International online news: On November 1, the BDA Dance Forum (2021) organized by the Beijing Dance Academy opened. With the theme of "Dancing for the People - The Road to the Development of Chinese Dance Art", the forum brought together more than 230 experts and scholars in the field of dance from all over the country to jointly speak freely about the prosperous development of Chinese dance art in the past hundred years under the strong leadership of the Party and the construction of contemporary dance art.
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The forum was held from November 1st to 3rd, in the three-day conference through the combination of online and offline methods, with the opening and closing ceremonies, a main forum, 15 sub-forums and an exhibition and performance to present rich content, with the national dance academic community to discuss the dance ideology, dance education, dance creation, dance research in the century-old social changes in the depth of interaction and self-growth, explore the original intention of Chinese dancers "dance for the people", and undertake the mission of Chinese dance art to help the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
In his speech at the opening ceremony, Batu, Secretary of the Party Committee of Beijing Dance Academy, shared Mr. Jia Zuoguang's precious manuscript records, feeling that he was rooted in the people's artistic life, and then explained the theme of this forum in depth: "' Dancing for the people means that dance art practitioners take the people as the center, take the satisfaction of the people's spiritual and cultural needs as the starting point and foothold of dance art work, regard the people as the main body of dance art performance, regard the people as connoisseurs and judges of dance art aesthetics, and serve the people as the natural duty of dance art workers. ”
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The bda Dance Forum (2021) closely focuses on the theme of the centennial party history and the Chinese dance art, and explains in depth the relationship between the party's spiritual genealogy, literary and artistic thought, policy research and the development of Chinese dance art, and at the same time includes the dance culture inheritance in the century-old party history, the study of dancers and dance images, and the study of red classics, and refines Chinese classical dance, Chinese ethnic folk dance, ballet, national standard dance, etc. in the sub-forum. The construction and development of musical theater and other performing art forms under the leadership of the Party's literary and artistic ideology, and the integration and development of dance art and science and technology in the new era and new media environment are explored for the future.
Participating in this forum are not only the older generation of artists, theorists and educators who have dedicated their lives to the cause of Chinese dance, but also the leading figures in today's dance academies, academies and other institutions, professors and scholars who are active in the front line of teaching, as well as well-known choreographers, star dancers who are well known on the stage, as well as national dance master's degree students, doctoral students and other new forces in dance academic research.
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In addition to the three-day online and offline forum, on October 30, the online display and performance of the teaching achievements of dance art vocational education "Youth Jingfanghua" undertaken by Beiwu Affiliated High School was also staged, and a national dance education and teaching exchange platform for art vocational colleges was built through classroom display and teaching repertoire.
"bda Dance Forum" is a high-end academic brand created by Beijing Dance Academy, and since the first forum in 2019, it has become an important academic platform for dance artists and authoritative experts and scholars at home and abroad to communicate. Since its inception, it has gathered nearly 500 dance artists and more than 2,000 dance scholars from more than 20 countries and regions to carry out multi-dimensional rational thinking and practical experience sharing around the themes of "dance education, creation, cross-border, exchange and people's livelihood" and "epidemic, human destiny and dance" in the 70 years of New China, which has produced extensive and far-reaching impacts at home and abroad. (Photo: Mou Ke, Zhang Xidan)
Source: China Radio and Television Corporation International Online