안톤 체호프 장막극의 무대 해석에 대한 연구(1) - 홍해성, 이해랑, 이진순의 연출 작업을 중심으로

Abstract

This study examined the history of stage interpretation of Anton Chekhov’s full-length plays in the Korean theatre stage. Studies on the impact of Chekhov on modern Korean theatre usually focused on introductions, but assessments on the achievements of individual performances and the aesthetic accomplishments have been dealt with relatively less. The performance history of Chekhov is closely related to the following three areas, which are also key issues of Korean theatre history. This is also related to the issue of the realism interpretation of Chekhov’s drama that became the canon for interpretation of Chekhov’s stages after the premiere of <Seagulls>, which was directed by K. Stanislavsky at the Moscow Arts Theatre. The second is the issue with the era-based reinterpretation of classics. In the modern historic context of Korea, it could be said to be an issue of the status of the writer named Chekhov, change of interpretation, and an era-based issue of Chekhov's dramas. Chekhov is one of the most frequently interpreted writers in Korean theatre. The history of interpreting Chekhov can be divided into the time when modern theatre first began to become established in Joseon during the Japanese Occupation, the era when realism and psychologism theatre began being established through Chekhov after gaining independent, and the era when Russian students began to appear en masse in the Korean theatre world in the mid to late 90s after the collapse of the Soviet Union. This study deals with Chekhov stage interpretation up to the collapse of the Soviet Union. The most celebrated directors at this time were Hong Haesung, Lee Haerang, and Lee Jinsun. The interpretation of Hong Haesung’s <Cherry Orchard> is shown through the words of the director and translator Ham Daehun. They interpreted this as a piece depicting the fall of the old intellectuals and the appearance of new forces in a bittersweet tone. It shows strong influence of Stanislavsky that passed through Japan, and ‘theatre of mood’ is set as the key to the interpretation of Chekhov. Lee Haerang and Lee Jinsun are similar in that they are called the establishers of realism stage production, but their disposition are very different. While Lee Haerang pursued realism of moderation and the inner side, Lee Jinsun pursued the dramatic and the visualization of inner psychology of characters through mise-en-scene and dramatic expression. They agreed that theatre is an art of actors and because of this, they reproduced Chekhov throughout their entire career, but their organic differences made stages with different Chekhovs.