무용공연의 콜라보레이션 동향과 창작 활성화 연구

Abstract

본 연구의 목적은 무용예술에서의 콜라보레이션의 역할과 중요성을 고찰하고 이를 바탕으로 창작활동 활성화의 가능성을 증진시킬 수 있는 방향성을 모색하는데 있다. 콜라보레이션(Collaboration)은 다원적인 접근 방식을 통해 관습적 미학의 틀에서 벗어나고자 하는 창작 작업 방식이다. 이를 통해 문화·예술적 가치․아이디어 등을 공유하고, 실험적이고 창의적인 시도를 함으로써 관객들의 관심과 참여를 이끌어 공연예술의 대중화 및 활성화에 중요한 역할을 하고 있다. 이에 본 연구에서는 콜라보레이션을 활용한 세 작품인 ‘묵향’, ‘회오리’, ‘불쌍’을 분석하였고 주요한 특징은 다음과 같다. 국립무용단의 ‘묵향’ 작품에서는 타 예술장르의 아티스트와의 콜라보레이션이 이루어져, 디자이너 ‘정구호’는 기존의 무용공연에서 볼 수 없었던 다양하고 파격적인 시도를 하였고, 본 작품의 아트디렉터로써 무대미술, 음악, 의상, 움직임의 조화로운 상호작용을 통한 균형적인 공연을 선보였다. 두 번째 작품인 국립무용단의 ‘회오리’는 해외안무가와의 콜라보레이션이 국립무용단 창단 이래 처음 시도되어 한국춤 공연에서 볼 수 없는 다양함과 감각적인 면이 전달되었다. 마지막으로 국립현대무용단의 불쌍’ 작품은 무대를 가득 채운 불상과 소쿠리를 활용한 무대미술, 세련된 의상의 시각적 효과, 라이브 연주의 청각적인 효과를 동시에 전해주었다. 불상이라는 모티브와 음악, 미술, 의상 등 타 예술장르와의 콜라보레이션 자체만으로도 관객들에게 흥미를 불러일으켰다. 세 작품의 분석을 통해 콜라보레이션은 궁극적 목적이 아닌 공동의 목적을 이루기 위한 공연예술의 효과적인 수단임을 인식하며 무용예술의 창조적인 창작 인프라 구축 및 무용공연의 창작 활성화를 위한 콜라보레이션 작업 방안을 창작적인 측면과 마케팅적 측면 두 가지로 다음과 같이 제언한다. 창작적인 측면으로는 타 예술장르의 수용범위를 확대하고 선도적 파트너들의 참여를 유도하는 것이다. 또한 해외와의 상호교류 및 장소 특정적인 공연형태를 활성화시키고 레지던스 프로그램의 적극적인 활용으로 예술가 상호교류를 통해 시너지 효과를 극대화시킬 수 있다. 한편 마케팅적 측면에서는 공연과 마케팅의 연계를 강화하고 대외적 홍보와 프로모션 및 원소스 멀티유즈(One Source Multi Use)를 활성화시킨다. 또한 서울시창작공간의 활성화와 레지던스 프로그램 개발을 장려하고, 한국적 이미지를 활용한 문화 콘텐츠 사업을 강화한다. 앞으로 무용예술이 사회·문화적인 이슈와 타 예술분야에 대한 적극적인 관심을 가지고 그에 대한 전문성을 체득하는 노력이 더해진다면 무용공연의 보급성과 대중적 저변확대의 가능성을 확립할 수 있는 방향성을 제시하는데 콜라보레이션 작업방식은 큰 역할을 할 것으로 판단된다. 우리는 콜라보레이션 작업에 있어 무분별하게 진행되는 산술적 형태의 협업을 지양해야한다. 더불어 일회성 프로젝트형식이 아닌 장기적인 시각을 가지고 창의적이고 혁신적인 기획력과 적극적인 마케팅으로 무용공연의 창작 활성화를 위한 꾸준한 노력이 요구된다.|The purpose of this research is to investigate the roles and significance of collaboration in dance performance and explore the ways of facilitating creative choreography. Collaboration is considered the creative process of choreography through multidimensional approaches while breaking away from conventional aesthetics. Participating artists in collaboration are able to endeavor experimental, unprecedented trials in their work by sharing culture, artistic value, ideas which naturally attract new as well as existing audiences.

The major findings through the analysis of the three performance art pieces including Mukhyang, Vortex, and Bulssang are as follows: Mukhyang performed by the National Dance Company of Korea sees the collaboration with Kuho Jung, a Korean fashion designer, who pursued a variety of new, unconventional trials in harmonized and balanced interaction with theatrical art, music, stage costumes, movement as its art director. Vortex is the first collaboration work with the foreign choreographer in the history of the National Dance Company of Korea which is uncomparable in its variety and senses of expression to the Korean dances. Bulssang by the Korea National Contemporary Dance Company communicates the visionary effect with floor-filling statues of Buddha and baskets and chic costumes as well as hearing effect by live music performance. The collaboration with other arts such as music, fine arts, stage costumes and Buddha as main motif stirs genuine interest of audience.

Recognizing that collaboration is not an ultimate end but an effective tool to attain the common goal in performing arts through the analysis, this research suggests the ways of collaboration from the perspective of both choreography and marketing in an effort to establish the infrastructure of creative choreography and facilitate the choreography of dance performance. From the choreography, the horizon of collaboration should expand to different arts with leading artists invited to collaborate. In this vein, the collaboration with overseas artists and site specific arts need to be promoted and the exchange among artists through residential programs are recommended to maximize the synergistic effect. In term of marketing, the link between performance and marketing shall be strengthened with the art work more exposed to the public together with the one source multi use method.

Given that dance arts need to reach out to other social and cultural issues and collaborate with other arts so that more people can appreciate and enjoy dance performance, the collaboration will play a critical role in creative choreography. The successful collaboration requires relentless efforts to stimulate creative choreography of dance performance through out-of-box, innovative planning and marketing not to end up with the arithmetic type of collaboration or one-off collaboration projects.; The purpose of this research is to investigate the roles and significance of collaboration in dance performance and explore the ways of facilitating creative choreography. Collaboration is considered the creative process of choreography through multidimensional approaches while breaking away from conventional aesthetics. Participating artists in collaboration are able to endeavor experimental, unprecedented trials in their work by sharing culture, artistic value, ideas which naturally attract new as well as existing audiences.

The major findings through the analysis of the three performance art pieces including Mukhyang, Vortex, and Bulssang are as follows: Mukhyang performed by the National Dance Company of Korea sees the collaboration with Kuho Jung, a Korean fashion designer, who pursued a variety of new, unconventional trials in harmonized and balanced interaction with theatrical art, music, stage costumes, movement as its art director. Vortex is the first collaboration work with the foreign choreographer in the history of the National Dance Company of Korea which is uncomparable in its variety and senses of expression to the Korean dances. Bulssang by the Korea National Contemporary Dance Company communicates the visionary effect with floor-filling statues of Buddha and baskets and chic costumes as well as hearing effect by live music performance. The collaboration with other arts such as music, fine arts, stage costumes and Buddha as main motif stirs genuine interest of audience.

Recognizing that collaboration is not an ultimate end but an effective tool to attain the common goal in performing arts through the analysis, this research suggests the ways of collaboration from the perspective of both choreography and marketing in an effort to establish the infrastructure of creative choreography and facilitate the choreography of dance performance. From the choreography, the horizon of collaboration should expand to different arts with leading artists invited to collaborate. In this vein, the collaboration with overseas artists and site specific arts need to be promoted and the exchange among artists through residential programs are recommended to maximize the synergistic effect. In term of marketing, the link between performance and marketing shall be strengthened with the art work more exposed to the public together with the one source multi use method.

Given that dance arts need to reach out to other social and cultural issues and collaborate with other arts so that more people can appreciate and enjoy dance performance, the collaboration will play a critical role in creative choreography. The successful collaboration requires relentless efforts to stimulate creative choreography of dance performance through out-of-box, innovative planning and marketing not to end up with the arithmetic type of collaboration or one-off collaboration projects.