Jongmyo royal court music online reservations to open
Online reservations for a Joseon-era (1392-1910) ritual performance of music, singing and dancing at the royal shrine, Jongmyo, in central Seoul will open Monday, according to the Korea Heritage Service.
Jongmyo Jeryeak, as the performance is called, used to be performed at ancestral rites at the shrine, where the tablets of Joseon kings and queens are enshrined.
Jongmyo Jeryeak was the first intangible cultural heritage nationally recognized in 1964. It also made the UNESCO's Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2001.
The performance, running for nine days from April 24 to May 2, will take place at Jongmyo's main hall, designated a National Treasure, the highest recognition by the government.
Reservations have to be made on Ticketlink for Korean nationals and on Creatrip for foreign nationals. The link will open 2 p.m. for Ticketlink, 9 a.m. for Creatrip on Monday next week.
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