임소향의 월북 후 전통예술 활동 연구

Abstract

Lim Sohyang is a contemporary woman artist, who defected to North Korea during the Korean war. In North Korea, she contributed to the development, education and transmission of traditional arts’. This thesis investigates her reasons for and time of defection, and artistic activities on behalf of the North Korean artistic community during the 1950s. Her role and influence in traditional Korean opera, pansori and dance are explored. Her activities in the opera were Chunhyangjeon, Admiral Yi Sunshin(going to war) and Shimchungjeon. As an opera singer, she was instrumental in eliminating the “Swhack” sound. However, she performed the opera only in 1950s. In the 1960s, she established and preserved the traditional art of pansori. She performed dances like the Dance of Buddhist Attire and the Mandarin Duck. During the 1970s, she wasn’t active in the art field. In 1990, ‘Pyeongyang ethnic music band’s’ manager, Seong Dongchun discovered her during a performance visit and said that Sohyang had become a teacher for the next generation of artists.