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A Bizarre Dance Space in the City

  • The Korean Journal of Dance Studies
  • Abbr : KRSDS
  • 2019, 75(3), pp.57-71
  • DOI : 10.16877/kjds.75.3.201909.57
  • Publisher : The Korean Society for Dance Studies
  • Research Area : Arts and Kinesiology > Dance
  • Received : August 15, 2019
  • Accepted : September 11, 2019
  • Published : September 30, 2019

Kim joo hee 1

1성균관대학교

Accredited

ABSTRACT

Cabaret led 20th century Dadaism but was recognized as a decadent dance space in Korea. This article aims to trace the process of how cabaret has been recognized as an illegal dance space. Cabaret was a total art space where various media, including dance, singing, poetry, performances, paintings, and plays, co-existed mainly in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. However it was transformed into Kabakure (キャバクラ) in Japan. In Japan, it became a new entertainment place, not a stage for avant-garde artists. In Korea, it came as the form of entertainment places under the influence of Japan. The pronunciation of cabaret changed to cabaret because of the influence of Japan, and it settled as a dance space for adults over 50. In Korea, while granting many licenses for such entertainment establishments during the military dictatorship, government cracked down these at the same time, pushing them further into the city. Eventually, cabaret became recognized as an illegal, decadent, and weird dance space in Korea.

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