중국 현대무용 발전과정과 주요인물에 관한 연구

Chinese Modern Dance a Process of Development and a Major Figure

The cultural and artistic exchanges between Korea and China have increased. In consideration of this phenomenon, this research intends to offer basic information concerning Chinese art by introducing the development of Chinese modern dance and key figures in the industry. Rong Lin Yu, Xiao Bang Wu , and Ai Lian Dai stand as key figures of early Chinese modern dance. These individuals returned to China and introduced modern dance after studying dance from historical legends such as Isadora Duncan, Marie Baden, and Rudolf Laban. However, political circumstances hindered the development of modern dance when China was established as the socialist People's Republic of China in 1949. Nevertheless, 1978 welcomed a full-fledged reform, and modern dance began to flourish 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 in China closely related on the political situation and environment.