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A Study of Kim Ujin’s “Jayugeukjang Iyagi”

  • The Journal of Korean drama and theatre
  • 2026, (88), pp.13~52
  • DOI : 10.17938/tjkdat.2026..88.13
  • Publisher : The Learned Society Of Korean Drama And Theatre
  • Research Area : Arts and Kinesiology > Other Arts and Kinesiology
  • Received : April 7, 2026
  • Accepted : May 4, 2026
  • Published : May 31, 2026

Kim, Donghyun 1

1경북대학교

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ABSTRACT

This article reexamines “Jayugeukjang Iyagi” as a key text in Kim Ujin’s theory of theatrical movement. “Jayugeukjang Iyagi” reworks Barrett Clark’s discussions in Four Plays of Tthe Free Theater and Contemporary French Dramatists, rather than merely translating them. In the American context of the 1910s, Barrett Clark presented French theater and the Théâtre Libre as examples of “good drama,” and, by extension, assigned significance to André Antoine as a theater manager. Kim Ujin, by contrast, reconstructed these materials within the context of colonial Korea in the 1920s and discussed the sustainability of the theatrical movement at the level of drama. As a result, he presented the Théâtre Libre as a creative impetus that produced new playwrights and plays, and he redefined André Antoine as a “director,” a pioneering figure who led the emergence of new playwrights and dramatic works. Through this, Kim Ujin advanced creative work in dialogue with the public as the “seed” and “germ” of the theatrical movement. This demonstrates that “Jayugeukjang Iyagi” was a practical text that sought sustainability within the realities of colonial Korea. On this basis, this article departs from the existing perspective that has regarded “Uri Singeuk Undongui Cheotgil” as the culmination of Kim Ujin’s theory of theater, and suggests the possibility of viewing Kim Ujin’s theater from a new perspective.

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