2019, Vol.74, No.2

The Korean Journal of Dance Studies 2023 KCI Impact Factor : 0.93

pISSN : 1226-900X / eISSN : 2713-9468
https://journal.kci.go.kr/krsds

This study expands the discourse of regional dance festivals in Korea, and examines its value as cultural diversity education. Amongst various festivals, I conducted ethnographic fieldwork at two major dance festivals in Korea, Andong Maskdance Festival and Cheonan World Dance Festival in 2017. I observe that, while radical in eliminating the distinctions between folklore, fakelore, and folklorimus, these festivals are rudimentary in presenting cultural diversity due to the emphasis of ‘1 nation= 1 culture’ ideology. In order to function as an arena for cultural diversity education, regional dance festivals should adopt the concept of curatorship that concerns what people experience in those events and how disparate subjects can interact with and understand each other.

The purpose of this study is to develop the ballet dancers’ self-awareness and to search for the influence of Essential SomaticsⓇ on ballet dancers' lower body pain relief. According to the recent study, ballet dancers were much more injured in the lower body compared to other dance majors. It is because of excessive turn-out of the feet and repetitive movement with incorrect alignment. The participants were composed with 6 dancers with lower body pain and each research involved 12 sessions. The influence of Essential SomaticsⓇ was summarized as below. First, participants focused on specific areas of chronic pain and the reason why they occur. Second, pandiculation has an effect on movement and expands the range of motion. Third, participants who engaged in their activities knowing that they can apply method will be capable of this stable movement. In conclusion, somatics encourage dancers to learn their movement thoroughly and relieve lower tension in particular areas to avoid possible injuries.

By centering on the concept of trans-culturality, this paper seeks to conduct on analytical research and discussion on contemporary dance work. To identify the artistic transition of the work in the course of time, I examine the definition of the boundary of culture, the discourse of relevant scholars, and the transcultural characters and types of an actual dance work. Based on the theories of a German philosopher, Welsch, W., I interpret the work Eclipse by Théâtre équestre Zingaro. I want to look at the transcultural aspects of the work, stage, movement, body, music, and choreography. The study aims to provide useful perspectives on the aspects of appropriation, glocalization, and hybridization.