The Sound of Ecstasy and Nectar of Enlightenment: Buddhist Ritual Song & Dance from Korea

Friday, November 2, 2007, 7pm

American Museum of Natural History (Central Park West at 79th St., NYC)

The Sound of Ecstasy and Nectar of Enlightenment: Buddhist Ritual Song & Dance from Korea

Kaufmann Theater, 1st Fl.

The Young San Preservation Group returns to New York to perform the highly choreographed Buddhist ceremony of Young San. The ritual includes offerings of flowers, fragrances, music and sacred dance in honor of the Lord Buddha. In the distant past, the ceremony was performed across Korea to celebrate good fortune and mitigate disaster.

In the entire Buddhist world, the sounds (pomp'ae) and dances (chakpop) of the Young San ceremony are unique to Korea and were nominated in 1973 for preservation as an Intangible Cultural Asset in Korea.

Ticket: $20 ($16 museum member). To purchase tickets, call 212-769-5200 or visit www.amnh.org/programs

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