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Contemporary Yangge: The Moving History of a Chinese Folk Dance Form

Contemporary Yangge: The Moving History of a Chinese Folk Dance Form Since the beginning of its rule, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has consistently claimed that the performing arts "should assist in the process of educating the masses" (Mackerras 1981: 9). The development of <i>yangge</i> dance is particularly linked to the CCP&apos;s policies during both the party&apos;s establishment and the Cultural Revolution. In this paper, I use personal experience and embodied research to complicate the existing conventional historical narrative that asserts the political exploitation of <i>yangge</i> in modern Chinese history. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Asian Theatre Journal University of Hawai'I Press

Contemporary Yangge: The Moving History of a Chinese Folk Dance Form

Gerdes, Ellen V. P.
Asian Theatre Journal , Volume 25 (1) – Mar 4, 2008
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Abstract

Since the beginning of its rule, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has consistently claimed that the performing arts "should assist in the process of educating the masses" (Mackerras 1981: 9). The development of <i>yangge</i> dance is particularly linked to the CCP&apos;s policies during both the party&apos;s establishment and the Cultural Revolution. In this paper, I use personal experience and embodied research to complicate the existing conventional historical narrative that asserts the political exploitation of <i>yangge</i> in modern Chinese history.

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Asian Theatre Journal – University of Hawai'I Press

Published: Mar 4, 2008

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