The Gyeonghoeru Pavilion was the place where performances were held for the royal family and diplomatic delegations from abroad in banquets during the Joseon Dynasty. Thus, considering this spatial characteristics, the traditional performance is to be held at the second floor of the pavilion, resembling the past events.
Along with the explanation about the pavilion, the royal music and dances as well as important intangible cultural heritage will be performed during the event. Oh Jeong-hye, a famous actress, will emcee the event, and Yeominlak (Music for the People), Daegeum (large bamboo flute) Sanjo, and Pansori Epic Chant will be played by renowned musicians without charging the guests.
Only 80 to 100 people are to be allowed to enter the pavilion per event for safety reasons and the CHA will select invitees for every performance; it ranges from the culturally-neglected class (Oct. 13, 22), foreigners (Oct. 20), and artists and sponsors of cultural heritage (Oct. 15, 28). For ordinary citizens, it will be performed on October 14, 21, and 27 and only the elderly over 65 can apply for participation in advance.
Based on this year’s event, the CHA will try to find ways to promote this performance by commercializing it for government agencies, companies and other organizations which hope to provide such performances to state guests, VIPs and tourists in special occasions.
This is the first time that a traditional performance in Gyeonghoeru Pavilion is commercialized after a few events held sporadically in the pavilion. In 2005, Sujecheon (Long Life as Eternal as the Heavens) was played there when the pavilion was open to the public for the first time in 44 years.
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