Seoul will open two upcoming performances in the South by a North Korean art troupe to the public free of charge, the Ministry of Unification (MOU) announced on Thursday, and will select a total of 1060 locals through a lottery system.

MOU spokesperson Baik Tae-hyun said the government plans to invite 500 and 560 respectively to performances by North Korea’s Samjiyon Orchestra in Seoul and Gangneung.

The 140-member Samjiyon Orchestra will hold concerts at 2000 KST on February 8 at the Gangneung Art Center and at 1900 KST on February 11 at the National Theater of Korea’s Haeoreum Grand Theater in Seoul.

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