발레에서의 기계 이미지에 관한 연구 : 발레 뤼스와 발레 쉬에두아를 중심으로 = A Study on Mechanical Images in Ballet : Focusing on Ballet Russe and Ballet Suedois

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The purpose of this study is to examine the context and meaning of the appearance of mechanical images in ballet, centering on Ballet Russe and Ballet Suedois in the early 20th century. In particular, attention is paid to the criticality on reason and rationalism by means of the elements of shock and wonder, wild imagination, and contingency contained in the mechanical images of the ballet stage influenced by Surrealism and Dadaism. This study examined the characteristics of shock and wonder caused by mechanical elements and images in the cubist costume with distorted shape of Parade produced by Ballet Russe and in the lighting installation of Relâche by Ballet Suedois that attacked the audience’s perspective. It also looked into the characteristics of the unconscious and accidental combination through interdisciplinary approach, imagination, improvisation, and the duality or gap between machine and organism in the works of both company. This research is meaningful in that these features not only serve as a critical standpoint toward civilization built on the development of machinery, but also raise essential questions about what ballet or dance is, which is influential for today.