조선극장과 내청각에서 연행된 전통음악공연의 특징과 의의

Abstract

The Chosun (Joseon) Theater was opened on November 6, 1922, for plays and movies. The Naecheong (Naech’ŏng) Pavilion (來靑閣) was a multipurpose space established on June 1, 1924, in the building of the Gyeongseong (Kyŏngsŏng) Ilbo (The Keijo Nippo) newspaper to hold a variety of performances and events. The two places were built in different periods for different purposes, but, from the beginning, both hosted traditional music performances and gradually positioned themselves as main halls for “traditional music” performances. From the early 1920s up until the early 1930s, these two halls recorded various aspects of “traditional music” performances through their continuous providing of space for performing “traditional music.” This study examines “traditional music” performances held in the Chosun Theater and the Naecheong Pavilion. It finds that most of the “traditional music” performances held in the two venues were either new types of performances or new arrangements of existing performances. Such contemporary performances were characteristic and meaningful because they differentiated themselves from traditional “traditional music” performances and suggested ways for “traditional music” performance to develop. I hope that this study will actively lead to expanded interest in and research on unexplored “modern” performance spaces for “traditional music” during the Japanese colonial era and to a heightened interest in the music itself.