서울굿춤의 의미와 전승

Abstract

This study examines the meaning of Seoul-gut dance and presents the status of dance in the process of transmitting gut. To look into gut dance properly, we should not only focus on gut dance simply but study the following four things, the spirits of gutgeori, functions of dance, rhythm of accompaniment, and shamanistic tools needed at the time of dancing. Gut dance has very meaningful and general functions in the performance of gut. Seoul-gut dance that has been transmitted up to now has several types, for example, Deurisukbaenasukbae-chum, hopping dance, geoseong-chum, Osin-chum in individual gutgeori, and dance equipped with narrativity. Among the kinds of dance, Deurisukbaenasukbae-chum and geoseong-chum are at the center of Seoul-gut dance, and these two forms the key of transmitting gut dance. Lately, as Seoul-gutpan is being reorganized mostly with fast rhythm and diverse dancing steps are disappearing, we can say that gut dance is not being transmitted desirably. As gutpan is changing dramatically, gut dance, one of the components of gut, is changing drastically, too. Now it is getting hard to see decent gut dance, and shamans are gradually losing their recognition on the importance of gut dance. In gut, ‘gongsu’ consisting of utterances instead of performing elements like dance or music forms the center, and they tend to question about whether gut dance should be included, which seems to eliminate the performance of gut dance gradually afterwards. This means that now is the best time to research into gut dance. Perhaps, it would be impossible to conduct research on gut dance decisively in the future. This author expects that interest in and research on gut dance will last.