Royal Court Celebration Revived at Changdeokgung Palace Complex... Jinjakrye Performance at Yeongyeongdang Hall on November 3–4

[Financial News] A performance reviving a Joseon royal court banquet will be staged at Changdeokgung Palace Complex, where the banquet was held at the time. It offers a chance to enjoy 10 types of court dance recorded in the Uigwe at an old palace in autumn.
According to the Korea Heritage Service on the 31st, the Changdeokgung Palace Management Office of the Royal Palaces and Tombs Center will hold a restored performance, together with the World Ethnic Dance Institute affiliated with the School of Dance at Korea National University of Arts, at 11 a.m. on November 3 and 4, respectively, at Yeongyeongdang Hall in the rear garden of Changdeokgung Palace Complex in Jongno District, Seoul. The performance is titled ‘Jinjakrye Ceremony at Yeongyeongdang in the Mujain Year of King Sunjo of Joseon.’
Jinjakrye was a ceremony held on special occasions in the royal family, during which subjects offered wine and food to the king and paid their respects. The performance recreates the royal banquet that Crown Prince Hyomyeong held at Yeongyeongdang Hall in the sixth lunar month of 1828 to celebrate his mother Queen Sunwon’s 40th birthday. It was researched and restored based on the records in the Uigwe of the Jinjakrye at Yeongyeongdang in the Mujain Year of King Sunjo.
Yeongyeongdang Hall is a building within the palace designed in the style of a yangban (aristocratic) residence. The men’s quarters and women’s quarters are separated by a wall but connected internally. Recognized for the value of aristocratic residential architecture within Joseon-era palaces, it was designated a Treasure in 2012.
The performance will present 10 of the 17 types of jeongjae, or court dance, recorded in the Uigwe, dividing them across two days. On the first day, November 3, it will feature Cheopseungmu, Musanhyang, Choihwamu, Hyangnyeongmu and Chungwangho; on November 4, it will feature Mangseonmun, Gongmakmu, Yeongji, Chunaengjeon and Bakjeopmu (fluttering butterfly wings dance).
Bakjeopmu is a dance depicting butterflies frolicking among fully bloomed flowers on a spring day, their golden wings fluttering. Chungwangho likens the palace to one glowing gold in the morning sun, expressing a wish for the splendor of royal power and an era of peace and prosperity for the country. Mangseonmun depicts an immortal descending while riding a crane and is the dance that opens the banquet.
The performance also offers a chance to explore both the architectural spaces of Changdeokgung Palace Complex, a World Heritage site, and records of performances preserved in the Joseon Dynasty Uigwe, part of the Memory of the World.
Anyone visiting the rear garden of Changdeokgung Palace Complex can watch the performance for free. However, the rear garden admission fee is charged separately, and seating is unreserved. The performance will be canceled in the event of rain. Further details are available on the website of the Changdeokgung Palace Management Office of the Royal Palaces and Tombs Center.

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