Performing at Walt Disney World as often as six times a day, seven days a week, the kumidaiko group, Matsuriza, has the unique opportunity to expose thousands of people per day to the world of Japanese taiko performance. At the same time, the group serves as a form of ambassador for Japan, representing the country within a section of the Epcot theme park known as World Showcase. Their performance space is the Japan pavilion, part of a modern day World’s Fair that seeks to introduce tourists to various cultures from around the world. Matsuriza’s participation in Disney’s World’s Fair is not without its consequences, however. The group must grapple with issues of commoditization, authenticity, and representation that have long caught the eyes of scholars. At the same time, the group must deal with the expectations of tourists that have come to Epcot, expectations that are fueled in part by the atmosphere of the Japan pavilion created by the Walt Disney Company. In the end, kumidaiko at Walt Disney World as performed by Matsuriza is a reified art form, static and unchanging. Taiko is discussed by group members using a discourse that adheres to the sense of Japan created within the pavilion, and repertoire and performance practice are modified so as to not disrupt the atmosphere that has been created. Even as kumidaiko continues to grow and evolve outside of Epcot’s borders, within the theme park it is simply another exhibit on display for the paying tourist in the museum of culture that is World Showcase.
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Abstract Introduction Surveying the World(Showcase) Crutuqyuimg the World: "Distory", "Deography" and the Exhibition of Culture Visting the World: The Japan Pavilion Recreating "Japan" Performing the World: Matsuriza and kumidaiko at the Japan Pavilion Matsuriza and the Kumidaiko Tradition Performing in Epcot Drumming for the Mouse Reification within the World Leaving the World Glossary References
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KimidaikoWalt Disney Worldcommoditizationculture exhibitiontourismreception
아시아에서 벌어지는 모든 음악활동을 연구합니다.
특히 아시아에서 일어나고 있는 유럽 음악 편중의 음악상황을 아시아음악 중심으로 전환하기 위한 연구와 운동을 합니다. 아시아음악은 아시아인이 가장 잘 연구할 수 있다는 점에서 아시아음악학 연구는 아시아 학자에 의하여 주도되어야 한다고 생각하는 사람들의 모임입니다.
이러한 목적 달성을 위하여 아시아음악의 역사 이론 연주를 연구합니다. 이 연구 성과는 Asian Musicology라는 영문 저널을 발행하고 있습니다.