National Intangible Heritage Center's 'Midsummer Night Family Performance' Next Month

Creative Puppet Play 'Mundung Prince' and Pansori Fairy Tale Play 'Yeonggam's...' Performances

National Intangible Heritage Center 'Midsummer Night Family Performance' Poster

The National Intangible Heritage Center will hold the "Midsummer Night Family Performances" every Wednesday at 7 PM from the 5th to the 19th of next month. These intangible heritage performances are designed for the whole family to enjoy together, including children under 7 years old. The first performance on the 5th will be the original puppet play "Mundung Prince." It depicts the process of overcoming pain by meeting the Mundung Prince through Namsadang Nori (Important Intangible Cultural Property No. 3) and Goseong Ogwangdae (Important Intangible Cultural Property No. 7) puppet plays. On August 12th, the dancing pansori fairy tale play "What Grandpa Does Is Always Right" will be presented. It features various genres of music and dance, including pansori, folk songs, a cappella, waltz, and samba. The final performance on the 19th will be the Korean traditional music musical "Mr. Swallow's August Christmas." It tells the adventure of the swallow from the pansori Heungboga (Important Intangible Cultural Property No. 5) who becomes Santa Claus to repay a kindness. All performances require advance reservations. Attendees must comply with COVID-19 prevention guidelines such as wearing masks, hand sanitizing, registration, and maintaining a distance of at least 1 meter. For more details, please refer to the National Intangible Heritage Center website.

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