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In the early 20th century, there was a call to "make use of old forms" of literature and art as a means of connecting with the masses. [75] Traditional Chinese dance forms were revised and propagated. In 1943, the Chinese Communist Party launched the new yangge movement where the yangge dance was adopted as a means of rallying village support ...
A Chinese dance. Dance in China is a highly varied art form, consisting of many modern and traditional dance genres. The dances cover a wide range, from folk dances to performances in opera and ballet, and may be used in public celebrations, rituals, and ceremonies.
Wuju (simplified Chinese: 舞剧; traditional Chinese: 舞劇; pinyin: Wǔjù; lit. 'dance drama') is a type of narrative concert dance from China. Developed in the 1950s with influences from ballet and traditional Chinese dance, performances seek to tell stories through intricate movement rather than song.
Traditional Yangge dance performance by the Dream Butterfly Dance Group (蝶梦舞团) at Binus UniversityYangge (Chinese: 秧歌; pinyin: yānggē; lit. 'Rice Sprout Song') is a form of Chinese folk dance developed from a dance known in the Song dynasty as Village Music (村田樂). [1]
Formal academic study of Chinese folklore began to gain popularity in the 1910s with the New Culture Movement, which advocated Vernacular Chinese as the language of education and literature. Because most folklore was created in the spoken language, this movement brought scholars' attention to the influences of folklore on classical literature.
Dance may be performed in religious or shamanic rituals, for example in rain dance performed in times of drought. Shamans dancing for rain is mentioned in ancient Chinese texts. Dance is an important aspect of some religious rites in ancient Egypt, [6] similarly dance is also integral to many ceremonies and rites among African people. [7]
Yayue (Chinese: 雅樂; lit. 'elegant music') was a form of classical music and dance performed at the royal court and temples in ancient China. The basic conventions of yayue were established in the Western Zhou.
Miao stated that dance scholars in Mainland China may dispute Wilcox's definition of "Chinese dance". [22] Chiayi Seetoo (司徒嘉怡; Sītú Jiāyí) of Shanghai Theatre Academy wrote that the book "promises to be an important reference" in its fields, [23] and Seetoo praised the "well chosen" still images of video clips and photographs. [24]