코로나 이후 대학 연극제작 실습 교육의 새로운 대안과 지향점 : 『바보들의 행진 2020 리메이크 버전』 사례를 중심으로

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to find a new strategy for the theatre (performance) production prac- tice education in the university, which faced a crisis due to the Covid 19. It is well known, after the first semester of 2020, classes in universities were switched to online and the facilities were closed, causing a serious blow to the performing arts classes, especially theatre production practice that re- quired long-term embodied practice in the rehearsal space. Most universities in South Korea replaced the final presentation of theatre production practice with non-audience performances, online streaming, and reading performances. Paradoxically, this crisis brought a reconsideration of the concept of “Livness,” which is an essential attribute of per- forming arts and it can help to find a new direction for performing arts education as well. In the meantime, Department of Acting Arts, OOO University attempted a site-specific live per- formance using different mediums as a final presentation in the first semester. It has implications for the search for a new alternative in the theatre practice education. Properly mixed online and offline classes to conduct creative workshops, student participation through devising process, and a strategy to expand the outdoor area of the campus into a rehearsal space to overcome the limitations of in- door rehearsal spaces are such points. In addition, through applying the form of the ‘Madanggeuk’, a face-to-face performance and the outdoor space provided an experience for students to broaden their concepts on the performance format in the New Normal era. Although the above case may not be an alternative that can be generalized, the approach was flex- ible through a change of ideas, and it led students to approach the essential issue of performance making in the post-corona era. In that sense, it can be said that this example created a new insight in the theatre practice education.