Culture
Seoul has a rich cultural life with dozens of theatres, arts centres and cinemas. The National Theatre (tel: (02) 2280 4114; website: www.ntok.go.kr) is a platform for Korean dance, drama and music, while the Chongdong Theatre (tel: (02) 751 1500; website: www.chongdong.com) presents traditional Korean performing arts including sword and drum dances. At the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts (tel: (02) 399 1111; website: www.sejongpac.or.kr), productions can be simultaneously translated into six languages, and the Seoul Arts Centre (tel: (02) 580 1300; website: www.sac.or.kr) is home to the city’s Opera House and Music Hall. Korea House (tel: (02) 2266 9101; website: www.koreahouse.or.kr) is unashamedly geared towards foreign visitors with traditional Korean performances and cuisine. Multiplex cinemas are located throughout the city, with the Megabox Cineplex in Gangnam (tel: (02) 6002 1200) boasting 17 screens.
For information on forthcoming events contact the KNTO (website: http://english.tour2korea.com or www.knto.or.kr/eng) or the venue box office.
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