• 한국연극학
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• 제48호
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• pp.261-288
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• 2012

This paper attempts to research on the new language in the directing of Ara Kim. She was cranky on working on the stage to experiment with her own style since the 1980s and so opened a new dawn in modern Korean theatre. She leaded the Korean experimental theatre. The background of this experiment is her idea on theatre. And here, we have to look the subject that she setted for the work in Chuksan: Ritual Past, Ritual Present. To her, the theatre has the function of ritual and fest. The theatre suggests universal tragedy given to human as natural life force and has its own agenda to drive people to healing. For it, Ara Kim explores archetypal forms and languages before the fragmentation of genres of art. Her theatre shows the results of experiments in which such languages are recreated with modernized sensibilities. We here, for example by outdoor performance in Chuksan Human Lear, try to interpret the aesthetic principles that body out her ritual theatre. And what we looked at though, is the base of the 'complex-genre-music-theatre', the methode to 'compose' the stage elements and put it all together. The directing of Ara Kim has, in terms of the composition of the stage elements, much of the indisputable artistic value. Her theatre is, so to speak, theatre of image, and it is theatre of imagination that completed by the audience's imagination. Human Lear which has its own characteristic in image fragments, convert the original Lear into a simple tale. It serves as background of the modern ritual that shows the most basic human instincts. We meet in Human Lear a ritual tale with some list of image for the human instincts. The arrangement of image, the montage of scene shows the performance as a kind of artistic space. In Human Lear the space is the natural one. It centers around the arena stage. The objects installed in the space changes it into the laboratory for 'seeing' the happening. The spectators see the performance and at the same time see themselves in the nature laboratory. They see, and equally, they are visible objects. They see the performance and us in the space in which the performance takes place. That is what Ara Kim with her modern ritual really aims. That aim is to this days still in effect. It is a major driver of her experiments to extend the boundary of the theatre. The ritualistic site-specific performance in Akor Wat, Cambodia, A Song of Mandala is the latest great product from her experiments. On the other hand, she continues on her way to experiment with pure stage elements. The 'Station' series(Station of Water, The Station of Sand, The Station of Wind) she recently showed are the non-verbal performance with all the stage elements: movement, sound, body, light, colour, objects and so on.

• 한국연극학
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• 제53호
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• pp.167-202
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• 2014

When video composes mise-en-scene during the performance, it reflects the aspect of contemporary image culture, where the individual as creator joins in the image culture through the device of cell phone and computer remediating the former video technology. It also closely related with the contemporary theatre culture in which 1960's and 1970's video art was weaved into the contemporary performance theatre. With these cultural background, theatre practitioners regarded media-friendly mise-en-scene as an alternative facing the cultural landscape the linear representational narrative did not correspond to the present culture. Nonetheless, it can not be ignored that video in the performance theatre is remediating its historical function: to criticize the social reality. to enrich the aesthetic or emotional reality. I focused video in the performance theatre could feature the object with the image by realizing the realtime relay, emphasizing the situation within the frame, and strengthening the reality by alluding the object as a gesutre. So I explored its two historical manuel. First, video recorded the spot, communicated the information, and arose the audience's recognition of the object to its critical function. Second, video in performance theatre could redistribute perceptual way according to the editing method like as close up, slow motion, multiple perspective, montage and collage, and transformation of the image to the aesthetic function. Reminding the historical function of video in contemporary performance theatre, I analyzed two shows, Schaubuhne's Hamlet and Lenea de Sombra's Amarillo which were introduced to Korean audiences during the 2010 Seoul Theatre Olympics. It is known to us that Ostermeir found real social reality as a text and made the play the context. In this, he used video as a vehicle to penetrate the social reality through the hero's perspective. It is also noteworthy that Ostermeir understood Hamlet's dilemma as these days' young generation's propensity. They delayed action while being involved in image culture. Besides his use of video in the piece revitalized the aesthetic function of video by hypermedial perceptual method. Amarillo combined documentary theatre method with installation, physical theatre, and video relay on the spot, and activated aesthetic function with the intermediality, its interacting co-relationship between the media. In this performance theatre, video has recorded and pursued the absent presence of the real people who died or lost in the desert. At the same time it fantasized the emotional aspect of the people at the moment of their death, which would be opaque or non prominent otherwise. As a conclusion, I found the video in contemporary performance theatre visualized the rupture between the media and perform their intermediality. It attempted to disturb the transparent immediacy to invoke the spectator's perception to the theatrical situation, to open its emotional and spiritual aspect, and to remind the realities as with Schaubuhne's Hamlet and Lenea de Sombra's Amarillo.

• 공연문화연구
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• 제38호
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• pp.5-31
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• 2019

본 연구의 목적은 국내에도 이미 소개된 바 있는 '시민연극(applied theatre)'의 개념과 배경을 정리하고 그 특성을 논의하는 데 있다. 이를 위해 시민연극이 지닌 특성의 배경, 우산용어로서의 형성 과정을 정리하였다. 여전히 생소한 용어와 개념이 지닌 모호함과 혼란의 본질인 커뮤니티와 만나는 연극행위의 주체를 인식하는 패러다임의 변화를 고찰하고, 그러한 맥락에서 시민연극과 '커뮤니티 연극', 그리고 '커뮤니티 기반 연극' 개념을 비교하고 논의하였다. 이를 통해 '시민연극' 개념과 특성에 대한 가장 본질적 이해는 연극의 양식이나 유형적 관점이 아닌, 참여자와 커뮤니티를 주체로서 인식하는 시대와 사회의 패러다임 변화를 인지하는 것에서 비롯됨을 확인하게 되었다.

• 한국연극학
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• 제52호
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• pp.5-59
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• 2014

This paper investigates the development and aesthetics of Korean political theatre from its quickening period 1920s to democratization era 1990s. Political theatre before 90s developed an antithesis resistant movement toward Korean modern history that had been scattered with suppressing political circumstances such as colonial era and dictatorial government, the movement has powerful activity and social influences. Just like the 20 century political theatre had been quickened under the influence of Marxism at Russia and Germany in 1920s, Korea's political theatre began in socialism theatre movement form around the same time. Proletarian theatre groups had been founded in Japan and Korea, and developed into practical movement with organized connection. However, the political theatre movement in Japanese colonial era was an empty vessel makes great sound but not much accomplishments. Most performance had been canceled or disapproved by suppression or censorship of the Japanese Empire. The political theatre in liberation era was the left drama inherited from Proletarian theatre of the colonial era. Korean Theatre alliance took lead the theatrical world unfold activities based on theatre popularization theory such as 'culture activists' taking a jump up the line and 'independent theatre' peeping into production spot as well as the important event, Independence Movement Day Memorial tournament theatre. Since 1947, US army military government in Korea strongly oppressed the left performances to stop and theatrical movement was ended due to many left theatrical people defection to North Korea. The political theatre in 1960s to 70s the Park regime, developed in dramatically different ways according to orthodox group and group out of power. The political theatre of institutional system handled judgment on sterile people and had indirect political theatre from that took history material and allegory technique because of censorship. In political theatre out of institution, it started outdoor theatre that has modernized traditional performance style and established deep relationship with labor spot and culture movement organizations. Madangguek(Outdoor theatre) is 'Attentive political theatre', satirizing and offending the political and social inconsistencies such as the dictatorial government's oppression and unbalanced distribution, alienation of general people, and foreign powers' pillage sharply as well as laughing at the Establishment with negative characters. The political theatre in 1980s is divided into two categories; political theatre of institutional system and Madangguek. Institutional Political theatre mainly performed in Korea Theatre Festival and the theatre group 'Yeonwoo-Moudae' led political theatre as private theatre company. Madangguek developed into an outdoor theatrical for indoor theatre capturing postcolonial historical view. Yeonwoo-Moudae theatre company produced representative political plays at 80s such as The chronicles of Han's, Birds fly away too, and so on by combining freewheeling play spirit of Madangguek and epic theatre. Political theatre was all the rage since the age of democratization started in 1987 and political materials has been freed from ban. However, political theatre was slowly declined as real socialism was crumbling and postmodernism is becoming the spirit of the times. After 90s, there are no more plays of ideology and propaganda that aim at politicization of theatre. As the age rapidly entered into the age of deideology, political theatre discourse also changed greatly. The concept 'the political' became influential as a new political possibility that stands up to neoliberalism system in the evasion of politics. Rather than reenact political issues, it experiments new political theatre that involves something political by deconstructing and reassigning audience's political sense with provocative forms, staging others and drawing discussion about it.

• 한국연극학
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• 제40호
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• pp.5-27
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• 2010

The Korean Mask-Dance Theatre has been developed closely related to Korean Shaman rituals. As many scholars noticed, the performers of the Mask-Dance Theatre were closely related to the Shaman family. In addition, there are mask-dance performances in actual shaman rituals. and are the representative performances among them. This essay intends to compare these two mask-dance performances in the shaman rituals to the similar performance of Old Grandpa and Grandma episode in the regional Mask-Dance Theatre. This study would bring us further in proving the close relation between the shaman ritual and the Mask-Dance Theatre. is one episode, Keori, in the shaman ritual of 'Baeyeonsin-kut' and 'Taedong-kut' in the mid-west seashore area. 'Taedong-kut' is the village shaman ritual for fertility and prosperity, while 'Baeyeonsin-kut' is a private shaman ritual for a large catch of the ship. is held in the later part of the whole shaman ritual since the later part tend to be more for entertainment than actual ritual. The story of is very similar that of in Pongsan Mask-Dance Theatre of the mid-west region. In addition, some of their dialogues are very similar. Only the later part is different. These similarities indicate that the Mask-Dance Theatre, which came into being in later period than the shaman ritual, has likely taken the story motif of the shaman ritual. is also a performance in the shaman ritual of east coasts. is more elaborate and recreational than of the west coasts. is also performed near the end of the ritual, and sometimes it is not performed at all. This indicates that has little ritual meaning left. When we compare it with the regional Mask-Dance Theatres such as Keosung Okwangdae, Tongyong Okwangdae, and Suyong Yaryu, the structure and the story lines are also very similar. It is a question why only the motif of the Grandpa and Grandma isfound both in the shaman ritual and the Mask-Dance Theatre. Many other motifs of other episodes in the Mask-Dance Theatre are not found in the shaman rituals. It seems that the Grandpa and Grandma motif is related to the ur-belief in fertility. In other words, this motif seems to be originated from the old belief in the fertility couple of Chonha Taechanggun and Jiha Yeochanggun. The shaman ritual for fertility first picked up this motif, and then the mask-dance theatre also adapted this motif for its recreational purpose. When we compare with , still has more aspects of fertility ritual, while lost its ritualistic meaning and its main purpose is to develop dramatic needs. and are invaluable existent performances to prove theatre's origin in ritual. The existence of mask-dance performances in the shaman rituals shows us the transit performance between theatre and ritual.

• 비교문화연구
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• 제21권
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• pp.53-86
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• 2010

This paper is focused on splitting of the first Soviet theatre, MKhAT and collapse of Soviet theatre. A close attention has been paid to Art Theatres's circumstances leading to splitting, critical conscience about division between ideal and real theatres and other concrete situation before the verge of collapse. Administrative reform of the Soviet theatre at the period of Perestroika and Glasnost', its results and conflicts, occurred in the process of transition into market system. These are considered under the premise of that the problems of MKhAT were not so different to the other soviet theatres at that time. As it is known that Moscow Art Theatre is a symbol of Russian theatre. And the status of MKhAT as a symbol of Russian theatre had formulated not only the well-known Stanislavsky' system and his legendary performance The Seagull, Three Sisters etc. It was made by party's effort to make MKhAT as the first Soviet theatre and by directors, artists and critics, they had believed and tried to protect idea of MKhAT as the 'battlements' of Soviet theatrical art. One of them is O. Yefremov, a former leader and artistic director from 1970 to 2000. Actually from the periods of Sovremennik Yefremov knew that does not exist the ideal MKhAT, excepting myths, legends and administrative attitudes. Nonetheless he chose the duty of MKhAT's artistic director to construct ideal MKhAT, theatre as the best moral institution, theatre as union based on common belief. It is same motive that he had led split of MKhAT. But split of theatre did not bring the expected results. After spliting MKhAT has become almost collapsed under collapse of USSR and subsequent turmoil at 1990's. And as soviet theatre disappeared into history, Russian theatre became lost its special significance, the super-theatre's idea.

• 공연문화연구
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• 제40호
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• pp.223-268
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• 2020

동시대극에서 관객과 공연의 직접적인 소통을 유도하는 사례가 두드러지게 나타나고 있다. 특히 디지털 기술의 발달과 더불어 관객은 개인화된 경험을 원한다. 이러한 흐름 속에서 등장한 '이머시브 극'은 동시대극을 대표하는 장르라고 보아도 될 정도로 국내외에서 큰 주목을 받고 있다. 특히 '이머시브 극'이라는 개념이 등장하는데 가장 큰 역할을 한 극단이 영국의 펀치드렁크 극단이다. 그리고 이들을 대표하는 공연 <슬립 노 모어>는 2003년 영국 '런던'에서의 초연을 시작으로 미국 '뉴욕'과 중국 '상하이'에까지 영역을 넓히며 2019년 현재까지도 지속적으로 큰 인기를 끌고 있다. 일반적으로 <슬립 노 모어>에서 관객의 역할에 대한 기존의 연구들을 살펴보면 관객의 참여에 중점을 두고 있다는 것을 알 수 있다. 관객에게 어떤 경험을 줄 것인가가 동시대극에서 강조될 수밖에 없다. 관객의 다양한 욕구를 충족시키기 위해 동시대극은 점점 어떤 하나의 이론으로 설명할 수 없는 복잡성을 보여주고 있다. 본 고에서 살펴볼 <슬립 노 모어> 또한 마찬가지이다. 그리고 이는 관객마다 개인화된 경험을 바라고 있고 관객 또한 자라 온 환경이나 보유한 지식이나 문화수준, 취향에 따라 경험의 차이가 존재하기 때문이다. 본 연구는 동시대극을 대표할 수 있는 공연으로 펀치드렁크 극단의 <슬립 노 모어>를 선정하고 이 작품을 중심으로 동시대극에 나타나는 관객역할에 대한 연구를 수행하였다. 이를 위해 먼저 관객역할에 대한 과거의 논의들을 역사적으로 탐색하여 동시대극에 나타나는 관객역할의 특징에 대해 논의하였다. 다음으로<슬립 노 모어>에서 나타나는 관객 역할에 대해 연구자와 함께 이 공연을 관람한 연구자 '그'의 경험을 세부적으로 분석하였다. 결론적으로 <슬립 노 모어>에서 관객의 경험은 다양하고 복잡하게 나타났다. 즉 포스트 드라마 극에서 주목하는 참여자로써의 관객뿐만 아니라 프로시니엄 극에서의 전통적인 관객의 역할 또한 공연 내에서 복합적으로 나타나고 있던 것이다. 그리고 이러한 복잡성은 우연히 일어난 것이 아니라 펀치드렁크 극단의 기획 전략이었던 것이다. 그러므로 동시대극에서 나타나는 관객의 역할에 대해 논의할 때 자칫 단순히 관객을 참여자로 바라보는 시각 하나로만 접근하는 것이 아니라 다양한 시각에서 접근을 통해 동시대 극에 나타나는 복잡한 특성들을 명확히 바라보는 시각을 가진 논의들이 이어져야 할 것이다.

• 대한안전경영과학회지
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.35-41
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• 2008

It is a fact that domestic performance art has been sharply progressed but it is focused on only performance quality technique, not on safety of performers and the audience. It is a pity that people's effort to keep safe stage environment have not traced to innovative change, eventually leading to be forced to perform under hazardous condition. This study is to find out and identify that domestic regulation and accident cases are investigated and compared with cases of advanced countries, to verify that performer and the audience are main elements to develop performance art. And it is to show more effective safety measure after pointing out hazardous elements. Research change is limited to review only performance ones of all cultural facilities and to review accident cases from these places to show reasonable safety measures for stage facilities. Operation manager covers almost all of areas such as devices, management, despite a fact that they take charge of stage facilities, illumination, sounds, already. Some conclusions are as follows; 1) performance theatre-related regulations should be established again. domestic safety standards for performance theatre safety should be established. 2) characteristic and purpose of performance place should be clarified at the stage planning and design of them 3) operation expert performance place is required to be trained to cover emergency situation at any time.

• 한국엔터테인먼트산업학회논문지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.83-97
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• 2021

본 연구는 연극의 3요소가 없는 연극에 대한 호기심으로 출발하여 공연과 실험을 통해 가능성을 밝혀 보고 각 요소의 확장과 동시에 새로운 형식의 발전을 도모하는 데에 그 목적을 둔다. 코로나19의 등장 이후, 연극은 현장성이라는 고유한 특성에 따라 비대면, 언택트 소통의 큰 한계에 부딪혀있다. 급변하는 세계 속에서 연극의 생존을 위해서는 기존의 공연 방식을 점검하고, 미래로의 발전을 위한 새로운 형식에 대한 고민이 절실하다. 이에 본 연구자는 더 본질적인 연극에 대한 탐구로 시작한 '연극의 3요소가 없는 연극 실험'을 중심으로 3요소(배우, 관객, 희곡)를 거시적인 관점으로 정리해본다. 또 공연과 실험을 통하여 이 요소들이 공연에 미치는 영향과 요소들의 제거에도 연극이 가능한가에 대해 고찰해보고자 한다. 연구는 한 번의 공연과 두 번의 실험으로 이루어져 있으며 기획자, 실험자의 인터뷰와 진행 내용 및 실험 참여자의 설문을 바탕으로 한다.

• 대한안전경영과학회지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.155-164
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• 2009

Recently there has been many researches of performing arts, the concepts of performance products or mechanism have been gradually established. However, compared to the research of public performance itself, the research of its consumer still stays on the basic stage and it is difficult to apply to the business. Therefore the needs of the related research has continued being insisted among the staffs. This study raises points that the recent performance business still focuses on providers. Moreover it notices the urgent needs of the consumer orientation strategies and the changes of marketing in the performance business. Therefore it needs to understand the performance consumers and to research how they can be satisfied with the performance according to their types. This dissertation, thus, is to find out the evaluation method of theatre service qualities and the relations between the theatre service qualities by size and customer satisfactions to suit for the customer oriented marketing paradigm, and to present a suggestion that requires for establishment of service marketing strategies for theatre, the place for performing arts.