The Stage Reconstruction and Innovation of the Artistic Form of Hainan Li Ethnic Women’s Dance Through the Dance Work “Echoes of Life”

Abstract

The Hainan Li ethnic group’s dancing of the mother dance is a typical representative of the ancient sacrificial culture of the Li ethnic group, with rich ethnic memory and cultural connotations. The dance work ‘Echoes of Life’ is based on the intangible cultural heritage of the Li ethnic group in Hainan, known as the ‘Dancing Mother Dance’. Through the reconstruction of traditional sacrificial scenes using modern dance vocabulary, it forms three major artistic features: the interweaving of sacrificial culture and life philosophy, the intertextuality of prop symbols and body language, and the integration of traditional procedures and modern aesthetics. It not only preserves the original cultural genes of the mother dance, but also endows dance works with the distinctive aesthetic value of the times, providing innovative references for the modern inheritance and expression of intangible cultural heritage dance.