전통춤 연구의 새로운 관점을 위한 試論 -전근대 음악적 사고를 중심으로

Abstract

A Korean traditional dance in present day follows a characteristic of a premodern period. However, the starting point of recognizing a problem is that in truth, it shows the blending with the feature of modern times. The reason to this phenomenon is thought to be the lack of understanding on a premodern Korean traditional dance that has been sidetracked by the modern dance or some new dances today. Therefore, by analyzing the features of premodern dances, we intend to dig up the origin of its own characteristics. Its characteristics is based on the ideology of art and music, which has to do with Confucian thinking(禮樂思想, ye-ak-sa-sang), and can be found in a synthesized and unified art form(樂歌舞一體, ak-ga-mu-il-chae) of a traditional play, where we sing along with the conductor. That is the reason why, as a primary method, we research on the relationships between the dance and the spirit, the concept of a play, and the concept of music to look if a premodern dance has some connection with its surroundings. Then, we examine some unique opinions related to the dance that is being discussed by modern researchers, and see how they’re different in making the dance in the past and at what point does it show different characteristics. First, of all the art forms related to premodern dances, the aroused concept was a “musical thinking in a premodern way.” Art in premodern age, the music was thought of as a big frame that unites the whole play. It did not stop as a concept of only accompanying the dance but as a thing that put the whole system of dance together. On the other hand, recent researchers are approaching the traditional dance with more diversified perspective. However, we can see that as this dance proceeded to modern age, the “musical thinking in a premodern way” is being diluted and yet they are in progress of the research without realizing it. This is definite that current traditional dance belongs to the present, and as the time goes by, it would change. However, we had our own unique time called the modern age and we should keep in mind that time before modern age and after it, fundamental distinction will be accepted from a lot of part, so we should think of the traditional dance the same way. Then we could finally distinguish the change in a current traditional dance from the past to the present more accurately and thoughtfully. At the bottom of forming a traditional dance, this manuscript emphasizes the importance of “musical thinking in a premodern way” through these researches and provide a new perspective. This will eventually grant a new way of looking at the study of traditional dance. In the study of a traditional dance, granting a perspective of a “musical thinking in a premodern way” would provide the basic idea of a rightful inheritance of a tradition to a traditional dance in present day. Also, it might help to pave the way for a new creation.