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Asian Dance Journal

A Semiotic Study of Spatial Meaning-Making in Contemporary Dance

현대춤의 장소성 의미 생성에 관한 기호학적 연구 작품 「미니어처 공간극장」, 「Trailer」를 중심으로+, ++

Park Nahoon 박나훈

DOI:https://doi.org/10.26861/sddh.2026.81.201

Asian Dance Journal
Vol.81 pp.201-218

Abstract
A Semiotic Study of Spatial Meaning-Making in Contemporary Dance ×


Dance as an art form is fundamentally inseparable from the place in which it is performed. Therefore, this study aims to explore the generation of artistic meaning through the correlation between dance and space where it is realized. Two works serve as case studies: Miniature Space Theater, which reconfigured traditional theater space to experiment with audience performativity, and Trailer, an urban site-specific performance; both are pertinent cases for examining innovation in dance space and meaning production. Employing semiotic analysis based on binary oppositions, actantial models, and significance processes, the study conducts an in-depth examination of how each work utilizes place and generates meaning. The analysis derives three dimensions of meaning from dance performed in diverse places: non-representational meaning, bodily meaning, and event meaning. It is hoped that the generative artistic meanings identified through this research will contribute to fundamental self-reflection and redefinition in the art of dance.


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