He is an outstanding representative of national folk dance works since the 1990s. In this paper, the body language, choreography and artistic value of Huangtuhuang are analyzed and studied, which provides reference for the study of folk dance works with rich choreography skills.
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the creation of Chinese folk dance works entered a new climax. Huangtuhuang was born in this climax period, and it is one of Zhang Jigang's masterpieces written and directed by himself.
It has a strong local flavor, distinctive dance characteristics and profound ideological connotation. It is a large-scale Han folk dance with the flower drum in Jinnan, Shanxi as the main dance action material. Each actor wears a red chest drum on his chest, with the sound of drum music and vigorous dance, showing the simple and powerful spirit of farmers living in the yellow land, fearing nature but not giving in to it.
Brief introduction of yellow loess works of flower drum in southern Shanxi
Jinnan Flower Drum is a kind of Han folk dance art that spreads in Jinnan area along the Yellow River in the southwest of the mountain. The drumming action of Jinnan Flower Drum is simple, healthy and unrestrained. Drum performance is divided into high drums, that is, chest drums, low drums and multi-drums, which are more common in loess yellow. It means that a person only carries one or seven drums on his body and beats drums up and down while dancing, but this kind of performance is not very common.
Accompaniment instruments are only percussion instruments such as gongs and cymbals, and drums mainly include dozens of kinds of oil, three hammers, four hammers and running water. The drumming action of Jinnan Flower Drum is flexible and changeable. For example: nod, hook, turn around, etc. Moreover, the movements and formations of flower drums are constantly changing. Commonly used are: jujube stones, cabbage rolls, dragon tails, chain sleeves and so on. When jumping in place, it is mostly used to suck legs and jump alone.
When it comes to the work "Yellow Loess", it is necessary to talk about the yellow land, the source of inspiration for the creation of the work. When it comes to yellow soil, people first think of endless rugged mountain roads, yellow dust flying all over the sky, endless water from the Yellow River, and endless barren and rugged loess slopes. Due to special geographical conditions and climatic reasons, the Loess Plateau is dry and rainy all the year round, with criss-crossing gullies and cracked land.