This study examines the life and artistic work of Israeli choreographer Hofesh Shechter, focusing on the choreographic style evident in his 2021 premiere, Double Murder. Based on the author’s in-person viewing of the performance at the Shanghai International Dance Center on June 14, 2024, this research integrates a comprehensive review of domestic and international studies, media reports, critiques, and online resources on the choreographer’s work. Employing Brecht's theory of alienation as a conceptual framework, the study analyzes the choreographic structures, movement patterns, and musical elements of Double Murder. The findings reveal that Shechter’s style is deeply influenced by Israeli traditional dance, Hora, and his military experience, emphasizing collective consciousness and power dynamics. Through the alienation effect, Shechter encourages the audience to maintain a critical distance, fostering reflection on oppressive structures and individual compliance. Furthermore, the integration of electronic music, mechanical movements, and dramatic lighting creates audiovisual dissonance, compelling viewers to confront solitude and vulnerability within tension and conflict. This distinct style disrupts emotional immersion, urging audiences to engage critically with the cyclicality of violence and emotional desensitization. Such a recognizable approach ultimately highlights Shechter’s originality and the profound depth of his choreographic vision.

This study aims to obtain objective reliability for the criteria for the effective use of visual media in dance creative works, derived by the researcher through prior research on “A Study on the Utilization Effects of Visual Media in Dance Creative Works.” To achieve this, the study analyzes four contemporary Korean dance creative works that utilize visual media, validating the validity of the criteria for effectiveness. Accordingly, the research allows the choreographer, who is also the creator of the works, to apply thr criteria directly, enabling analysis of the visual effects based on choreographic intent.

The purpose of this study is to investigate the value and effect of Myeongjakmu as cultural contents and to study development measures for revitalization. A total of eleven experts, including eight original performers and successors of Myeongjakmu and three dance performance planners and administrators, were interviewed in both unstructured and semi-structured ways. Based on the data collected from the interviews with these experts, two areas of Myeongjakmu – its creative values and its ripple effects – emerged to serve as cultural contents. Music, dance moves, costumes, and props were categorized into the creative value area, while popularization, consensus formation, and accessibility were classified into the area of ripple effects. In this article we propose four development plans to revitalize Myeongjakmu based on the experts opinions. Establishing the status of Myeongjakmu, policy support, deepening expertise, and securing sustainability. These actions will increase the value of the disappearing Korean dance cultural heritage as a systematic study for future Myeongjakmu, and contribute to the establishment of related knowledge systems and basic composition of transfer materials.