Abstract

The Olympics, which represent mega sports events, are not only attracting worldwide attention as a venue, but also provide an opportunity to raise awareness of the host country enhancing the national image through cultural events such as eve, opening ceremony, and closing ceremony. They are such a special world event that gives the host country an opportunity to show their unique cultural and artistic identity presenting the trend of the times through cultural events while building strong international relationships. Since ancient times, dance has been closely related to festivals and has existed with different contents and functions depending on the purpose and location of the festival. The Olympics are global spectacles and national festivals that charm people around the world. Moreover, the host country may enjoy the privilege of promoting their artistic values powerfully through the opening ceremony. In the same vein, the dance performed at the opening ceremony of the Olympics plays an important function as a medium that can naturally express and convey the cultural artistry of the host country. Therefore, this study examines the dance works performed during the opening ceremony of the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics, explores the thematic elements of dance, and studies its expressive characteristics using the framework of the first stage of the Janet Adshed dance analysis method. This study explores the motif of the work by examining each thematic element inherent in the dance work shown at the opening ceremony, and uses the first-stage framework of Adshed dance analysis to create movements, dancers, visual environments, and auditory effects. Through element analysis, we explore the overall framework of artistic identity expressed in Korean dance culture in dance parformance styles according to the trend of the times. This study is discussed as follows. First, it explores the thematic elements that can be thoughts, cultures, or motifs inherent in Korean dance works performed at the opening ceremony of the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics. Second, It explores the expression style of Korean dance performed at the opening ceremony of the PyeongChang Olympics by analyzing movement, dancers, visual environment, and auditory elements that make up the Korean dance work performed at the opening ceremony of the PyeongChang Olympic Games in 2018.

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