This study has a purpose to investigate the movement characteristics of Bara Dance and the meaning as immanent Buddhist ritual dance by examining main movement of Cheonsubara Dance and recoding systematically with the use of Rudolf v. Laban`s recordin...
This study has a purpose to investigate the movement characteristics of Bara Dance and the meaning as immanent Buddhist ritual dance by examining main movement of Cheonsubara Dance and recoding systematically with the use of Rudolf v. Laban`s recording system. For achieving the above-mentioned purpose, I look into comprehensive understanding about Cheonsubara Dance and Buddhist thoughts in which are connoted firstly and then I try to present the characteristics and the meanings of Cheonsubara Dance with recording and analysis method. For recording main movements of Cheonsubara Dance, I present the qualitative aspect with BESS(Body, Effort, Space, Shape) in LMA(Laban Movement Analysis) and the structural aspect through Labanotation. Through this, I explain Yearngiron, Jikgwanron, Monism, Yunhoeron. Buddhist thoughts-which are connoted Cheonsubara Dance and throw light on the meaning of Cheonsubara Dance as Buddhist ritual dance. Within the movement of Cheonsubara through analyzing, there are Yearngiron which present vanity and self-effacement-this repeats the process while changing ceaselessly, Jikgwanron that can reach Buddhahood by subliming unforming consciousness in dance, Monism that can make accomplished dance only through dancer`s body and mind attain a state of perfect union and Yunhoeron that means a continuous repetition of action like wheel. Like this, Cheonsubara Dance expressesso-called Sineop offering`s stage that presented by the motion of body to piety of Buddha. Therefore, it shows well the absolute truth of Buddhism at the end. Because Bara Dance that is hold in ritual expresses the piety of Buddha with the motion of body, it should be performed very elegant and solemn dance to give doctrines of Buddhism with hearty offering to Buddha, not just to entertain or employ artifices. When ideological consciousness of Buddhism that has not the form becomes materialized in space and educates the human kind, it achieves the role as a ritual dance. That is to say, with recognizing ideological meaning of Buddhism rituals and achieving motion characteristics of Cheonsubara Dance, the mind and the body are united by harmonious motion to effectuate the role ultimately. Along with this, I suggest that the artistic value would be elevated only when gaining the accurate movement with acknowledging the merciful heart of Buddha and ideological cornerstone which is connoted in them, not the superficial form which gives prominence on formality.