Live Performance entertainment in Seoul
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Seoul Arts Centre
This sprawling arts complex has a circular opera house with a roof shaped like a Korean nobleman’s hat. It also houses the 700-seat Towol Theatre and the smaller Jayu Theatre. The national ballet and opera companies are based here. Music House consists of a large concert hall and a smaller recital hall and is home to the national choir, the Korea and Seoul symphony orchestras and the Seoul performing arts company. There are also three art galleries here: Hangaram Design Museum, Hangaram Art Museum and Seoul Calligraphy Museum. The website has a calendar of the many events, shows and programs. To reach it, walk straight on from the subway exit and turn left at the end of…
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Yeakdang Theatre
This theatre, part of the National Center for Korean Traditional Performing Arts (www.ncktpa.go.kr), puts on an ever-changing program by leading performers every Saturday at 5pm from early January to mid December. The 1½-hour show is a bargain and usually contains seven items including court dances, folk songs, pansori,gayageum, flute music and drumming. Take a taxi (W2000) or the shuttle bus (W800) from the subway exit, or walk (about 15 minutes).
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Chongdong Theatre
This well-established theatre is centrally located, just around the corner from Deoksugung. Shows last for 1½ hours and usually include lively percussionists, gayageum performers, shamanist exorcisms, a pansori soloist and a fan dance. English subtitles appear on a screen. Arrive an hour before the show for a percussion class (W15,000). The ticket office opens at 7pm or you can book online.
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Sejong Centre for the Performing Arts
Centrally located, this leading arts complex puts on major drama, music and art shows – everything from large-scale musicals to fusion gugak (traditional Korean music) and gypsy violinists. It has a grand hall, a small theatre and three art galleries. Check out the website for what’s on and ticketing options.
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Nanta Theatre
Set in a kitchen, this long-running, high-octane show mixes varied ingredients – magic tricks, circus acts, drumming with kitchen utensils, comedy, dance, martial arts and audience participation – to produce a clever and entertaining musical pantomime that has broken box office records.
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Kayagum Theatre
These entertaining and lavish 1.5 hour shows include traditional Korean music and dance followed by a glitzy Western/Asian cabaret revue. The hotel theatre is over 1km (0.6mi) from the subway, so take the hotel shuttle bus or a taxi.
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Dongsoong Arts Centre
This leading theatre puts on serious modern dramas, sometimes luring famous movie actors to the stage, but all performances are in Korean.
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