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Spectacle de la danse traditionnelle « Cheoyongmu »
Spectacle · mercredi 28 octobre · 19:00 · Paris
Centre Culturel Coréen, 20 rue la Boétie
Free
Inspired by a fascinating legend of the Silla kingdom (-57 to 935), the Cheoyongmu dance plunges us into a tale over a thousand years old, where dance, song and popular beliefs meet. This theatrical and choreographic tradition stems from the legend of Cheoyong, son of the dragon king Yongwang, who came among men in the IXth century. According to the tale, Cheoyong returned home one evening to discover a mysterious being beside his wife. Although he thought he had been betrayed, he began to sing and dance. It was, in fact, a plague-spirit that, touched by his…
