the Global Pungmul Institute featuring a variety of traditional Korean dancing and drumming.  Free admittance and travel accommodations will be included for all workshop participants.   To apply, please contact the East Asian Studies Center at Indiana University at eascout@indiana.edu. The application deadline has been extended to April 3rd.           top