Cheoyongmu
The performance of Cheoyongmu being depicted in Gisa gyecheop (기사계첩)
Korean name
Hangul	처용무
Hanja	處容舞
Revised Romanization	Cheoyongmu
McCune–Reischauer	Ch'ŏyongmu

Cheoyongmu (Korean: 처용무) is a Korean mask dance based on the legend of Cheoyong (처용, 處容), a son of the Dragon King of the Eastern Sea.^[1] It is also the oldest surviving Korean court dance created during the Unified Silla period. Cheoyongmu has also been considered as a shamanistic dance because it was performed to drive off evil spirits at the end of the year.^[1]

The dancer’s movements are usually majesty and vigour. It also depends on the style & tempo of music, which punctuated by various lyrical song recitations.^[2] The dance is always performed by five dancers, and its costumes and masks are noteworthy.^[3]

It is inscribed in UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List from 2009 and enlisted as South Korean Intangible Cultural Property from 1971.

• Korean dance
• Korean mask
• Korean mythology
• Samguk Yusa
• Akhak Gwebeom
• Korean shamanism
• Important Intangible Cultural Properties of Korea

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• General description, images and video clip of the Cheoyongmu at Ministry of Culture and Tourism (South Korea)