북한에서 서양무용의 배제와 포섭에 대한 고찰 - 2000년대 이후 발레를 중심으로

Abstract

This study examines the increasing openness to Western dance in North Korea since the 2000s. An extensive literature review was conducted for this research based on Art Education, a periodical published in North Korea. Under Kim Jong-un’s regime, the number of articles on Western ballet, contemporary dance, and ethnic dance have grown. Among other findings, the North Korean government’s interest in ballet, previously an excluded dance form, is the most noticeable. In the 2000s, a ballet performance was hosted for the first time in 38 years in North Korea, and a professional ballet course was opened in college. Since 2010, there have been an increasing number of opportunities for high ranking North Korean officials to access ballet, and North Korean authorities have also showed a more open attitude towards classic Western ballet than before. As such, North Korean authorities have pivoted from their previous position of excluding Western dance such as traditional ballet, to their current position of greater inclusion.