무용수의 캐릭터 창조를 위한 즉흥(Improvisation, Etude)법 적용 및 비교 분석

This study was conducted by the necessity of concrete ways to create characters of dancers. The purposes of this study are to design a program using Improvisation for the creation of dancers’ characters, to examine the effects of the program, to compare them with the results of a preceding research using Etude by Hong, Sun-Mi(2008) researched for the same purposes, and then to discuss the range of applying both Improvisation and Etude to the creation of dancers’ characters. In the research method, this study designed and applied a program, drew the results of inductive analysis by collecting data from participants’ self-report, in-depth interview, and participant observer’s daily log for 12 weeks, and then comparatively analyzed the results with the preceding research. In the results of this study, first, the expression of impulsivity according to the matter of direction of consciousness was shown in Improvisation. Second, they were compared through analysis, observation, and visual creation. Third, they focused on the set-up of plot and creation of creative movement respectively, which was a difference. Fourth, there was a common feature such as expression of inner feelings and movements by motivation.