Pansori in Entirety Project Seoul Donhwamun Traditional Theater Dec. 17

The Seoul Metropolitan Traditional Music Orchestra joins contemporary choreographer Ryu Jang-hyun for the staging of “Let’s Go Again” at the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts. Themed around “gut,” a Korean shamanistic ritual, the performance aims to think about the coexistence of nature and humanity through dance — an issue that has once again come into the spotlight amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tickets cost from 30,000 won to 40,000 won. Call (02) 399-1000 for more information.

The “Pansori in Entirety Project” centers on young pansori singers practicing to perform the traditional form of Korean musical storytelling. The upcoming performance at the Seoul Donhwamun Traditional Theater will be led by Jung Ji-hye singing “Heungboga,” one of five surviving pansori stories, which revolves around two brothers — a poor-butgood man Heungbu and rich, greedy Nolbu.

Tickets cost 20,000 won. Call (02) 3210-7001 for more information.

of the establishment of diplomatic ties between Korea and the United States, the National Palace Museum of Korea’s ongoing exhibition brings under the spotlight the story of the founding of the Korean Legation in Washington, D.C. in the late 19th century. The short-lived Old Korean Legation served as a stage of independent diplomacy and a window into modern Western civilization for the Joseon Kingdom during King Gojong’s rule.

Admission is free. Call (02) 37017500 for more information.