an exciting round with 'olssu

An exciting round with 'Olssu'

The percussion group

2 893 Yang Gwa-dong Nam-gu Gwangju 503-214 South KOREA http://www.olssu.com [email protected]

People who make you cheerful,

With 'Olssu', you are happy and Shin-Myung!With 'Olssu', you are happy and Shin-Myung!



Who is the percussion group 'Olssu'?

Special features of the work of 'Olssu'

'Olssu''s works are creating a collective 'Shin Myung - the state of being in high spirits, enthusiastic and merry'- by lifting up the high spirits to the maximum through beating actions by using not only Korean traditional instruments but also diverse instruments including western instruments and self-made percussions. The audiences are becoming one community pleasantly all together through this process.

Constantly growing 'Olssu' under the banner that our folk song fits the global one the most.

'Olssu' is a group created in 1992 in order to spread Korean traditional art, 'Pung mul no ri'. 'Pung mul no ri' is a creative and excellent Korean traditional art which comprises instrumental

play, dance, song, play, and even dramatic elements, and also expresses well the Korean unique 'Shin Myung - the state of being in high spirits, enthusiastic and merry' – and community spirit.

'Olssu' is a professional percussion group based in 'Pung mul no ri‘ who experiments and creates various stages to let all ages and countries from the East to the West can enjoy with us.



Introduction of 'Olssu's works

1. 'Modeum-buk' and 'Samulnori'

Combining made drums which sound magnificent and diverse sounds with Samulnori, the Korean traditional

percussion quartet, whose in-depth perfection is already recognized internationally, 'Olssu''s works

display well Korean unique musical characters repeating tensions and relaxations.

The sound of gong symbolizing the thunder sound, a janggu, a double-headed drum pinched

in at the middle, expressing wind sound, and drum sound reminding of floating wind get

joined together with made drums symbolizing the earth's crying. And these sounds

express the kaleidoscope change of nature and slow but fast, fast but slow

percussion rhythm.

In kaleidoscope and diverse rhythms and explosive sound,

and in dynamic movements of players, anyone can fully

feel Korean 'Shin Myung - the state of being in high

spirits, enthusiastic and merry' and charm.

Modeum-buk kwaeng-gwa-ri Jing Changgu Buk

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2. TAGO ( 打鼓 ) This work, newly created by 'Olssu', is composed mainly of magnificent and powerful drum sounds.

'Beating drums', which uses 'Daebuk'-the biggest drum in Korean drums and 'Tongbuk'-which is possible to play variati

ons, shows the merits of powerful drum sounds as well as awakens the audience's dormant inspiration by

deep resonance which Korean drums have.

While the first part emphasizes the resonance of drums, the latter half is

composed mainly of the players' movements using a gong,

a janggu(a double-headed drum pinched in

at the middle), a drum which make the

performance dynamic and passionate.

DaeBuk TongBuk kwaeng-gwa-ri Changgu Buk

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acrylic drums base drums

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3. Speeding Rhythm This work was created in order to overcome the limit of Korean traditional drum sound which gives the acoustic feelin

g. Speeding Rhythm, using transparent

acrylic drums remodelled form of western drums

and base drums made from thrown drum canes,

is as dynamic and bohemian as the performance

of StreetDrum.

The players' polished sage manners detailed

beating shows another face of 'Olssu'.

This work under the banner of 'All beatings

are interconnected', in which continual rhythms and movements and beats into an impersonal state are alive, make th

e audience rush.




master Base barrel rhythm barrel Roto tom tambourine

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4. Story

As the tiled tells, this work is made by conversations

between performers and audiences.

With binary time beats which is easy for

everyone to move the body and a wit which

make the audiences laugh, this work gives

fun and sympathy.

The audiences feel another catharsis participating

in the performance with performers without noticing.




5. the way of Music This work will make you feel the sublime dynamics from using 16 made drums and 3 'Daebuks'-the biggest drum in Kor

ean drums. Because the sublime comes not only from big scale but also from explosive sound.

The sound from 3 'Deabuks' is solemn enough to resonate on the ground, making the perfect harmony with made dru

m's dynamic movements.

Adding 'Taepyongso', which is the only melodical instrument in 'Pungmulnori', this work lifts 'Shin Myung' up to the max

imum and make the audiences enjoy the players' great personal techniques and flourish movements.

DaeBuk Modeum-buk kwaeng-gwa-ri Changgu Buk Taepyongso

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6. <Pan Gut>

<Pan Gut>(Exorcism) is the whole form of Korean traditional

performance in which hands are playing instruments, heads are

spinning tail of headgear, and bodies are showing dancing

movements. It is s a total complex art.

<Pan Gut>(Exorcism) reveals Korean taste the most and players'

talents so that evokes the exclamations from audiences because

of the artistic movements and let them watch, listen and enjoy.

As the attached clip shows, <Pan Gut>(Exorcism) is so

improvisatory that it is easy to perform with rock bands

and jazz bands and harmonize with another genre of music so well.

kwaeng-gwa-ri Jing Changgu Buk Sogo 12-feet-long head tail

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2006 Hongking, MacaoInvitation Performance

2005 Japan Aichi Expo

Invitation Performance

2000 Japan Kimchi Festival Public Relations

1999 Japan 3.1 Cultural Festival

2005 Japan Kitakyushu Invitation Performance

1995 Provincial Performances in 4 cities of Japan

1992. 1 1992. 4 1993. 8 1994. 2 1996. 10 2001. 5

2002. 3 2002. 6 2003. 1 2003. 2 2003. 4

2003. 8 2004. 4 2004. 5 2004. 7 2004. 112005. 4

2005. 6 2005. 9 2005. 9 2005. 10 2006. 4

Traditional Culture Society 'Olssu' OpeningCharity Performance for helping the disabled Celebrating Performance for Daejeon ExpoProvincial Performances in 4 cities of JapanOpening and Closing Performances at BiennaleGrand Prix to Samulnori at Changwon KoreanClassical Music Contestthe 10th Subscription Concert "2002 Beating Drum"Korea and Japan World Cup Celebrating PerformanceTaiwan Provincial PerformanceManagement of the 21nd Gossaum Play FestivalJeonnam Provincial Game Opening Ceremony,Directing and ChoreographyJapan Ukishima Floor Memorial Service"1st Daechon Festival", Sponsor and ManagementChina Kimchi Festival Public Relations Performance'Olssu' & Park Kang-Sung Power ConcertJapanese School Local PerformanceVietnam Liberty Memorial Day, the 30th anniversaryInvitation PerformanceWorld Cup Semifinals - the 3rd Anniversary ConcertKorea and Japan Festivals RoundOECD International Tourism Conference PerformanceMBC Hope Award, the first prize of Cultural SectionNational Asian Culture Hall Ground-BreakingCeremony, celebrating Performance

'Olssu' main history



Performance pictures



"We will build the Pungmul village to represent Korea",

Kwangju Daily, January 14, 2004

"Breathing with audiences, High SpiritedPerformance Art, and the new air ",

Daily Moodeung, May 10, 2005

'Olssu' viewed from Press



"Hight Spirited Echo towards the world",Daily Gwangnam, June 6, 2005

"Passion, Rhythm, Movements fulfilling a closedschool - Fusion Samulnori Group 'Olssu'",

Monthly Leisuro, November, 2005




"Be off uninteresting performances" Daily Gwangnam, March, 2005

"Percussion Wild Beating to pierce Your oppressed heart"

Daily Moodeung, March 9. 2005




“Wishing our music to live in our public”

MBC broadcasting report, September, 2005




'Olssu' Organization Structure

Organization Chart

Representative Kim Yang-Kyun

Project Team

Performance Planning,

Event Planning

Performance Team

Performance Creation

Training Team

Education

TeamClass Administration,

Traditional Culture Studies

Training for

Company, Training

for Company

'Olssu' Staffs Number

(12 staffs for present 2006)

Management Director Yim Jin-Ho

Experiencing Team

Pottery Experiencing, Natural Dying Experiencing

"The first professional Samulnori group 'Olssu' of Kwangju, Chonnam , representing the Culture Capital"



Company : Traditional Culture Society 'Olssu'Representative : Kim Yang-KyunTele : 82-62-676-3844Fax : 82-62-676-8675CP : 82-62-19-619-3844E-mail : [email protected] : http://www.olssu.comAdress : 893 Yang Gwa-dong Nam-gu Gwangju 503-214 South KOREA

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People who make you cheerful, 'Olssu'

We do the best for the finest results.

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