남해안별신굿 용왕굿춤의 몸짓 언어 연구

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate the dance movements of Yongwang-gut which is one of the forms of Namhaean Byeolsingut. The Yongwang-gut of Namhaean Byeolsingut is a Gut for the sea god and the sprit buried in a watery grave. In other words, the Gut is a form of village Gut for praying of good haul to the Yongwang and wishing the soul of dead family in heaven. For this reason, the Yongwang-gut is one of the major forms of Namhaean Byeolsingut. The Namhaean Byeolsingut consists of Chungsin, Osin, and Songsin at each stages of the ritual. Also, the Yongwang-gut consists of Chungsin, Osin, and Songsin and each form has different functions and meanings of dance. The Chungsin is the form of ritual dance which is the progress dance of greeting god. The Osin is the form of art, entertainment, and pleasure which makes the god happy. The Songsin is the ritual dance progress of sending god. However, in these days, Songsin is omitted or reduced. The most of gestures of Namhaean Byeolsingut is performed with limited movement of the lower body part and maximum expression of upper body movement because of the limited dance area. However, the body gestures are repeated formats without a diversification. The limited variation of gestures in Namhaean Byeolsingut results from emphasizing the ritual music rather than the ritual dance. Also, because the Namhaean Byeolsingut is performed with accompaniment of samhyeon yukgak, the body expression of Namhaean Byeolsingut is very refined and soften forms with fertile melodies as an emotional expression of ritual dance.