김정연의 춤 활동에 관한 무용사적 의의 - 『한국무용도감』을 중심으로 -

The historical significance on the dance activity of Kim Jung yeon. - Centered around Korea dance illustrated guide -

본 논문은 일제강점기 권번 예기로 활동했던 김정연의 삶을 확인하고 그가 근현대시기를 거쳐 어떤 춤 활동을 했는지, 또 그가 저술한 "한국무용도감" 속의 춤 작품들이 어떤 무용사적 의의를 지니는지를 고찰한 연구다. 서도소리 중요무형문화재 보유자였던 김정연은 문화재 지정 이후 국악계에 전념하면서 무용계에서 낯선 인물이 되었지만, 권번에서는 명무가인 이장산에게 춤을 사사했고 해방 후 1960년대 초까지 춤 활동에 주력했던 것으로 나타난다. 이러한 학습과 창작 활동의 결실인 작품들은 그의 저서 "한국무용도감"에 실렸는데, 본 연구에서는 그간 무용계에서 주목받지 못했으나 근현대 무용사에 있어 활발한 활동을 하고 중요한 업적을 남긴 김정연과 그의 작품을 연구하여 근현대무용사에 있어 어떤 의의를 가지는지 살펴보고자 했다.

This paper identifies the life of Kim Jung Hyun who was so called kisaeng, a beauty and entertainer in modern times and serves as the study considering what kinds of dances she played going through modern times and the significance works in Korea Dance illustrated guide bear in terms of dance history. Kim Jung Yun who was designated as an important intangible cultural asset for her Korean traditional narrative song in the northwestern provinces (Number twenty-nine. designated in 1971) devoted herself to Korean classical music area after having been designated as cultural asset and became a stranger in dance area. However, in Kisaeng call-office, she had been estimated to learn dancing under the great dancer, Lee Jang Sin, and make efforts on dance activity until the early 1960's. Her works derived from such learning and creation activity came to be part of Korea Dance Illustrated Guide. This study aimed at studying Kim Jung Yun in addition to her works who had not received attention so far but worked on positive lines and made a significant accomplishment in modern dance history in order to reveal her importance status in modern dance history.