시정오년기념조선물산공진회의 기생의 춤공연에 대한 연구

Abstract

The Competitive Exhibition of Local Products for the Fifth Anniversary of New Politicswas held at Gyeongbok Palace in the autumn of 1915 to commemorate the fifth year ofJapanese rule of Joseon. The Japanese Government General of Korea was thorough with itspreparation for the exhibition to promote modernization and colonization to Joseon mergedas a colony of Japan and educate Joseon people. The Gisaengs of the Gwanggyo, Dadong, and Shinchang Gisaeng Associations weremobilized to promote the exhibition on a large scale. The Entertainment Hall and the JoseonTheater were operated between September 11 and October 30 by the Gyeongseong SponsorsConference that organized the entertainment of the exhibition. The Entertainment Hallfeatured daily daytime and nighttime performances by the Gisaengs of the Gwanggyo andDadong Gisaeng Associations, while the Joseon Theater put on performances by theGisaengs and clowns of Shinchang Gisaeng Association. During the period, Gwanggyo and Dadong and Shinchang Gisaeng Associationsperformed total 30 events of court dance, 5 events of folk dance, and 6 events of creativedance at the exhibition in 1915. The performances by the Gisaengs at the exhibition were importance opportunities toconnect the traditional era with the modern times. The dance performances at the exhibitionhave the following significance in the history of modern dance: first, those were thelargest-scale performance of court dance since the banquets of 1901 and 1902 during theKorean Empire. Gisaengs got to perform in the private sector after the abolition of court Yeoak in 1908, but the ones belonging to a Gisaeng association succeeded court dance. Secondly, they created such event dances as “Seongtaek Dance for the Fifth Anniversary ofNew Politics” and “Congratulatory Dance of Railroads” and performed such new dances as“Aengjeong Dance,” “Seongjin Dance,” “Seominanrak Dance” and “Yeoheung Dance.”While event dances were created in a political situation of Japanese rule, new ones werecreated in a social situation of entering the modern period. Finally, the nighttimeperformances always featured such folk dances as “Buddhist Dance,” “Sword Dance,” and “Nam Dance” at the Entertainment Hall. The Gisaengs that started to be active in theprivate sector and theaters actively accepted folk dance as part of their repertoires.