The congratulatory party that celebrated the 50th anniversary of the birth of King Sunjong took place at Injeongjeon Hall in Changdeokgung Palace on March 25, 1923, during the period of Japanese Occupation. As the royal family would not hold any big events after the demise of King Sunjong in 1926, it was the last event by which one can track changes in the parties of the Joseon Dynasty. This was different from the usual parties of Joseon Dynasty. The changes involved the venue, as it was not held at Jeongjeon (the courtyard for the main building) but instead took place inside Donghaenggak and Injeongjeon placed in the corner, and it also involved the serving luncheon and dinner, with participants seated at two rows of Western-style tables. Such changes distinguished the party from the previous Jinyeon (palatial party) of the Joseon Dynasty. Despite such changes in the royal ceremonies, in contrast to the Korean Empire, specific norms were not adopted in the period of Japanese Occupation. The modernizing changes to the ceremonies between the Korean Empire and the period of Japanese Occupation show how the Joseon tradition developed into the modern tradition. Presumably, there were changes to the music and dance used at the party, but details on such alterations cannot be found. At the event, eleven instrumental pieces－including Taepyeongchunjigok－and seven pieces of Mudong jeongjae (“court dance music with a boy dancer”) were performed. Instrumental music and Mudong jeongjae were presented at both luncheon and dinner. When Mudong jeongjae was performed at the party, it drew attention, as this represented a restoration of a presentation that had been removed from the royal protocol 20 or so years before. Moreover, the students of Yiwangjik aakbu (“Office of the Yi Dynasty’s Ceremonial Music”) were trained to perform for the event, which was significant in that has carried the tradition of Mudong jeongjae up to the present times. Having considered the performance of Mudong jeongjae following the 50th anniversary of King Sunjong’s birth, Yiwangjik aakbu performed in Kyoto. Moreover, having been performed at the Kyoto presentation, Jangsaengboyeonjimu was learned by a Japanese dancer. Based on this, Miyako Odori was created in Japan. The work was performed at the exposition that not only marked the participation in World Expo but also celebrated the marriage of Hirohito and the 15th anniversary of the Korea－Japan annexation. Aalthough Mudong jeongjae was restored for the 50th anniversary of King Sunjong’s birth, it was one of the projects that was presumably planned and prepared for such purposes. Despite its changes, the ceremonies during the period of Japanese Occupation, including the party that celebrated the 50th anniversary of King Sunjong’s birth, are highly significant in that they were crucial in carrying traditional Korean music up to the present times. Nevertheless, musicians’ strenuous efforts to carry the traditional music through the period of Japanese Occupation should not be regarded as just one of the musical characteristics of the period or reenacted in an optimistic manner. When considering the court ceremonies during the period of Japanese Occupation, the context of what happened to Yiwangjik aakbu should first understand; this will allow us to determine which parts of the ceremonies are to be carried on and which parts are to be objectively described.

This is an essay about restore of court dance by searching at activiies of Kim Cheon-heung, a great master of Korean traditional dance and music and a silent film made in the 1931. To the research, Jeongjae; traditional court dance performed by Kim and the restoration procedure are reviewed. Also the contents and utilization values of which offered appropriateness and confidence of Kim's Jeongjae project to audience. As a result, it was found that core of the Jeongjae restoration was Kim Cheon-heung, not documents of Joseon Dynasty, record paintings; Uigwe[ 儀軌 ] and Holgi[ 笏記 ]. This is because Kim was existence figure who served as a successor of Jeongjae since late Joseon Dynasty containing modern court music institute, Yiwangjik Aakpu. has the existence of justification for the very reason that Kim is entitled to restore Jeongjae. The restoration of the dance is divided into three parts; first is steps to expand repertoire of Jeongjae and restore dancing, second is steps to restore each processes of court ritual, and last is steps to develop new creative dance drama by using Jeongjae. In the third case, historical documents, paintings and film such as are paalied as a materials of creation. Also, in the restoration process, it was suggested that the beginning of the restoration work was made through historical literature, such Uigwe[ 儀軌 ] and Holgi[ 笏記 ], but eventually completed by creation. There is a limit to the writing or painting of a series of movements with continuous movements. It is only possible to create a gap between the cracks in this discontinuity, and Kim used the dance he had learned through his lifetime as a tool for creativity. Now we need to concentrate more on the creative exploitation of dance with Kim's achievements. First, for the future development of dance, the importance of dance and cultural sharing of dance worlds is paramount. Second, the dance majors should be systematically educated by Jeongjae as well as in elementary, middle and high schools. Lastly, Jeongjae should be used as a free ingredient rather than as part of a rigid court culture. I expect to study in neighboring areas such as dance academia, classical music, aesthetics, and theater in the near future.

The research on "the data status and data use case of Simso Kim cheon-heung" started from the importance that the Kim Cheon-Heung Collection can be seen not only as an individual archive, but also as a manual of an extended artistic record and utilization method of performing arts. This study has a second purpose of sharing information to be a mediator of researches on Kim Cheonheung by grasping the current status of the materials and the cases that have been utilized. As a research method, I focus on the activities of the Korea Dance Resource Center, which I have participated in the past, and analyze event materials (event plan, programs, materials, books, etc.) Related site search. In addition, I analyze the case of reconstruction of Cheoyongrang. I expect that this study could be seen as a reference in the creation or reproduction of archiving.

This study compared Jeongjaemudo Holgi (musical scripts) with video materials of “Mugo” (group dance from the Goryeo period) and “JangsaengboyeonJimu” (court music from the Joseon period) performed in the 1980s at ‘Traditional Dance Presentation’ of National Gugak Center following Simso Kim Cheon-heung’s restoration of them. By doing so, the study sought to learn how he had restored the court dances. As a result, the study found following characteristics of “Mugo” and “JangsaengboyeonJimu”. First, the greetings were added both in the beginning and the end of the performance. Second, the songs of the dancers were simplified. Third, there was no big change in dance formation. Fourth, there were omissions or additions in the procedure of the dance. When he restored court dance in the 1980s, the restoration was built on what he learned from Music Academy of the Joseon Dynasty and a number of materials including Akji (music book) of Goryeosa, that is lustrated Text on Traditional Music and Holgi. His restoration of the court dances in the 1980s was affected by periodical circumstances and creative experiences during the 1950s. This study concluded that the court dances he restored was the extension of tradition and literature interpretation. This study identified his spirit from his restoration which was completed based on experience and aesthetic attitude. Rather than sticking to the original literature, he showed the essence of the court dances as a new form of art by putting it on stage. He desired to turn the court dance into a contemporary proscenium stage art and to elevate it to the modern art form. As such, his restoration of the court dances in the 1980s was a process which he embraced the change of the period. Thus, Kim Cheon-heung can be considered as an artist who demonstrated artistic capability encompassing tradition.

This research analyzes Chun-Heung Kim's Seungmu, which he learnd from Sung-Joon Han, illuminates the world of traditional dance by Chun-Heung Kim, and identifies the legacy of Sung-Joon Han through a comparative analysis between Kim's dance and Young-Sook Han's Seungmu. The results are as follows. According to the comparative analysis of two Seungmu, Chun-Heung Kim's Seungmu is characterized to follow the basic outline of Sung-Joon Han's Seungmu, but its steps are more dynamic and it creates the simple world with artless movement of monk's robe. Thus, folk dance by Chun-Heung Kim through the Seungmu represents the world that are shaped by combination of dynamic exhilaration through steps, the beauty of simplicity of the movement with monk's robe without exaggeration, and the beauty of moderation.