CHOREOGRAPHIC EDUCATION IN CHINA: HISTORY, MODERN CONDITION, CURRENT METHODS

Abstract

The article raises a problem of finding effective methods to reform Chinese ballet education, in which it is important to study the historical perspective of the development and modern lines, as well as the structure and some features of the content of learning choreography in China. The paper is based on the relatively short history of modern Chinese choreography and the fact that the mentioned ancient roots of the Chinese choreographic tradition have lost their functional and value bases. The conclusion is made that it is necessary to form a new choreographic school in China. At the same time the formation of such a school faces two difficult challenges: 1) the ratio of Chinese and Western culture, 2) the balance between theoretical and practical training of students. The proposed solution to these problems is to include courses in spatial arts that simultaneously introduce you to the rich Chinese and Western cultural environment and allow you to form value and theoretical foundations for working on artistic images of both Chinese and European ballets.