Korean traditional arts take center stage on European tour

The National Intangible Heritage Center will take K-Intangible Heritage Festival: Pungjang Korea to Budapest on Wednesday, Podgorica on Nov. 8 and Ankara on Nov. 13. More than 20 performers will combine traditional music, dance and theater in the production’s European debut. The four-scene program draws on rituals and pansori to bring performers and audiences together, while the tour aims to raise the international profile of Korean intangible cultural heritage.

The program opens with Mungut and Saemgut, then presents Jisinbapgi, which draws on the pansori epic Jeokbyeokga, before concluding with Dwitgut.

Featured artists include Yoon Jin-cheol, Akdan Gwangchil, The Gwangdae, Yeonhui Jumchuri, Sinabro Gaseume and composer and singer Bang Cho-rong.

Director Cheon Jae-hyeon will lead the production after staging the center’s 2024 opening performance, Pungjang, Opening a New Path.

The Podgorica performance coincides with the 20th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Korea and Montenegro and is described by the center as the first Korean traditional performance in Montenegro.

The Hungary and Türkiye performances are organized in connection with Touring K-Arts, supported by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange.

Published Oct 29, 2026 11:35 am KST

Master singer Jeon In-sam performs in the Yeom Gye-dal vocal style at the 2023 Eumseong International Pansori Festival. Korea Times file

Korea’s traditional rhythms, masked dances and epic storytelling are heading to European stages next month in a three-country tour designed to bring the energy of its intangible cultural heritage to international audiences.

The National Intangible Heritage Center, under the Korea Heritage Service, said Thursday that “K-Intangible Heritage Festival: Pungjang Korea” would stage performances in Budapest on Wednesday, Podgorica on Nov. 8 and Ankara on Nov. 13.

More than 20 performers, including practitioners of nationally recognized intangible heritage and contemporary artists, will combine traditional music, dance and theatrical performance in a production making its European debut.

The tour is intended to raise the international profile of Korean cultural heritage while introducing audiences unfamiliar with its traditional arts to the exuberance and communal spirit at the heart of these performances.

The program unfolds across four scenes, opening with “Mungut,” a ritual that launches the performance, followed by “Saemgut,” which invokes life and well-being.

“Jisinbapgi” draws on the pansori epic “Jeokbyeokga,” reflecting on war and expressing hopes for peace, before “Dwitgut” brings performers and audiences together through music and dance.

Among the featured artists is Yoon Jin-cheol, a master performer recognized for his rendition of “Jeokbyeokga,” one of the five surviving traditional pansori epics.

The lineup also includes Akdan Gwangchil, The Gwangdae, Yeonhui Jumchuri, contemporary dance troupe Sinabro Gaseume and composer and singer Bang Cho-rong.

Director Cheon Jae-hyeon, who staged the center’s 2024 opening performance “Pungjang, Opening a New Path,” will lead the production.

The Podgorica performance carries particular significance, coinciding with the 20th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Korea and Montenegro and marking the first presentation of a Korean traditional performance in the country, according to the center.

Performances in Hungary and Türkiye are being organized in connection with Touring K-Arts, a program supported by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange.

The center said it would use the festival to support international opportunities for practitioners of intangible heritage and build lasting exchanges with overseas cultural institutions.

This article was published with the assistance of generative AI and edited by The Korea Times.

韩国国家非物质文化遗产中心将于周三携“K-非物质文化遗产节：丰藏韩国”巡演至布达佩斯，11月8日登陆波德戈里察，11月13日移师安卡拉。超过20位表演者将融合传统音乐、舞蹈和戏剧，带来该剧的欧洲首秀。这部四幕剧以仪式和盘索里为灵感，旨在拉近表演者和观众之间的距离，此次巡演也旨在提升韩国非物质文化遗产的国际知名度。

节目以《Mungut》和《Saemgut》开场，然后呈现《Jisinbapgi》，该剧取材于盘索里史诗《Jeokbyeokga》，最后以《Dwitgut》结束。

参演艺人包括尹真哲、Akdan Gwangchil、The Gwangdae、Yeonhui Jumchuri、Sinabro Gaseume 以及作曲家兼歌手方初珑。

导演千宰贤将执导该剧，此前他曾执导该中心 2024 年的开幕演出《风藏，开辟新路》。

波德戈里察的演出恰逢韩国与黑山建交 20 周年，该中心称这是韩国在黑山的首次传统表演。

匈牙利和土耳其的演出由韩国艺术巡回展组织，并得到了韩国文化体育观光部和韩国国际文化交流基金会的支持。

发布于2026年10月29日上午11:35（韩国标准时间）

著名歌手全仁三在2023年阴城国际盘索里节上表演廉桂达唱法。（韩国时报资料图）

韩国的传统节奏、面具舞和史诗般的故事讲述将于下个月登上欧洲舞台，开启为期三国的巡演，旨在将韩国非物质文化遗产的活力带给国际观众。

韩国文化遗产厅下属的国家非物质文化遗产中心周四表示，“K-非物质文化遗产节：丰藏韩国”将于周三在布达佩斯、11月8日在波德戈里察、11月13日在安卡拉举行演出。

超过 20 位表演者，包括国家认可的非物质文化遗产从业者和当代艺术家，将结合传统音乐、舞蹈和戏剧表演，带来一场欧洲首演的演出。

此次巡演旨在提升韩国文化遗产的国际知名度，同时向不熟悉韩国传统艺术的观众介绍这些表演中蕴含的热情和集体精神。

该节目分为四个场景展开，以“Mungut”仪式开场，该仪式拉开了表演的序幕，随后是“Saemgut”仪式，该仪式象征着生命和幸福。

《Jisinbapgi》取材于盘索里史诗《Jeokbyeokga》，反思战争并表达对和平的希望，之后《Dwitgut》通过音乐和舞蹈将表演者和观众聚集在一起。

参展艺术家中包括尹镇哲，他是一位表演大师，以演绎《赤壁歌》而闻名，《赤壁歌》是现存五部传统盘索里史诗之一。

演出阵容还包括 Akdan Gwangchil、The Gwangdae、Yeonhui Jumchuri、现代舞团 Sinabro Gaseume 以及作曲家兼歌手 Bang Cho-rong。

曾执导该中心 2024 年开幕演出《风藏，开辟新道路》的导演千宰贤将执导本剧。

据该中心称，波德戈里察的演出具有特殊的意义，恰逢韩国与黑山建交20周年，也是韩国传统表演首次在该国演出。

在匈牙利和土耳其的演出是与韩国文化体育观光部和韩国国际文化交流基金会支持的“韩国艺术巡演”项目相关的活动。

该中心表示，将利用此次节庆活动为非物质文化遗产从业者提供国际交流机会，并与海外文化机构建立持久的交流。

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