극단 실험극장의 소극장운동에 관한 연구

Abstract

This paper studied how experimental theaters influenced the movement of small theater in Korean theater based on historical evidence until the creation and extinction of experimental theater. The experimental theater, Korea''s first peer system theater group, was launched in 1960 and revolted against the mainstream of the play of the time and armed with a youthful and experimental spirit, bringing fresh air to the Korean theater community. It also showed the potential for the success of small theater plays in 1975 when the theater ran its own theater. The success of the small theater play not only led to the popularization of the play but also helped foster experimentation and new talents for the play. The theatrical spirit of the experimental theater resisted the force of the mainstream and always sought novelty. Amid the difficult political reality in Korea, the experimental theater showed the spirit of the play''s era and spirit of resistance. The small theater movement at the experimental theater became a symbol of new change and innovation in theater management and showed the potential of Korean theater. But the experimental theater was also unable to adapt to the rapidly changing times and closed in 1996 amid the logic of capital.