Nanta in Gwangju this Christmas.

The comedic drum show Nanta (난타) will be in Gwangju on December 24th and 25th. There will be two performances each day---6:00 and 9:30 on Friday, 2:00 and 6:00 on Saturday---at the Culture and Arts Center (문화예술회관) in Unam-dong. Tickets range from 45,000 to 55,000 won.

The Korea Tourism Organization introduces the show:

'NANTA' figuratively refers to reckless punching as in a boxing match. 'NANTA' is a non-verbal performance of free rhythmical movements that dramatize customary Korean percussions in a strikingly comedic stage show. Integrating unique Korean traditional drumbeats in a western performance style, NANTA storms into a huge kitchen where four capricious cooks are preparing a wedding banquet. While cooking, they turn all kinds of kitchen items - pots, pans, dishes, knives, chopping boards, water bottles, brooms and even each other- into percussion instruments.

My then-fiancee and I went to the performance last Christmas in Suncheon and had an excellent time.