중세시대의 무용현상을 통한 무용의 발전방향 모색

Abstract

Numerous social phenomena in modern society threatening the lives of people such as hedonism, commercialization of sex, heresy and superstition and infectious viruses are similar to those of the Middle Ages. Anxiety, horror and fear felt by individuals in the Middle Ages gradually spread to overall society and people tried to relieve these fears through dance. Although dance in the Middle Ages was on the one hand recognized as the ceremony of body due to Christianity which influenced society as a whole, asceticism which regarded body as something ignoble worked on the other hand as the cause of prohibition of dance. Still, feudal system which hierarchized human status produced more numerous and diverse kinds of dances. These dances in the Middle Ages appeared in the form of circle dance and parade dance as group dance and were expressed in various forms of movements and steps. In addition, they enabled individuals to experience catharsis and ecstasy phenomenon and were accompanied by ecstasy phenomenon of groups through contagion. On the basis of dance phenomenon in the Middle Ages, this study explored development direction of dance today; first, for the change of recognition on dance, it is necessary to launch promotion through mass media and prepare and execute plans such as ballet with explanation, ambulatory performance and crossover with other genres. Second, it is necessary to develop and implement dance therapy programs such as community dance, dance movement therapy and dance therapy for humans who cannot but feel anxiety in an insecure society. Third, as dance is an art with special factors of catharsis, ecstasy and contagion, it is necessary to restore Christian perspective of art which can infect equality and love to all people with religious self-awareness of virtuous art. This study hopes dance in modern society shall be used as a tool to treat human body and mind and save lives without following the practices of the Middle Ages through awareness of dancers.