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dohee lee’s Puri Arts

Puri Arts, led by Artistic Director Dohee Lee who grew up on Jeju Island, Korea, where she trained at the master-level in music and dance styles rooted in Korean shamanism, has partnered with corean (Korean) artists in diaspora (particularly Ieumsae, Jamaesori percussion collective in Oakland) to sustain the practice of Pungmul (Farmer’s Ritual Drumming) in connection with land stewardship and agricultural traditions.


Living Cultures Grant

2023

Pungmul Gut on Land: Farming Ritual on Land

Funding will support pungmul drumming and and yearly festivals (Chuseok and Dano) at Gohyang Farm, a site for traditional Korean agricultural techniques.

Photo courtesy of the organization.

Photo courtesy of the organization.

Photo courtesy of the organization.

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