Joseon Royal Tombs Festival

Garden of the Gods

Time and Venue: Oct. 12(Sat.) ~ Oct. 13(Sun.) 7:30 PM Hongneung and Yureung Royal Tombs
Oct. 19(Sat.) ~ Oct. 20(Sun.) 7:30 PM Yeongneung Royal Tomb(Tomb of King Sejong)

Reservation Method: Ticket Release on Fri. 20th Sep. 2:00PM / Maximum 4 Tickets per a person, First-come-first-served basis

Specific Information: The Procession of the state funeral for the King of the Joseon Dynasty lead by Bangsangsi and Chorani, the mysterious creatures from the star so far away. The last Journey of Fantasy.
The mysterious creatures, Bangsangsi and Chorani lead the state funeral in the course of ‘Bok(call to bring back the dead king)’, ‘Chijang(building the royal tomb)’, ‘Barin(leaving for the royal tomb) to ‘Bumyo(enshrining mortuary tablet in Jongmyo Shrine, three years after the mourning for the deceased), and it is represented by Changgeuk leading people to the spectacular and grand adventure world through sound, dance and drone shows. ‘Garden of the Gods’ premiered in 2022 as the convergence Changeuk will show the audience more cohesive and tremendous performance to celebrate its 3rd season in 2024

Bangsangsi and Chorani, exocists of mysterious powers who repel evil spirits and bad luck. They came for leading the procession of the state funeral for King. The king issues the royal command Bangsangsi and Chorani to guide him to the royal tomb and let them carry his favorite burial goods.

Can Bangsangsi and Chorani travel across the rough road, leading the king's state funeral, and arrive at the royal tomb, in which queen was buried?

Synopsis

Chapter 1. Bangsangsi and Chorani: Bangsangsi and Chorani who undertake the role of taking the soul of the late king to the royal tomb, are awakened by 'Sangwibok,' which informs the death of the king.

Chapter 2. Invocation of the Holy Spirit: The soul of the deceased queen appeared before the soul of the king who is afraid of his death, asks him to bring the musical instrument that she loved the most, during her life, praying for peace of mind. The soul of the king leaves for the royal tomb, with Bangsangsi and Chorani, with the instrument as the grave goods.

Chapter 3. Building a Royal Tomb: Stonemason tries to craft the royal tombs and stone figures (Muinseok, Munninseok, stone sheep, stone horses, stone tigers) that guard the royal but find it hard to make the progress at the work.
So, Bangsangsi casts a spell to animate life into Muinseok and Munninseok. Finally, the stonemason finishes his work, thanks to their helps.

Chapter 4. Attack by a Band of Tigers: The procession of king's state funeral ceremony led by Bangsangsi and Chorani happens to encounter a band of tigers, when they are just about to arrive at the royal tombs.
They are on the brink of having been deprived of the grave goods that the queen had asked to bring, by the head of a band of tigers. But king defeats it, showing the royal dignity.

Chapter 5. In the Garden of the Gods: The procession of the king's state funeral ceremony presents the soul of the queen the grave goods 'musical instrument,' as the last gift.
The king and the queen spend a comfortable life in Garden of the Gods, looking back on the memories that they left, during their lives.
The crown prince who will succeed the king begins to head for the royal ancestral shrine with the mortuary tablet in his hand, singing for a new era.

Chapter 6. Perhaps becoming stars: After done of the state funeral, Bangsangsi and Chorani went back to their star. Perhaps, all passed away kings of the Joseon Dynasty became stars. Wish that the stars staying around people living everyday with sincere hearts protect them from bitter and sour bad lucks!

Casts: King - Jeong Bo-gwon / Queen -Kim Na-ni / Bangsangsi & Stonemason -Lee Sang-hwa / Chorani -Kim Bong-yeong / Tigers- Lee Seung-min /Crown Prince -Joo Woo-bin
Tiger Puppetiers – Kim Jae-min, Lee Kang-woo, Lee Gang-hee
Male Dancers- Gwak Sang-won, Kim Bum-soo, Kim Yeong-pil, Kim Jae-won, Kim Han-gil, Park Seul-jong, Yoo Sae-han, Yoon Tae-ung, Jo Min-ho, Tak Seung-bin, Cha Joo-young
Female Dancers-Kim Seo-yeon, Kim Yoon-seo, Moon Ga-ryeong, Park So-young, Baek Seong-hyun, Shin Ji-eon, Lee Jin-joo, Le Jeong-yeon, Lee Hwa-young, Choi So-yoon, Hwang Min-ha

Producers /Production Staff: Producers- Cho Hyoung-je / Writers-Gyeong Min-seon /Music Directors- Kim Tae-geun /Composers- Kim Tae-geun, Jang Yun-hee
Planning PD- Ha Nam-kyong / Production Manager- Song Jae-seong / Technical Director Lee Jae-wook / Choreographers -Kyu Seul-gi / Puppet Director – Lee So-min
Costume Designer - Kim Mi-jeong / Light, Costume & Video Producers – Saeng Dong Gam Crew / Makeup Artists - Lee Soo-min / Giant Flower Designers- Kim Eun-yeong
Assistant Directors -Han Ji-yeong / Assistant Choreographers- Park So-yeong, Yoo Sae-hwan /Stage Manager -Gang Hyun-ho

Admission and Viewing Guide: - All the viewers must have their identification card, mobile phone numbers identified. Please make sure to carry the identification cards. - Admission may be restricted after the performance begins. Please enter the venue on admission time. - To protect UNESCO-listed world heritage, food except for beverage cannot be allowed in the royal tombs.
- Applicants who cannot view, for the reason of inevitable situation are requested to call off viewing at the reservation desk, until 5:00 pm before the event is held, for those who hope to view.
(Office Phone Number : 02-6354-7223 / Operating Hours: 10: 00 am~6:00 pm)