This thesis presents an interpretation of Korean musical history based on an analysis of the choreography of each era. The development of Korean musical theatre can be divided into the following three ages. In the antecedent stage (1930s–1950s), the first musical production were like operas, but these were very different from Western musical theater. Korean traditional dance also remained popular. The dance themes focused on politics or parodied current events. The famous choreographers in this era were Kim Minja and Jang Chuhwa. In the development stage (1960s–1980s), Western influence on Korean musical theatre was pronounced. Commercial efforts were made to develop a music industry. Spectacular shows were produced, and these represented an attempt to target global markets. The famous choreographers in this era included Kim Bekbong, Lim Sungnam, Choi Hyun, and Bek Sungku. The golden age (1990s–2010s) brought dramatic change to Korean musical theater. While the original Korean musicals had been established as the basic form of musical theatre, Western musicals became a major branch in the Korean music industry. Each branch was a thriving institution, artistically and commercially, and each had its own place and purpose. The famous choreographers in this era included Han Ikpung and Seo Byungku. Korean musical theater has been a part of the dramatic presentations of the times. Due to the emergence of modern Western musical theater, many structural elements changed, and choreography in musical theater became an important part of productions.

Dance education research, like all research, can be either quantitative or qualitative. The purpose of this study is to discuss ontological and epistemological paradigms from a philosophical perspective, and analyze dance educational research in order to enhance the understanding of these conceptual paradigms, thereby contributing to proper development of dance education research. Epistemological paradigms seem to reasonably argue that our understanding of reality depends on our conceptual worlds, in truth reality is subjective rather than objective. However, certain pre-eminent features in physical objects and human behavior exist independently, limiting our explanations and understandings of reality. Therefore, considering the historicity of individuals and social groups, it is necessary to understand dance education through qualitative research. However, preeminent features in physical objects and human behavior constrain our understandings of educational realities. Such constraints make it possible for the researcher to derive generalized concepts of reality through quantitative research. The results of quantitative research put forward some uniqueness in dance education that must be analyzed through qualitative research. In this respect, it is false and misleading to dichotomize research paradigms as ontological and epistemological. Considering such positive interactions between quantitative and qualitative research, it is obvious that these research methodologies are complementary.

This paper was written from the perspective of non-reductive materialism to interpret choreographic changes and medium replacement in Korean traditional dance. Non-reductive materialism is a theory that all phenomena are mentally created from substances and that formed mental phenomena do not return to the substances from which they came. This principle was the matrix Danto used to explain the ontological status of artwork. Additionally, Margolis borrowed Strawson’s concept of person and applied it to assess art analogically. This same concept can be applied to explain dance; dance uses movement as a medium, which in turn uses humans as a medium, making humans the embodiment of a physical substance—the body. The physical substance, then, is the property of the medium, embodying the dance performance. Embodied dance contains the physical properties of the medium and intentional properties, such as mental phenomena, which do not belong to a physical property. Therefore, the relationship between medium, movement, and dance is non-reductive, and each is indivisibly soluble with the next. From this point of view, each dance performance produced from the same medium is independent and unique. Successive changes in Korean traditional dance are replacements of the fundamental medium. Successive dancers can obtain similarities to previous performances in their own dance by training with a former dancer. During training, breathing is a core principle of movement and an element that considerably influences dancers’ similarities. This process is called transmission. As a result, long-term similarity training is a primary factor when choosing successive dancers because they share the mental of traditional dances and choreography with their successors.

One modern dancer at the forefront of the art is SongBeom. Numerous studies have considered his life and work activities. However, an error exists, citing incorrect records. This research reconsiders the records of newspaper news organizations working on the agencies. SongBeom was established in the National Dance Company and played a major role in the 1962 writing style. Meanwhile, he demonstrated creative experimentation in Korean dance, helping to create a new framework. Paper records show that he entered the world of dance as an opportunity during a decisive time. He demonstrated endless enthusiasm for show. Not only can we check his newspaper records to clarify the title and year, we now can also consider his work and identify the notations. Performance on a performance advertising, unlike these days. Newspaper articles still contained some errors, but data are sound in terms of the work years. Even though he gross change in his microscopic, even if we approach Chuminsaeng can check the newspaper. It's a dance thing of a time of his activities through to become an opportunity to read the flow.

Expressions of literature or fine art create work that leaves a distinct record. By comparison, the performing arts never create work that remains afterward. Performance is a momentary art shown only in the present, and it is never affected by anything after the show. Performing arts are solely present at the time and place of a performance, making it practically impossible to preserve and store the work. In fact, maintaining and preserving the actions performed on scene has become an unresolved question in the world of performing arts. In order to maintain and preserve such moments, artificial interventions are essential, such as taking photographs or making videos. This paper aims to discuss some theoretical issues that should be taken into account in the process of documenting the performing arts. This paper will first discuss the authenticity of performance in terms of the object of documentation. Authenticity is a concept related to the identity of work. It will continue by examining Margolis’s theory of arts before exploring suitable media to record performances, such as records, body, memory and repertoire. Lastly, this paper will raise a question as to how to reflect aesthetic elements that need to be considered along with other factors in performance documentation. Ultimately, this paper suggests that performance documentation should begin to recognize the gap between performance and record. Such an approach should integrate ethnography and narrative.

The purpose of this study is to consider implicit meanings with Panofsky’s iconographical methods. This research further seeks to objectively organize and understand a new dancer’s, (Kim Baek-Bong) intention to produce meanings and details in “Flow of Line.” Based on references, this study captured images necessary for an iconographical analysis of “Kim Baek-Bong’s Dance Performance” (on Nov. 29, 1989 at Sejong Center for the Performing Arts) and “New Dance, the Triple Layer Dance Scenes” (on March 25, 2013 at Yeak-dang of National Gugak Center). The researcher then drew the image of the line produced as the group danced in order to study the composition of Kim Baek-Bong’s “Flow of Line.” Analysis revealed that the group dance movements, formed by the dancers’ movements, was set to the ‘line’. This study also included an interview with Kim Baek-Bong, the choreographer of “Flow of Line” in order to understand the time setting and conditions of dance communities at the time of creation for “Flow of Line.” The ‘pre-iconographical description’ of “Flow of Line” was divided into the factual meanings and the expressional meanings. The former were the proscenium stage (stage), 16 female dancers (dancers), Kim Yoon Deok style Kayageum Sanjo music (music), unique movements of upper and lower body parts (movement), and white skirts and jackets (costume). The latter included a total of 41 compositions: 3 compositions from Jungmori beat, 23 compositions from Jungjungmori beat, and 15 compositions from Danmori beat. As mentioned above, in the 41 compositions, the iconographical analysis indicated that the united image was derived from sources of snow crystals, water drops, whirlpools, water drop wavelengths, moving waves, and waterfalls. They also showed images of tree rings, the sun and moon, flowers, ridges, whirlpools, silk threads from cocoons, water drop wavelengths, and other natural elements. This iconological analysis was divided into the original meanings of a nature-friendly world of art as well as circular images and the symbolic values of white-clad people and Korea’s ethnicity and unity. Thus, “Flow of Line” is the work with elegance, beauty, and contemplation about life resulting from Kim Baek-Bong’s love for nature. He created the circular images, yet Kim Baek-Bong’s “Flow of Line” is also meaningful to dance history as a new type of group dance combining Western dance styles and Korean traditional dance styles.

This paper primarily presents a general review of the theoretical literature pertaining to “somatic awareness,” which is assumed to be a potential healing element of yoga. Somatic awareness is a devised concept indicating the process of non-judgmental self-awareness for subtle bodily sensations and felt senses. It remains meaningful to define somatic awareness on a theoretical basis. This paper therefore provides an overview of current research in various areas related to somatics, body awareness, mindfulness, bodyworks, and therapeutic approaches involving yoga. To make the review more purpose-directed, this paper starts with a review of studies for soma and soma intelligence perceived from the first-person perspective as well as awareness of bodily sensations and felt senses. This discussion leads to the primary explanation of somatic awareness as the adaptive aspect of body awareness. This paper also delivers basic perspectives on soma from yoga philosophy and yoga physiology. Through the review, this paper verifies a concept of ‘somatic awareness’ implied in therapeutic approaches of yoga, which generally utilizes breathing and self-awareness, such as Viniyoga, mindfulness yoga, and mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR). Understanding this mind-body linking concept of somatic awareness and its adaptive aspects in yoga therapy, this paper explores the main arguments from neurophysiology, focusing on the brain reactions and influences arising from the somatic awareness process while practicing yoga and meditation. With its review of current research, this paper verifies the effective integration and interaction of bottom-up and top-down processes of self-regulation taking place in the triune brain structure. It therefore offers a better theoretical understanding of the self-regulating and healing effects of somatic awareness-based yoga and its application in diverse fields.

The findings of this study are derived from a comparison with 『Jeongjaemudoholgi』 in order to consider ㆍㆍㆍㆍㆍㆍㆍㆍㆍㆍ and Jeongjaedos: suggested a dance of eight Yeoryeongs standing in a two-fold left and right formation. In it, the dancers on the left and right sides stretch out both of their arms while facing each other and facing south. Only one piece of it remained in Uigwae, Yeoryeongjeongjae. suggested a dance of two people for Hyeopmu moving north and partnering with each other. Four pieces have been handed down through four types of Uigwae, and all are Mudongjeongjae. offered a dance moving forward on top of the edge of Daemoban. Three pieces remained intact in three types of Uigwae, including Mudong and Yeoryeong. suggested a dance performing “Naesuyeomanoesubanhageo [Horo two people]” by moving north in the front and the rear formation with Horo two people positioned in front and Hyeopmu in the rear. Five pieces have been passed down through four types of Uigwae; three of them are Mudong, and the remaining two are Yeoryeong; their dance notations are of one kind. introduced a dance of Oemugi and Naemugi turning outwards, inwards, right and left around a boat. Eleven pieces remained in eleven types of Uigwae, all of which are Yeoryeongjeongjaei, with ten kinds of dance notations. suggested a dance of Jukganja partnering in the introduction while facing left and right in twofold left and right formations in the proceedings. Eight pieces have been passed down through eight types of Uigwae, all of which are Yeoryeongjeongjae, with dance notations consisting of two contents. introduced a dance of partnering in a five-direction formation and turning inwards, outwards, left, and right in a circular formation. Four pieces are found today in four types of Uigwae: one of them is Mudong, and the other three are Yeoryeong, with dance notations composed of four contents. contains a dance of Hyeopmu 2 people heading north in a single file, centered in and out [Oesuhanaesuyeoman, Naesuhaoesuyeoman]. Six pieces are available today in six types of Uigwae, all of which are Mudongjeongjae, with dance notations consisting of two kinds of content. Jeongjaedo refers to a solo dance of one Hyeopmu heading towards the north and northwest on top of Hwamunseok. Its standing locations on Hwamunseok vary from center, north, or south. Eleven pieces remained intact in ten types of Uigwae: two are Mudong, and nine are Yeoryeong; and their dance notations contain three kinds of contents. offered a dance of Hyeopmu with two people going north to dance in a single file. One aspect that all have in common is their holding of flowers in Oesu [Oegeosunaesubanhageo]. Three pieces are found today in two types of Uigwae; two of them are Mudong, and the other is Yeoryeong; their dance notations have been reduced to two kinds of content. is composed of a story of a crane pecking at Jidangpan and thereby letting Dongi stand up. It introduced a dance involving partnering in a single file line in the south of Jidangpan. Eight pieces have been passed down through eight types of Uigwae; all are Yeoryeongjeongjae; and they have only one type of dance notation. suggested a dance of partnering in a single file or twofold left and right formation in the case of two or four people. Dancers head north or facing each other in a single file line or encounter each other around a dancer in a fourfold left and right formation. Six pieces have been found today in nine types of Uigwae; five of them are Mudong and four of them are Yeoryeong; their dance notations are divided into nine. One to eleven pieces were contained in each Jeongjaedo, and one to two, four, five, or seven pieces had the same dance notations. In some cases, the dance notations of Mudong and Yeoryeong were the same, and the pictures of one dancer were repeated in multiple Jeongjaedos. Almost all dance notations suggested similar content, and many were proposed on one page. Those can be identified through Jeongjaedo, which were the compositions of dancers, formations, movements, directions, and locations recorded in Holgi. On the other hand, what was not documented in Holgi were supplemented by pictures, through which the researcher discovered that the arrangements of dancers varied depending on the nature of banquets. Therefore, various formations were adopted, and the centers around which dancers were partnering were the formed line itself or the dancer.

The purpose of this study was to investigate trends in male choreographers’ work in Korean dance, as demonstrated in “12 Korean Contemporary Dance Choreographers’ Showcase.” For this study, the researcher observed the showcase before collecting and organizing critiques about the showcases from dance magazines, such as 󰡔Auditorium󰡕, 󰡔Performance and Review󰡕, 󰡔Dance Forum󰡕, 󰡔MOMM󰡕, 󰡔Dance Korea󰡕, 󰡔Dance󰡕, and 󰡔Dance and People󰡕. These articles were collected from performance pamphlets and related news in the 1990s or earlier from the Internet News Libraries (newslibrary.naver.com). The researcher also interviewed and communicated via email with the choreographers who participated in the showcase. The interviews included questions about background information in creating the work, the focus of the dances, and their points of view. From 1987 to 2005, a total of 15 male choreographers in Korean dance participated in”12 Korean Contemporary Dance Choreographers’ Showcase,” composing a total of 26 performances. Gook Soo-Ho participated in the showcase eight times, including two repeat performances. As this showcase emphasized premieres, Jeong Jae-Man had three performances, Chae Sang-Mook had two performances, and Kim Yong-Cheol had two performances. The Other 11 choreographers had one performance each. The choreographers demonstrated various themes in “12 Korean Contemporary Dance Choreographers’ Showcase.” Performances with the themes of fraternity and love for family included “By the River in North Korea” by Gook Soo-Ho and “Share” by Kim Seung-Il. Performances with themes of nihil and samsara included “Empty Boat,” “Gook Soo Ho’s Bolero,” “Garden of God Ⅰ- Nought (無)”by Gook Soo-Ho and “Mind Purifying Music” by Chae Sang-Mook. “Dance in the Sky” by Jeong Jae-Man illustrated the pursuit of an ideal, whereas “Sound of Dried Wild Flowers” by Chae Sang-Mook and “Light Wind” by Kim Yoon-Soo tried to overcome reality. There were also themes of exorcism (ritual ceremony) for the repose of souls: “Meditation of Myeonam” by Gook Soo-Ho, “Fever” by Im Gwan-Gyu, “Like Butterflies” by Lee Hong-Jae, and “Black Exorcism” by Kim, Yong-Cheol. Finally, there were themes of discovery of the ego and self-training, including “Danya (Red Bellow)” by Kim Yong-Cheol, “Shadow” by Kim Jeong-Hak, “Sad Song” by Han Sang-Geun, “Ego” by Lee Gyeong-Soo, and “Far Away” by Kim Nam-Yong. Since 1987, male choreographers in Korean dance have demonstrated unique performances in “12 Korean Contemporary Dance Choreographers’ Showcase,” presenting dance performances with religious and philosophical speculation. Generally, they emphasize themes about human beings and the environment. There are fewer female choreographers in Korean dance than male choreographers. However, female choreographers also try to show their spirit based on their lifestyles and experiences. As choreographers in Korean dance, they adopted the division of Korea and the Korean environment as a theme rather than showing the uniqueness of Korean traditional dance movements in developing Korean contemporary dance techniques.

This study aims to investigate the activation plans of Korean cultural artists through the modern reception of performance art and to design a new conscious transition of traditional art into popular art. Today, the Seoul Performing Arts Company is a group representing Korean art with unprecedented experiments involving external and internal changes. This study examined the developmental plans of the Seoul Performing Arts Company and its comprehensive artwork, including singing, dancing, and music. The study employed Microsoft Excel, a data processing program, to summarize the list of performances by the Seoul Performing Arts Company and to analyze the three genres of singing, dancing, and music. In addition, the company performers were interviewed about the meanings of modern singing, dancing, and music. These study methods allowed investigation of the characteristics of traditional art genre with singing, dancing, and music as well as the direction and strategic aspects of comprehensive art. This analysis seeks to reorganize perceptions of traditional art as public art exceeding the boundaries of genres in the performance industry while continuing to create comprehensive Korean artwork containing a mutual communicative structure.