Volume.74 September 2024
Asian Dance Journal
Vol.74
pp.3-26
The purpose of this study is to explore the ethical situations that field workers can face in dance art work with AI, especially focusing on the 'body alienation' situation of dancers. The study focused on literature research on AI and body alienation, semi-structured one-on-one phone interviews involving engineers and dancers who have experienced related work in the actual field, and structured one-on-one written interviews involving choreographers. As a result, we discovered situations and types of body alienation that can occur, such as ‘human body instrumentalized for AI learning’, ‘body alienation due to differences in performance capabilities between humans and AI’, and ‘body alienation due to capital and power’. The body alienation that can occur at this time includes not only issues of portrait rights, intellectual property rights, and copyright, but also personal privacy, labor alienation, psychological alienation, and biological alienation. It is expected that this study will be used in various ways as a basic study examining ethical factors that should be considered in the workplace of dance art using AI.
Asian Dance Journal
Vol.74
pp.29-65
The purpose of this study is to illuminate the development and characteristics of dances in the area of Seoul based on achievements and significant contributions of Han Seong-jun, a master of Korean traditional dance. The study period spans from 1908, when Han Seong-jun settled in Seoul, to 1941, the year of his passing. Research methods involve literature related to Korean music and dance, as well as examining newspaper materials. The research focuses on Han Seong-jun’s dance lineage within traditional dance. The findings reveal that dance evolved through both theatrical and private arts organizations. In the early 1900s, Seoul-based dances, following Han Seong-jun’s legacy, were performed by artists associated with various private arts groups, gradually transitioning into commercialized, staged, and entertainment-oriented forms. From a traditional and creative perspective, dances are categorized into those transmitted and performed continuously and those that have disappeared and are now being revived. From today’s perspective, the approximately 72 works that Han Seong-jun staged, restructured, and created can be considered ‘Han Seong-jun style new tradition’. Most of the works have been destroyed, but there has been a movement to restore and reproduce them recently.
Asian Dance Journal
Vol.74
pp.67-84
This study investigates the necessity of training methods in performing traditional Korean dances and suggests a possibility of using them. To this end, Bae Junghye's Korean dance training method was used to describe and analyze traditional dance movements. Bae Junghye’s method can be utilized for the following reasons. First, it helps dancers practice and strengthen movements during their training. Second, it can be appropriately applied depending on the purpose of movement expression. Third, it can be used for basic exercises before performing a dance. Fourth, systematic training of movements is possible through Bae Junghye’s Korean dance method.
Asian Dance Journal
Vol.74
pp.85-106
Dance majors' dance emotional expressiveness is based on their body-emotion integration, which impacts their level of performance engagement. Through training to improve the expression of dance emotions, dance majors learn to identify and express their feelings. In this study, 507 Chinese majors in contemporary dance were asked to evaluate the relationship between dance emotional expressiveness and performance participation using emotional intelligence. The findings demonstrated a substantial relationship between dance emotional expressiveness and emotional intelligence, as well as a significant relationship between emotional intelligence and performance engagement. Furthermore, it was discovered that the relationship between dancers' emotional expressiveness and performance involvement was mediated by emotional intelligence. This study is important because it sheds light on the relationship between Chinese contemporary dance majors' performance engagement, emotional expressiveness, and emotional intelligence. This information will help develop better teaching strategies and curricula.
Asian Dance Journal
Vol.74
pp.107-124
This study aims to reconsider the historical and cultural value of Jeonju Daesaseupnori by examining its 50- year history and acknowledge its status and meaning of existence. Accordingly, this paper summarizes the origin and formation process of Jeonju Daesaseupnori, which was revived in 1975, and identifies the way in which it was developed into the largest festival of pansori in the late Joseon Dynasty from various folk martial arts and performances practiced during the reign of King Sukjong. This paper also organizes the cultural value of Jeonju Daesaseupnori into the following five categories: historical, symbolic, community, aesthetic, and sustainability.
Asian Dance Journal
Vol.74
pp.125-140
This study aims to explore the potential development of Jeonju Daesaseupnori by analyzing the recently popularized reality survival competition programs. The research focuses on identifying strategies that could enhance the popular appeal of Jeonju Daesaseupnori while preserving its traditional artistic values, through a literature review and analysis of previous studies. The results suggest applying key elements of survival competition programs, such as competitive narratives and public participation, to Jeonju Daesaseupnori. Specifically, this includes fostering fandom culture centered around expert listeners (Gwi-myeongchang), expanding opportunities for public participation in competitions, and introducing competitive storytelling systems to create new content. This approach is significant in that it explores ways for Jeonju Daesaseupnori to gain wider public support and further grow as a prominent K-content.
Asian Dance Journal
Vol.74
pp.141-164
This study discusses the early modern dance formation in Busan during the liberation period 1945-1950. The study discusses its historical significance and aesthetic value from a contemporary perspective. For this study, a literature review on previous research and newspaper articles was used as a research method in order to examine modern dancers’ works and their educational activities during the liberation period. Modern dances in Busan that supported a new way of creating stage performances were influenced by western cultures and “New Dance.” During the liberation period, modern dancers in Busan expressed national identity and individuality through dance while promoting dance education as the human experience. Park Yongho and Park Yirang held dance concerts to show their own creative dance pieces, which were different from previous dance performances displayed in Busan. The liberation period was important for dance history in Busan as it was the beginning of establishing modern dance in that area. Also, modern dances during that time were historically significant as they fostered nationalism and suggested a new dance aesthetic. Modern dance in Busan during the liberation period set a foundation for modern dance activities that focused on creativity and education after the Korean War.
Asian Dance Journal
Vol.74
pp.167-180
Asian Dance Journal
Vol.74
pp.181-185