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The Study on the Musical Theatre Industry of America -Focused on the Foundation of Artists' Unions and the Expansion of Their Interests- (미국 뮤지컬 산업 연구 -미국 공연예술분야 조합의 형성과 권익 신장에 관한 연구-)

  • Jung, Young-Mee
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.15 no.6
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    • pp.115-124
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    • 2015
  • In recent days, the issues regarding the artists' status as labor and improvements of laboring circumstances, creating the well-fare system for artists are raised in our society. This paper searches for the process of various artists unions which are performing the important roles in the musical theatre industry in the U.S.A. The artists unions have developed the bargaining contracts and strengthened the protection of their original works. The discussions among many unions provide useful information to the independent artists when they make contracts in our Korean musical theatre market.

The post-epic characteristics in Jan Lauwers' theatre -, and - (얀 라우어스(Jan Lauwers) 공연의 탈서사적 특징들 -<이사벨라의 방(Isabella's Room)>, <랍스터 가게(The Lobster Shop)>, <사슴의 집(Deer House)>을 중심으로-)

  • Nam, Jisoo
    • Journal of Korean Theatre Studies Association
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    • no.48
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    • pp.447-484
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    • 2012
  • This study aims to analyze the characteristics of post-epic theatre in the Belgian theatre director Jan Lauwers' trilogy titled in "Happy Face/Sad Face": (2004), (2006) and (2008). I regard that it played a very important junction for him to create his own theatrical style compared to earlier years. From this period, Lauwers has tried to create his original plays in order to concentrate the story of our era and has showed to combine a variety of media such as dance, installation, video, singing etc. In this context, I would like to study his own theatricality from the three perspectives of dramaturgy, directing and acting largely based on Hans-Thies Lehmann's theory of post-epic theatre, who pointed out the significance of Lauwer's theatrical leading role very early. First, from the dramaturgical point of view, we need to pay attention to the theme of translunary death; where the living and the dead coexist on the stage. In fact, death is the theme that Lauwers has been struggling to research for quite long time. In his trilogy, the dead never exits the stage. The dead, who is not a representative tragic character, even meddles the things among or with the living and provide comments to people. As a consequence, it happens to reduce a dramaturgical strong tension, leads depreciation of suspense and produces humanism in a way. This approach helps to create his unique comical theatrical atmosphere even though he deals with the contemporary tragic issues such as war, horror and death. Second, from the directing point of view, it is worth to take a look at the polyphonic strategy in terms to applying various media. Among all the things, the arts of dancing and singing in chorus are actively applied in Lauwer's trilogy. The dance is used in individual and microscopic way, on the other hand, singing shows collective and is a macroscopic quality. The dance is the representing media to show Lauwer's simultaneous microscopic mise-en-scene. While main plot takes place around the center-stage, actors perform a dance around the off-centered stage. Instead of exiting from the stage during the performance, the actors would continue dance -sometimes more like movements- around the off-centered stage. This not only describes the narrative, but also shows how each character is engaged to the main plot or incident, and how they look into it as a character. Its simultaneous microscopic mise-en-scene intends to function such as: showing a variety moments of lives, amplifying some moments or incidents, revealing character's emotion, creating illusionary theatrical atmosphere and so on. Meanwhile, singing simple lyrics and tunes are an example of the media to stimulate the audiences' catharsis. As the simple melody lingers in the audiences' mind, it ends up delivering a theatrical message or theme after the performance. This message would be transferred from the singing in chorus functions as a sort of leitmotive in order to make an impression to the audience. This not only richens their emotion but also creates an illusionary effect. Third, from the acting perspective, I'd like to point out the "detachment" aesthetic which Lehmann has pointed out. The actors never go deep into the drama by consistently doing recognize a theatrical illusion. The audience happens to pay attention to their presence through the actor's deliberate gesture, business, movement, rhythm, language, dance etc. The actors are against forming closed action by speaking in various languages or by revealing deliberately stage directions or acts, and by creating expressive mise-en-scene with multiple media. As a consequent, the stage can be transformed to not a metaphoric but a metonymic place. These actions are the ultimate intention for a direct effect to the audience. So to speak, Lauwers uses the anti-illusionary theatrical method: the scenes of fantastic death, interruption of singing and dance, speaking many kinds of languages, acting in detachment-status and so on. These strategies function to make cracks in spectators' desire who has a desire to construct a linear narrative. I'd like to say that it is the numerous potentiality to let the reality penetrate though and collide the reality with a fiction. By doing so, it induces for spectators to see the reality in the fiction. As Lehmann says, "when theatre presents itself as a sketch and not as a finished painting, the spectators are given the chance to feel their own presence, to reflect on it, and to contribute to the unfinished character themselves". In this sense the spectators can perform an objective criticism on our society and world in Lauwer's theatre because there are a number of gaps and cracks in his theatrical illusion where reality can penetrate. This is also the point that we can find out the artists' responsibility in this era of our being.

A Study on the Stage Lighting Design by the Type of Performance Hall (극장 형태에 따른 무대조명 디자인 기법에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Jang-Weon;Kim, Myung-Nam
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of IIIuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers Conference
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    • 2009.05a
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    • pp.224-229
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    • 2009
  • A Study on the Stage Lighting Design by the Type of Performance Hall The purpose of this study is to inquire into the practice of lighting design which is changed by type of stage Proscenium Stage, Thrust Stage, Arena Stage, and Flexible Stage, which have originated from ancient Greek theatre and are still used in contemporary theatre. This studt takes a good at the practical application of lighting design to different types of stage, through which it is expected to improve the understanding of lighting as a part of performing arts and to develop the quality of stage arts. The way of lighting design by type of stage can be acstracted as the following. This is expected to be of a great help to stage arts as well as different lighting designs for each type of stage. The methodology of lighting design might have limits in its application to practice in the current war Id where theatre structures and lighting equipments are fast-developing and ever-changing. However, lighting design can develop based on the basic design concepts as the researches of all fields can develop by applying their basic theories.

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A Study on the Tradition and Identity of Bodily Expression System in India (인도 신체표현(āṅgika abhinaya)체계의 전통성과 정체성에 관한 고찰 - 『나띠야 샤스뜨라』의 규정을 중심으로 -)

  • Huh, Dongsung
    • (The) Research of the performance art and culture
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    • no.18
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    • pp.223-255
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    • 2009
  • This paper deals with the tradition and identity of physical expression(${\bar{a}}{\dot{n}}gika$ abhinaya) system in Indian traditional theatre and dance. The ${\bar{a}}{\dot{n}}gika$ abhinaya of Indian dance and theatre has been stylized through long terms and thereby defines their identity and peculiarity by its highly stylized expression techniques while following dramatic way($n{\bar{a}}tya$-dharmi). The ${\bar{a}}{\dot{n}}gika$ abhinaya is said to had been derived from the ritualistic practice of ancient Vedic period(B.C. 15th-B.C. 5th c.), which is most clearly exemplified in hand gesture(hasta mudra). In $N{\bar{a}}tya$ ${\acute{S}}astra$, ${\bar{a}}{\dot{n}}gika$ abhinaya is explained in detail. It is classified broadly into facial expression(mukhaja abhinaya), gesture expression(śārīra abhinaya), movement expression($cest{\bar{a}}krita$ abhinaya). Further, $N{\bar{a}}tya$ ${\acute{S}}astra$ divides their various usages by parts which include head, glance, eyes, nose, eyelid, cheek, lower lip, chin, mouth, hand, chest, waist, belly, hip. thigh, claf, foot. Besides, it explains diverse ways of foot movement($c{\bar{a}}ri$), standing poses(sthana), gait(gati) and their combined movements(mandala). Many forms of Indian traditional theatre and dance basically follows the rule of ${\bar{a}}{\dot{n}}gika$ abhinaya proposed in $N{\bar{a}}tya$ ${\acute{S}}astra$, which identifies their unique characteristics.

Aesthetics of Theatre of Kang Yang Won and The Theatre Troupe Dong (강량원과 극단 동의 연극미학)

  • Shim, Jae-Min
    • Journal of Korea Entertainment Industry Association
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    • v.14 no.3
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    • pp.307-322
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    • 2020
  • The acting of physical action of the director Kang Yang Won's plays is mostly simple and repetitive. This acting induces the audience to sensuous perception and certain corporal emotions. In addition to semiotic meaning of dialogue a stimulus is given directly to sense of the audience. Therefore, the audience participate in creating a performative space with assistance of atmosphere. So, the feedback-loop of autopoiesis is made and the emergence of meaning is experienced due to felt perception. This emergent meaning springs unexpectedly by imagination, remembrance, and association etc. and is not produced on purpose. In addition, the audience participates in the performance together by the intersection of the perception for representation and perception for presence, and is especially affected by the presence of acting of physical action. In this paper, the study of four major performances of the theatre troupe Dong performed since the 2010s confirmed not only the individuality of each performance, but also the commonality that encompasses the entire performances. This led to discovering the discrimination power of the aesthetics of theater of the director Kang Yang Won and the theatre troupe Dong.

YANG, Jung-Ung: A Global Stylist of the Theatrical Aesthetics (공감각적 미장센의 글로벌 무대미학: 연출가 양정웅)

  • Jang, Eunsoo
    • Journal of Korean Theatre Studies Association
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    • no.48
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    • pp.359-384
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    • 2012
  • The purpose of this study was to explore the theatrical aesthetics of the performances which was produced by the theater director, Yang Jung-Ung. Yang has been one of the most influential directors working in Korea in the last 15 years. He has put up performances all over the world with the theater members from his company called Yohangza, which was founded by him in 1997, and working as the director, portrayed his style of the theatrical aesthetics through the works of its plays and musical products. In 2012, this company performed A Midsummer Night's Dream at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre. A Midsummer Night's Dream was invited to be staged at the Barbican Center in 2006. In the same year, it received the grand prize and the Audience Choice award at the Gdansk International Shakespeare Festival in Poland. The musical products like A Good Woman from Seoul and the modern Opera Wozeck are representative works of Yohangza, which are known for a unique way of exploring the meaning of life. The 2009 plays Hamlet and Peer Gynt represent Yohangza's simpler yet more insightful theatrical style. Peer Gynt, which debuted at the LG Art Center, made headlines for its innovative staging. It received the grand prix, Best Director and Best Stage Art awards at the 2009 Korea Theater Awards. Yohangza's plays show two-side "image-based" works. The company drastically reduced verbal lines and enriched the plays with Korean sentiment and aesthetics, but their scripts contained many poetic lines full of overtones. They showed a theatrical mise-en-scene of images, energetic dance, songs in chorus and percussion. For example, Korean sentiments were subtly blended into the two Shakespeare's plays, A Midsummer Night's Dream and Twelfth Nights. Their performance combines music, mime, song and dance to create an exhilarating adaptation of Shakespeare's inventive and glittering comedy. In addition, the style of Yohangza Theatre Company is a collision of the past and the present: a reworking of existing Korean styles and themes infused with contemporary elements and full of unique exploration in the plays.

A Study on Marketing Revitalization Plan of Performing Arts Theatre Using Realistic Contents (실감콘텐츠를 활용한 공연장 마케팅 방안 연구)

  • Lim, Young-June;Lee, Young-Suk
    • Journal of Digital Contents Society
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    • v.19 no.2
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    • pp.309-318
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    • 2018
  • We proposed a marketing plan for the performing arts venue using realistic contents(VR, AR, and MR). The venue is a place where the audience can experience the performance directly. The marketing plan of the performance venue is as follows. Firstly, it is a marketing strategy that utilizes an arrangement of venue seats. It is possible to predict for watching a performance at angle and sight in performance venue seats that audience want through VR. This allows the theatre seats to be experienced in advance with the VR contents inducing the reservation of the seats with a high sense of immersion. Secondly, it is a marketing using PR and AD of performing arts through MR in the space with a large transient population. It is possible to promote dynamic promotion utilizing the sense of the presence of performing arts compared with existing static promotion means. Thirdly, it is a marketing strategy that utilizes actor characters in performance. The audience could be interested in the performing arts in advance via a preview of the AR contents of the pamphlet. Fourthly, it is a way to communicate with customers directly by establishing a VR social network to manage venue members. This will help attract an audience to revitalize the theatre venue.

A Study on the Relativity Between the Theatre's Composition Principle and Urban Concept - Focused on the Productions that are Applied for International Ideas Competition for the Design of the Seoul Performing Arts Center - (극장의 구성 원리와 도시 개념의 상관성에 관한 연구 - Seoul Performing Art Center 국제 공모전을 중심으로 -)

  • Lim Jong-Yup;Kwon Ik-Hyun
    • Korean Institute of Interior Design Journal
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    • v.15 no.1 s.54
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    • pp.47-54
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    • 2006
  • Stages, in the theatrical spaces, were space, which incorporates aspects of cities. Hence, the stages have been constituted to materialize sequence of city, which has exact number, proportion and order of ideal city. In addition, it has accomplished change, which depends on type of performance with the social condition and culture of generation, city has. However, the original form of theatrical space were forgotten on account of the various changes of theatrical form with modem movement since the end of 19th century, and theatrical space, which does not relate with its space of city, was started to constitute. Particularly in contemporary society, the theatre can give vitality to the citizens, and also theatrical architecture as a commercial code has been a general form, though it takes important role, which improves cultural value with technical improvement of cities development of society. Thus, this study analyzed urbanity ,which theatres have incorporated historically, and deduced a correlativity from to be based on constitution of space in visual, perceptual, spatial constitution and functional role. Focused on published SPAC international competition, it was interpreted by contemporary focus, therefore, this experiment suggests constitution of theatrical spaces of information, takes urbanity, through to analyze visual, perceptual, spatial constitution and functional role in context of contemporary city.

A Review of Studies on the Educational Influence of Drama and Theatre in South Korea (국내학술논문을 통해 살펴 본 연극의 교육성관련 연구 동향)

  • Kim, Su-youn
    • (The) Research of the performance art and culture
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    • no.36
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    • pp.649-691
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    • 2018
  • A number of studies on the educational influence of drama and theatre have increased since the 1990s in South Korea. These days, more Korean researchers seem to have recognised the educational influence of drama and theatre than before. At this time, it is meaningful to look into how the domestic trend of studies has changed and developed over the past thirty years. This paper especially adopted a bibliometric method to analyse the trend by time of studies from the late 1990s to 2017. In addition, target age, research topic and research approach of each study were investigated. Some of terminologies particularly used in South Korea were also defined to help young researchers' understanding in this paper. In detail, the total number of studies for the last thirty years is 225 and the first domestic study on the educational power of drama and theatre was published in 1994. In the 2000s, there was quantitative expansion in terms of the number of studies and topics. Eventually pragmatic and integrated features of the studies were found in the 2010s. It is anticipated that the pragmatic and integrated features of the studies will be stimulated to fit into the need of the time. Until now, the most fevered research target age was mainly primary school students. However, it would be possible to widen a target age range in the future. It should be considered having collaboration among researchers who have different expertises for conducting higher quality studies.

Study on the Production Process of Performance Arts Visualization Projects: Focused on a Case Analysis of NT Live Cinema Broadcasts (공연예술 영상화 제작과정 연구:NT Live 시네마 브로드캐스트 사례분석을 중심으로)

  • Park, Jin-Won;Kim, Ga-eun
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.21 no.7
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    • pp.45-58
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    • 2021
  • This study aims to select representative performance art visualization projects that react to changes in the culture enjoyment methods and needs of contemporary performance art consumers for performance art culture value creation and vitalization that suit the Fourth Industry and a global age, verify new cultural value creation possibilities of performance projects, and look into important matters and keynotes of production processes. Focusing on the report 'NT Live-Digital broadcast of theatre Learning from the pilot season'(2011), a thorough analysis was conducted on the Royal National Theatre of England, a leading model of cinema broadcast performance visualization projects, including the purpose, production processes (copyright agreements, personnel compositions, filming and broadcasting), marketing methods, and audiences of its "NT Live" project and observations were made of production processes and cultural and artistic values that differ from existing performance art to examine administrative and financial keynotes for the sustainability of performance visualization projects. Through this, possibilities of source creations with artistic, cultural, and economic values that cinema broadcast (live performance broadcast) performance viewing methods have as a new form of performance art products can be verified. In addition, the development of various performance approaches that respond to the culture enjoyment methods and consumption patterns of audiences will result in the vitalization of performing arts visualization projects through the enhancement of popular appeal and the expansion of audience types of the performing arts field.