The Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, how can there be no intangible cultural heritage? At 9:15 on February 24 (the fifteenth day of the first lunar month), the "auspicious dragon presents rui" 2024 Jinan Lantern Festival traditional dance performance will be held at the Qunxing Square of the Jinan Cultural Center. The whole event will be presented simultaneously through online live broadcast and live broadcast, so that you can feel the strong traditional Chinese culture in a dance and a song, and discover the oriental life aesthetics contained in intangible cultural heritage.
At the scene, 10 traditional dance intangible cultural heritage projects in Jinan, such as the Laoshigou Gong and Drum Team, Xinglong Dragon Dance, Xizhang Hydrangea Lantern, Four Crab Lanterns, Banggu Yangge, Jiyang Drum Yangge, Dongjia Umbrella Stick Encouragement, Jiagutong, Shanghe Drum Yangge, Flower Whip Encouragement, etc., will bring you a wonderful artistic feast.
Lao Shigou gong and drum, is a kind of performance originating from the ancient rain prayer ceremony in Jinan Laoshigou Village, generally there are 9 drums, 5 gongs, 5 cymbals, 2 cymbals, 2 cymbals, composed of 21 performers, the representative song is "Nine Dragons Turn Over". "Kowloon turns over" the whole song from slow to urgent, from low to high, rough and bold, sonorous and powerful, showing the trend of swallowing mountains and rivers, when the drum rumbles, such as ten thousand horses galloping, people are greatly encouraged, give birth to thousands of pride.
The Xinglong Dragon Dance also has a unique charm, dancing, magnificent and passionate. The posture of the dragon lantern is chasing after me, swinging back and forth, circling left and right, and has the characteristics of big ups and downs. Especially during the night performance, the candlelight reveals the patterns on the dragon festival from the dragon body, coupled with the tacit cooperation of the dancers, the combination of rigidity and softness, vivid, just like the real dragon in people's imagination.
Xizhang hydrangea lantern is a native folk dance of Jinan, which is spread in the area of Xizhangjiazhuang, Wujiabao Office, Jinan. Villagers weave bamboo strips into various shapes such as circles and squares, painted with bright colors, and the performers hold a lamp in each hand and sway from side to side with the drum beat, or move in place, or stride around the field, or jump in broken steps, or quickly turn back. In the last years of Shunzhi, the "hydrangea lamp" was basically finalized, and the development of the prosperous Kangqian era reached its peak, and the villagers mainly played during the Spring Festival and the Lantern Festival.
The four crab lanterns that circulate in Tianqiao District, Jinan City, as a kind of folk costume dance, have a history of more than 200 years. In 2006, it was announced as the first batch of municipal intangible cultural heritage projects by the people of Jinan. The "Four Crab Lanterns" performance uses the shapes of fish, turtles, shrimps and mussels, and is decorated with exquisite workmanship and realistic images of lamps and lanterns to create a vibrant dance shape. There are also many difficult actions in the performance, such as carp jumping over the dragon gate, turning and jumping, squatting and lying down, kneeling and eating, etc., which are witty and interesting, full of life, and are loved.
In addition, there are Dongjia umbrella stick encouragement that expresses the cheerful mood of the people's harvest or festival, Banggu Yangge that originated from labor, Flower Whip Encouragement with various field changes, Jiyang Drum Yangge with rich movements and diverse styles, and Jiagutong with warm emotions and humorous performances. All kinds of intangible cultural heritage dances are gathered, just waiting for you to enjoy!
It is reported that this event was hosted by the Jinan Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism, undertaken by the Jinan Cultural Center (Jinan Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Center) and Jinan Qilu Property Management Co., Ltd., and co-organized by the county and district cultural centers and Jinan Lusheng Culture Media.