Migration and Transmission of the Intangible Culture and its musical change : the case of North Korean Mask Dance Drama, Eunyeul

무형문화의 이주, 전승 그리고 음악적 변화 양상: 은율탈춤의 사례

In the paper, this study will be explored in the migration of the mask dance Eunyeul Talchum from North Korea to South Korea after the national division took place. During and after the Korean War, refugees from the Hwanghae province settled in the Republic of Korea who were performers of the three Korean mask dances: Bongsan Talchum, Kangryeong Talchum and Eunyeul Talchum. All of these mask dances are denoted as South Korea's National Intangible Properties under the Cultural Property Protection Law (1962.) However, Eunyeul Talchum is the only asset among these three that settled in Incheon, instead of the capital, Seoul. The purpose of this research is to examine the process of restoring and the idea of transmitting Eunyeul Talchum in Incheon after the division of Korea. As opposed to Bongsan Talchum and Gangryeong Talchum, which are recognized as major socio-ethnic groups, Eunyeul Talchum belongs to a minority. Because not only Eunyeul Talchum is the last Mask Dance which has been nominated as an Intangible asset among the other Hwanghae Talchum but also, most people in the preservation association are comprised of the second-generation refugees from Hwanghae province. During three months of research, the researcher observed the performances and the educational communicating Eunyeul Talchum's cultural legacy. This study included several research methods: open interview, examination of relevant documents, and live performances. Particularly, the researcher conducted interviews with the Human Cultural Property and musicians (including professional/scholarly to lay/untrained) in the Preservation Association. In conclusion, Eunyeul Talchum preservation association is not as preeminent as other Korean mask dances, it has been transmitted by performers from Hwanghae province with its unique masks and instrumental accompaniment. These performers and educators dedication to maintaining Eunyeul Talchum's attributes contribute largely to the Preservation Association's successful settlement in Incheon. Thus, the researcher examines which idea formed to subsist the Eunyeul Talchum preservation association.

1945년 광복 이후 남한과 북한이 분단된 상황 속에서 남한은 무형문화의 손실을 예방하기 위해 1962년 무형문화재 제도를 제정하면서 무형문화들을 발굴하고 복원하였다. 이 때 민속 문화를 포함한 여러 무형문화들이 무형문화재로 지정되었다. 국가 무형문화재로 지정된 민속 문화 중 북한에서 연행되었던 탈춤인 은율탈춤의 사례를 통해 무형문화재 제도 속에서 지정된 무형문화의 전승이 이루어진 과정과 반주음악의 변화 양상에 대해 다룬다. 음악적인 전승을 이루는데 보존회 중심의 구성원들이 국가무형문화재라는 틀 안에서 은율탈춤을 예술로 인식함으로써 그들의 이념과 정체성이 표상된다. 이로써, 제도 속에서 음악적인 전승을 이루는데 구성원들의 정체성과 이념은 불가분의의 관계임을 알 수 있으며 국가무형문화재의 구성 속에서 무형문화를 현재까지 지속시킬 수 있었던 과정을 살펴본다.