The word ‘Convergence’ is one of the major key words in this age and it is used in many different fields and various ways. The purpose of this study is to verify the role of convergence in maximizing the artistic expression and to confirm the possibilities of convergence effects whether it can bring change and create new territory in dance field by analyzing Deborah Colker’s choreography , which best reflects convergence characteristics. This study examined Deborah Colker’s choreography , focusing on convergence by using Janet Adshed’s dance analysis methods. Debora Colker brought the huge vertical stage and it played the big role in . The dancers certainly exceed ordinary human limits with highly physical dance, bordering on acrobatics, sports and arts. These converging movements of acrobatics, sports and ballet and the vertical set formed a coherent whole. They interacted together so strong that it maximized the artistic expression and brought the possibility of a new vision of dance.

The purpose of this study was to examine the relative importance and priority of the components of a contemporary dance work aiming to boost the popularity of domestic contemporary dance performances based on expert opinions. It seeks to improve the harsh performance environment of contemporary dance, a major problem caused by poor financing, to contribute to dance performances in modern society. In the first stage, a survey of 20 selected dance performance experts was conducted using open-ended questionnaire to determine how to structure a dance work to increase the popularity of contemporary dance performances. In the second stage, the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) was utilized to carry out a pairwise comparison of the selected components to determine their relative importance and priority. The findings of the study were as follows: Eleven factors were selected as the components of a dance work geared to improving the popularity of modern dance performances, and 31 details were selected. The audience’s consciousness of the choreographer was selected as the top priority, followed by communicability, the completion and composition of work, sympathetic choreography, a communicable repertoire, the superb competence of the dancer, professional direction, diverse forms of work, the professionalism of the staff, public-friendly music, harmonious lighting/stage setting, and eye-catching costumes. If a dance work is based on the choreographer’s philosophy and possesses all 11 components suggested by the experts, it will exhibit artistic value and have popular appeal. Such an excellent dance performance will be fully appealing to the public. This study is of significance in that it investigated the opinions of experts to suggest practical advice on how to create a dance work to increase the popularity of dance performances. However, this study also had some limitations; for instance, the suggestions were only based on the perspective of individuals already engaged in dance performance. Therefore, sustained research efforts should be made to consider the circumstances and perspectives of other genres related to dance performance to enhance the popularity of dance performances.

Copyright refers to the exclusive and monopolistic right, being given to the creator of creative works that includes literary, artistic or musical ones. According to the present copyright law of South Korea, dance is categorized as a kind of theatrical works, but it is necessary to discuss whether or not such a classification is appropriate. Of course, both a dance and a theatrical work can be classified into performance arts as the two genres are most closely adjacent to each other. Since dance and play have their distinct characteristics as unique genres, however, the application of a copyright should be made from different perspectives. This study aims to examine the importance of establishing professional and concrete regulations with regard to the dance works and discussing what to consider for that purpose. One of the foremost and top priority concerns for the dance works in the nation is that the domestic dance community should come up with its own copyright regulations independent from the theatrical works. As the present copyright law for the theatrical works does not consider the unique characteristics of dance such as choreography, it is hard for the domestic dance community to properly claim and exercise its rights. Therefore, independent copyright regulations are urgently needed to protect the specialized rights for the dance works apart from the theatrical works. As part of the efforts to better protect the rights for the dance works, it is also necessary to submit the storyboard of choreography or the video clips to help meet the requirements of the copyright law. It is necessary to reestablish the proper regulations for the copyright for dance after having technically and concretely examined the characteristics of dances performed in the nation and ultimately to work for the revision of the current copyright law for dance.

This study summarizes issues related to copyright issues around dance or choreography in Korea. As a result of analyzing 42 previous studies, which was searched at RISS(Research Information Sharing Services), three major issues were aroused. First, the concept of dance copyright should be defined more clearly, and the requirements for recognition of creativity in dance works should be clarified. Second, in order to activate dance copyright protection, it is necessary to fix the ephemeral phenomena of dance in tangible media. Third, dance copyright is classified as a dramatic works in Korean Copyright Act, but the term is not appropriate. The main contents of this discussion reviews copyright law and precedents of each country, including Korea. Based on these discussions, a suggested improvement plan for the protection of dance copyright is proposed.