Original scientific paper
The performing arts based on intermedia in Korea: the case of musical and madanggeuk
Jeong Hwan Kim
; Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Seoul
Abstract
This article introduces musicals and ‘madanggeuk’ among the most beloved performing arts in Korea. Contrary to textual literature, performing arts exist only through performances on the stage, so it can be said to be one-time arts that disappear when the performances are over. However, even if it is one-off, the development of the plot in all types of performing arts can not proceed without the basis of narration or story-telling. Performing arts such as musicals and ‘madanggeuk’ are also often referred to as composite arts because they need help with stage, lighting, sound, and choreography. These two have a commonality that they overcome various constraints such as the ‘space constraint’ of the stage and the ‘time constraint’ of the performance, and perform the most appropriate and implicit performance. On the other hand, they are also distinguishable; musicals show the domestic acceptance of globality, and ‘madanggeuk’ the modern succession of Korean locality. Musicals and ‘madanggeuk’ have become a genre of contemporary art in the short chronology, and furthermore, also provide additional content that creates diverse forms by adding elements of music and dance to the story’s strength of the original work. Korean musicals and ‘madanggeuk’ are also based on the notion of ‘trans-’ or ‘hybrid-’ in the ecosystem of literature and art in terms of transcending or expanding. Both genres already embrace the possibilities and status as ‘glocal’ arts, but they are still being forced to create new stories in a multi-media environment and new storytelling work.
Keywords
musicals; madanggeuk; performing arts; composite arts
Hrčak ID:
230328
URI
Publication date:
18.12.2019.
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