Korean ethno-national artistic traditions in Ukraine (creativity of the Korean Dance Ensemble “Toradi”)

Abstract

Aim of the article is to spotlight the problem of Korean ethno-national artistic Traditions preservation and development in the context of Korean ethnic group residence outside the ethnic homeland, in Ukraine. The methodology of the article consists of a set of basic research principles such as: the art analysis has been used for the “Toradi” Kyiv dance group creative activity characterization; the historical analysis has been used for the Korean art traditions comprehension; the descriptive analysis has been used for the sequence of events representation; logical and analytical analyses have been used for the Kyiv Korean music collective art and creative activities meaningful aspects detections an example of the cultural traditions and art preservation by the Korean ethnic community in Ukraine.Scientific novelty of the article. The Korean artistic traditions influence in Ukraine among the Korean ethnic community has been first traced.Conclusions. Features of traditional Korean national dance — an important achievement of world choreography — as a reflection of the Korean nation musical and choreographic art peculiarities, its historical development, traditional ideas about beauty, ethnic mentality, etc. have been analyzed. The “Toradi” Korean choreographic group creative work, its connection with the art of Korea, realized through the “Toradi” group visits to Seoul and the invitations of South Korean choreographers to Kyiv, which have significantly enriched and complemented the creative palette of the dance group and enlarged national colorings creative work of the dance group, have been examined. The deep connection between the ethno-national artistic traditions of Korea and the art of Korean ethnic group in Ukraine has been proven; the peculiarities of this phenomenon as the model of ethno-national artistic traditions preservation in the era of Ukrainian society democratization have been revealed.