This study analyzes Ollimmugwan, which is performed in Byeolsingut on the southern coast. First, the meaning and function of Ollimmugwan were examined in the context of gut rituals, and the main performance elements in the performance of Ollimmugwan w...
This study analyzes Ollimmugwan, which is performed in Byeolsingut on the southern coast. First, the meaning and function of Ollimmugwan were examined in the context of gut rituals, and the main performance elements in the performance of Ollimmugwan were analyzed. Through this, it was investigated how the meaning of each performance was affected and manifested. Ollimmugwan is the dance that decorates the beginning of Jidonggut among the Byeolsingut of the South Coast and is the most important dance among the various dances of the Byeolsingut of the South Coast. Jidong-gut is the first gut, to honor Dongdaebu, the main deity of the village, and serves as a starting point for the rites for the dead. In this study, based on Lee Hoon-sang's research on Jidong-gut, I analyzed the character, meaning, and function of Jidong-gut and Ollimmugwan. Considering the nature of Jidong-gut as a shamanistic transformation of Confucian ancestral rites, Ollimmugwan, which decorates the beginning, is a dance that can examine one aspect of the religious and cultural fusion method of Confucianism and shamanic rites. In addition, Ollimmugwan serves to distinguish between before and after Jidonggut, and to provide enough time for rituals to commemorate ancestors for members of the village community. The village community completes the formality of the joint ceremony by offering music and dance as well as alcohol and food to the deity of Dongdaebu. The performance elements of Ollimmugwan are composed of shamanic songs, music, shamanic clothes, shamanic objects, movements, dance, Jidonggwe, and sacrificial offerings. The performance elements of this Ollimmugwan are composed of shamanic songs, music, dances, actions (movements with dynamic proportions), Jidonggwe, and sacrificial offerings. These eight elements are utilized in various ways according to the choreographic composition of Ollimmugwan and the subjects participating in the performance. Above all, it can be seen that Ollimmugwan implies the religious meaning of Jidonggut in that it is a dance that leads Jidonggut, which has the character of a joint ritual for the remembrance of ancestors. In addition, it is the only dance completed through the solidarity of the village community and the performing group in that each member of the village community and performing group must faithfully perform their role.