The Seoul edit

What’s on in Seoul

Real exhibition dates, palace evenings and promoter-announced club nights. Choose a date, then check the venue, admission conditions and booking link before making it the centre of your day.

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Hommage to Piazzolla : Cuatrocientos

Hommage to Piazzolla : Cuatrocientos at Industrial Bank of Korea Chamber Hall. Cuatrocientos pays tribute to Astor Piazzolla, with Oblivion and selections from the Four Seasons of Buenos Aires among the announced works. This is a tango-focused programme with its own live ensemble.

Sat 28 NovFrom ₩55,000
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ARTS Concert Season 2 : Gustav Klimt

ARTS Concert Season 2 : Gustav Klimt at Industrial Bank of Korea Chamber Hall. An art-and-music concert places Gustav Klimt alongside chamber repertoire. Commentary by Lee Chang-yong connects the visual subject with a programme that includes Brahms and Schubert.

Sun 6 DecFrom ₩55,000
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Universal Ballet The Sleeping Beauty

Universal Ballet The Sleeping Beauty at Opera Theater. Universal Ballet stages The Sleeping Beauty, with Tchaikovsky’s score and choreography in the Petipa and Sergeyev tradition. The announced cast includes the Hankyung arte Philharmonic under Joongbae Jee.

Fri 2 OctFrom ₩30,000
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Korean National Ballet: Giselle

Korean National Ballet: Giselle at Opera Theater. Korean National Ballet presents Giselle, moving from a village romance to a supernatural second act. Compare the cast for each performance when selecting a date.

Tue 13 OctFrom ₩10,000
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Korea National Opera <Das Rheingold>

Korea National Opera <Das Rheingold> at Opera Theater. Korea National Opera begins Wagner’s Ring story with Das Rheingold. Lothar Koenigs conducts and Lorenzo Fioroni directs this production about gold, power and the cost of possession.

Thu 29 OctFrom ₩20,000
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Korea National Opera <Don Carlos>

Korea National Opera <Don Carlos> at Opera Theater. Verdi’s Don Carlos appears in its five-act French version, presented by Korea National Opera. Valerio Galli conducts a work that sets personal relationships against the machinery of royal power.

Thu 3 DecFrom ₩50,000
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KNCDC <Triple Bill>

KNCDC <Triple Bill> at CJ Towol Theater. Korea National Contemporary Dance Company brings three works into one bill, including One Flat Thing, reproduced. Different choreographic systems share an evening rather than appearing as separate listings.

Fri 2 OctFrom ₩20,000
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[RE:BOUND FESTIVAL 2026] Pinogio

[RE:BOUND FESTIVAL 2026] Pinogio at Jayu Theater. Pinogio reshapes a wooden-puppet adventure through Korean folk tales and traditional performance. Puppetry and lion-play traditions are part of this family musical’s stage language.

Wed 21 Oct₩20,000
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[RE:BOUND FESTIVAL 2026] The Story of Ms. Seonnyeo

[RE:BOUND FESTIVAL 2026] The Story of Ms. Seonnyeo at Jayu Theater. The Story of Ms. Seonnyeo examines a mother’s life through a family coming together around a funeral. Its focus is on memory, regret and what children fail to see in a parent.

Fri 30 Oct₩20,000
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[RE:BOUND FESTIVAL 2026] If we cannot go at the speed of light

[RE:BOUND FESTIVAL 2026] If we cannot go at the speed of light at Jayu Theater. Kim Cho-yeop’s science-fiction story becomes multimedia theatre. An elderly woman waiting at a disused space station anchors the production’s questions about distance, technology and human attachment.

Sat 7 Nov₩20,000
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KNCDC <Choreo Connection: SEOUL>

KNCDC <Choreo Connection: SEOUL> at Jayu Theater. Three Seoul choreographers return through Korea National Contemporary Dance Company’s Choreo Connection project. The programme considers accumulated experience and the body’s changing states.

Fri 27 Nov₩30,000