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Chinese Modern Dance a Process of Development and a Major Figure

Kim joo hee 1 진양 1

1성균관대학교

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ABSTRACT

The cultural and artistic exchanges between Korea and China have increased. In consideration of this phenomenon, this research intends to offer basicinformation concerning Chinese art by introducing the development of Chinesemodern dance and key figures in the industry. Rong Lin Yu, Xiao Bang Wu , and Ai Lian Dai stand as key figures of earlyChinese modern dance. These individuals returned to China and introducedmodern dance after studying dance from historical legends such as IsadoraDuncan, Marie Baden, and Rudolf Laban. However, political circumstances hindered the development of modern dancewhen China was established as the socialist People’s Republic of China in 1949. Nevertheless, 1978 welcomed a full-fledged reform, and modern dance began toflourish once again since Hong Kong returned to China. Mei Qi Yang, Mei Wang,Willy Tsao, Jin Xing , and Wei Shen prevailed as key figures during this period. The results of this research reveal that the development of modern dance inChina closely related on the political situation and environment.

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