Chinese court dance art

Author: Yuan He
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Publish Date: 2004-09-01
Features: This book is based on a comprehensive study of historical materials, presenting a systematic analysis of Chinese court dances spanning thousands of years. It showcases the historical development of court dances and reveals the aesthetic characteristics and origins of their aesthetic forms during different periods from the Western Zhou to the Ming and Qing dynasties, as well as the essence and flaws of court dances. The book's distinctive feature lies in its dialectical logical analysis and theoretical grasp of Chinese court dances from a cultural perspective, offering numerous creative and insightful observations. Additionally, considering the needs of readers at different levels, the author translates difficult passages into colloquial language when citing classical texts and appends references and original texts in the form of notes, striving to maintain both readability and academic value.
The appendix—Excerpts from the "Music Records" of the Twenty-Five Histories on Dance—represents the author's carefully selected original texts of musical dance highlights after in-depth study of the "Music Records" of each dynasty in the "Twenty-Five Histories." It aims to provide readers and researchers with convenient access to and verification of the "Music Records" historical materials, serving as a reference tool.
This book is a national project under the "Nineth Five-Year Plan" of the National Arts Science Planning of China. It can provide relevant references for contemporary artists in critically inheriting the national traditional dance culture and promoting the artistic creation of China's cultural traditions, directly serving practical needs.