문화냉전기 국가 프로파간다와 공연예술: 1960-70년대 리틀앤젤스 활동의 국제정치학
The “Little Angels” and Nationalist Reconstruction of Traditional Performing Arts in Cold War South Korea
- 발행
- 2019
- 소속·발행
- 국민대학교
- 출처
- 국내 KCI
- DOI
- 10.17091/kswm.2019..40.143
- 원문등록
- 2019-03-20
- 원문
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개념
키워드
리틀앤젤스, 국가주의와 예술, 문화냉전과 예술, 공연예술 프로파간다, 전통예술 프로파간다, Little Angels, propaganda, traditional performing arts.
초록
Since its establishment the Little Angels, children’s performing arts troupe has been considered as the representative cultural ambassador of South Korea. On a global level, the cute and smiling children of the troupe became a successful means of propaganda, promoting South Korea as a peace-loving nation with culture and arts whose image had been dominated by war, poverty, international aid, and orphans. However, despite the fame, their historical and cultural meanings have not been properly examined. By examining the construction and activities of the Little Angels in the context of cold war, this paper explores the process of nationalist reconstruction of traditional performing arts and the role of the state in the process.
 This political and ideological purpose resulted in creating a specific performance style and repertoires for overseas performance manifested in its main repertoire including traditional folk dances like the fan dance, gayageum byeongchang (vocal with gayageum [12-string zither] accompaniment), nongak (farmers’ band music), and a chorus of traditional and modern songs.
 With that in mind, this presentation questions several: the kinds of traditional