1960년대 아동극단 '새들'의 창단과 아동극의 전문화 - 창립공연 <토끼전>을 중심으로 -

Abstract

This study examines the founding performance of the children's theater troupe Saddle. The performance of Saddle was held at the National Theater of Korea on September 6, 1962 and ran for four days. Joo Pyeong’s Tokkijeon exemplified the sheer amount of training of child actors along with experts in stage equipment, music, and dance. The significance of this performance can be summarized in three statements: First, it presented a professional children's drama; second, it promoted the revitalization of professional children's theater groups by demonstrating the potential for professional children's theater troupes to settle down; and third, Joo Pyeong’s attempt at a new children's drama format in his work entitled the Professional Children's Theater, which was performed entirely by child actors. In conclusion, the founding performance of Saddle showed the expertise of children's theater troupes and should therefore be considered as a significant achievement in the history of children's theater during the 1960s to the 1970s.