Discourse Evolution and Space-Time Logic of"New Dance"
"New dance"is a new phenomenon and development in Chinese dance during the 20th century.From"new dance art","new dance for the socialist nation",and"new socialist dance with Chinese characteristics"to"contemporary dance","new dance"has evolved within Chinaś political and cultural sphere throughout the 20th century,shaped by the discourses of enlightenment,salvation,and nationalism;the discourses of nation-state and class;the discourses of reform,humanism,and modernism;and the discourse of art system.This progression demonstrates the dynamic process of historical context empowering the discourse of new dance and forms the construction logic of socialist culture in terms of time and space."New dance"has always maintained the realistic character of Chinese dance under the"new"context,outlining the historical continuity of socialist dance art in China,and reflecting the poetic construction of the modernity of Chinese dance.
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