북한의 민족가극 <춘향전>에 나타난 연극미학적 특징

Abstract

This dissertation has a purpose to consider theatrical aesthetic features in North Korean national opera(민족가극) that was created by influence of Joseon superior nationalism(조선민족제일주의) in late 1980’s and its major work, North Korean National opera Chunhyangjeon(춘향전), which is distinctively risen in North Korean theater. North Korean national opera is an opera that was made of traditional narrative, Pansori, and our national novel. It has been settled as a representative performing form, following result of North Korean revolution opera(혁명가극) like <Blood sea (피바다)> and North Korean revolution play(혁명연극) like <Seonghwangdang(성황당)>. Various interpretations are possible about background that North korea recreated Chunhyangjeon after they had constantly created musical plays dealing with socialistic reality. First, recreation of Chunhyangjeon was not a completely new attempt in north korean society. Modernization of national cultural heritage, recreating the North Korean people’s in accordance with modern esthetic sense, has constantly being proceeded since division until now in North Korea. It is considered that North Korean national opera Chunhyangjeon was created with complex actions of Joseon superior nationalism, appeared in late 1980’s, and modernization of national cultural heritage that was constantly proceeded after liberation, and necessity for traditional material work creation to overcome cultural differences, realized through cultural exchange between North and South Korea. North Korea praise themselves that North Korean national opera Chunhyangjeon is a master piece of North Korean national opera in their own way and an example work as a standard to inherit and develop national artistic heritage. Therefore, analysis of theatrical feature and form of North Korean national opera Chunhyangjeon, which is called as foundation and essence of North Korean, will be an esthetic experience to approach mutual essential aesthetic over realistic demand for cultural exchange between North and South Korea. Theatrical aesthetic feature focusing on formal creation principle, such as theme that reveal reaction for Joseon superior nationalism and feudal status system as a creation background of North Korean national opera Chunhyangjeon, attention and dramatization about the suppressed, and three-dimensional streaming stage(입체식흐름무대), has been considered in this dissertation.