Dance archives help researchers not only to understand performances, but also to promote related studies. Recently, dance archives have been produced and managed in some performances, although organizations producing and managing dance archives are still limited. Studies on the values and utilization of dance archives have to be carried out to understand and utilize dance archives. This study compared archives－Seongdanhyangui and Sajikseo Uigwe－and performances－Yeongseongje (2015) and Sakjikdaeje (2014)－to study the values and utilization of dance archives. The paper demonstrated that the archives value and cultural resources have inherent value in dance archives; it also analyzed cases of using its values.

This study aims to examine dance exhibitions as a way of putting the dance archival theory into practice. For this, I explore performance theories which are relevant to a dance archive and look into two dance exhibitions, Judson Dance Theater: The Work Is Never Done by MoMA and Known Future by SeMA, which reflect the new performance archival theories. These exhibitions have three features. First, the present is one of vital matters in the exhibition. Second, tangible and intangible archive are acceptable. Third, visitor’s action is a part of exhibition. These features show a dance exhibition can be a way of putting the dance archival theory into practice. In addition, these two exhibitions show that a dance exhibition is an effective way to hand down a valuable dance to next generation, because less time and space constraints than a performance can make more people have diverse experience about dance. I suggest that a dance exhibition is a good way of putting dance archival theory into practice.