Alle radici della screendance in Cina. “Visioni” (Xiang 象) in evoluzione e “forme” (Xing 形) artistiche

Xiao Huang

doi:10.6092/issn.2036-1599/14130

Authors

Xiao Huang Bologna University, Italy

Xiao Huang is currently a Ph.D candidate in Visual, Performing and Media Arts at the University of Bologna in Italy, and a Distinguished Researcher at the Beijing Dance Academy. She received a Master’s Degree in Contemporary Dance from The National Academy of Dance of Italy. As a motion artist, she was a winner of the International Cinematica Videodance Competition 2018 in Italy, finalist of the Premio Roma 2018 International Choreography and Dance-Video Competition, and selected for the Official Selection Screenings in the fifth edition of the Fashion Film Festival in Milan.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.2036-1599/14130

Abstract

The Chinese screendance evolved with variations in definitions and way of practices from the same art discipline emerged in the West. It came through a unique historical path of the cultural foundations of its own original references. In this paper, the author explores and examines the relevant historical elements identified and cited as the major contributors to the formation and development of the contemporary Chinese screendance through the three development phases from 1905 to 1970s. What happened in between the vision (xiang) changes and how did they impact on the artistic appearance (xing) and the development of Chinese screendance? It is a fundamental question that the author aims to present an academic view based on a research dominantly in China.