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Busan’s rich culture blooms in May

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Throughout the month of May, also known as "Family Month" in Korea, a variety of cultural and arts events will take place in the city, offering entertainment for audiences of all ages.


The Busan International Performing Arts Festival began on April 7 and will run until May 19. This festival is a local event for actors and also serves as a preliminary stage for the Korea Theater Festival in Seoul. Nine plays will be presented in four theaters across the city, including Haneulbaram Theatre and Yongcheon Jiral Theater.

The closing ceremony will be live-streamed on the festival's official YouTube channel at 7 p.m. on May 1. For details on theater locations and reservations, visit the official website of the National Theater Association of Korea (bstheater.or.kr).

The Busan National Gugak Center's "Saturday Performance of Korean Traditional Music & Dance" continues in May. This regular concert showcases aspects of “gugak”, Korean for “national music.” Audiences can experience traditional Korean court music and folk music, along with other related art forms including dances and ceremonial movements.  Visit the official website of the Busan National Gugak Center (busan.gugak.go.kr) for more information.
 
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For more information, visit Dabom (busandabom.net), the city’s official website dedicated to cultural events happening citywide.

May 2023

Event Name

Time

Location

Price (won)

Classical Music

The 7th Special Concert of The New Ensemble

“Opera Gala Concert”

May 2

7:30 p.m.

Busan Cultural Center

20,000

for all seating

Busan Philharmonic Orchestra

“Chamber Music II”

May 4

7:30 p.m.

10,000 

for all seating

2023 Dmitry Shishkin Piano Recital




May 5

7 p.m.

R 100,000

S 80,000

A 60,000

B 40,000

IPB Chamber Music Series: “French Connection”

May 6

7:30 p.m.

20,000

for all seating

Busan Philharmonic Orchestra

“Kids Concert”

May 19

7:30 p.m.

10,000 

for all seating

Pinkfong Classic Land: “Finding Tutti”

May 20

3 p.m.

Busan Citizen’s Hall

R 50,000

S 40,000

 A 30,000

Yuhki Kuramoto Concert

May 26

7:30 p.m.

R 70,000

S 50,000

A 30,000

Theater

“Old Memories”

May 16 to 18

7:30 p.m.

HaeundaeCultural Center

30,000 for 1st floor seats

20,000 for 2nd floor seats

Ventriloquism performance

May 20

2 p.m.

Eulsukdo Cultural Centre

10,000 

for all seating

Musical

Busan Metropolitan Choir

Children’s Musical: “Once Upon a Time”

May 4

7:30 p.m.

May 5

11 a.m.

Busan Cultural Center

R 20,000

S 10,000

Busan Metropolitan Theatre Company

“The Ugly Duckling”

May 3 to 28

Weekends and holidays:

11 a.m. and 2 p.m.

12,000 

for all seating

“The Velveteen Rabbit”

May 11

7:30 p.m.

Geumjeong Cultural Center

20,000 

for all seating

Kids Musical: “Wow!”

May 13

2 p.m.

Buk-gu Culture IceSports Center

20,000 

for all seating

Traditional Art

 

Busan Metropolitan Traditional Orchestra

“Fun and Exciting Gugak”

May 2 to 3

10:30 a.m.

Busan Cultural Center

10,000 

for all seating

Art and Sense

“Pansory in Cello and Piano”

May 31

7:30 p.m.

 

Busan Arts Center

Free

Dance

Dance drama “Yumado” season 2

May 3 to 13

Wed. to Fri. 7:30 p.m.

Sat., Sun. and Children’s Day 3 p.m.

Busan National Gugak Center

S 20,000

A 10,000

Busan Metropolitan Dance Company

“1002 Nights”

May 12

7:30 p.m.

May 13

4 p.m.

부산시민회관

Busan Citizen’s Hall

R 30,000

A 20,000

 

Pop Music

Road to 2023 WORLD DJ FESTIVAL - BUSAN

May 1

2 p.m.

 

The Busan Cinema Center

 

99,000  for all seating

11 o’clock concert: “Every Single Days’ Drama Music”

May 31

11 a.m.

20,000 

for all seating

Exhibition

2023 Children’s Gallery

“Lots of People”

May 4 to Dec 17

10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Closed on Mondays

Busan Museum of Art 

Free

Vision and Perspective 2023

“My Young and Sad Days”

Until Aug 6

10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Closed on Mondays

2023 Busan MoCa Cinemedia

“Climate of Cinema: Isle, the Planet and Postcontact Zone”

Until Aug 6

10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Closed on Mondays

Museum of Contemporary Art, Busan

Opera

Children’s Opera: Let’s Play!

Bizet’s “Carmen”

May 5

2 p.m.

Eulsukdo Cultural Centre

10,000 

for all seating

Circus

The Family Circus Show

“Alice in the Wonderland” World Tour

May 20 to 21

2 p.m. & 6 p.m.

BEXCO

R 110,000

S 99,000

A 77,000

Magic Show

“Moments of Magic”

May 13

3 p.m.

Yeongdo Culture and Arts Center

20,000

for all seating

Lecture

2023 Humanities Master Class: Tyler Rasch

May 13

3 p.m.

Busan Cultural Center

R 30,000

S 20,000

Other

Hisiashi Joe Movie Music Concert

Busan Encore

May 28

2 p.m.

Busan Citizen’s Hall

R 120,000

S 90,000

A 60,000

B 40,000