二〇世紀初頭の舞踊における「プラスティック」の概念

抄録

The dance style of Isadora Duncan, who started her career in 1899, was called not only "free dance" but also "plastique dance" at that time. In the dictionary of the era, "plastique" referred to lifeless objects made of inorganic materials. Why, then, did the term exist in the early 20^th century as a synonym for Bacchanalia free dance?

In my research, this term was proposed during this period to indicate the organic nature of the human body with its formative potential, while considering the inorganic meaning of plastic arts. It was a key concept that attempted to acquire new qualities of the human body, and which has been developed while including seemingly contradictory aspects of the organic and inorganic.

This paper focuses on the term "plastique," which was widely used in European theatrical culture in the early 20^th century. Through specific examples of use by several theater artists, I discuss the meaning of the term and why this concept was needed at this time.