Nuo Masked Dance
0 worksMasked dances of village nuo troupes, danced to gongs and drums in the first month to drive out plague and evil
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From dancers painted on Neolithic pottery to today's dance drama.
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In a snowy village hung with red lanterns and early plum blossoms, women in colorful dress dance with fans and long silk ribbons, red and green lions leap, and a dragon weaves on poles. Drummers beat red drums as crowds line the way.
Masked dances of village nuo troupes, danced to gongs and drums in the first month to drive out plague and evil
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Long sleeves, plates and drums, and the Ba-Yu war dance at the banquets of the Han to Six Dynasties courts
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Teams raising a dragon on poles to chase a pearl, together with fish-lantern and rolling-lantern dances
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Ritual and festival dances of the southwestern and south-central peoples, danced to reed pipes and bronze and wooden drums
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Dancers under a lion's head and pelt: northern lions show skill, southern lions show spirit
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Ten ensembles, seated and standing troupes, the Rainbow Raiment and the Sogdian whirl
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Guozhuang, xianzi, reba, duixie and monastery cham, with the dances of the Qiang, Tu and Monpa
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The Mongolian andai and savardin, with Daur, Evenki, Xibe and other northern dances
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Waist drums on the hip, frame drums in hand: striking while dancing
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The Dai dance that imitates the peacock, known for its three-bend posture
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Improvised song-dance of the Uyghur, Tajik and Kazakh to the frame drum
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The processional group dance of northern New Year festivals, danced to gongs, drums and suona
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The Huai River duet of drum-boy and orchid-girl, with its lantern and tea-picking kin
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The Korean farmers' song and dance of north-east China, opening with an offering to the land god and ending with spinning ribbon hats
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The dance system built in the twentieth century on the movement of Chinese opera
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Full-length stage drama told in dance, from Magic Lotus Lantern to today
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