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semesterpaper
EnglishDepertment
AIENInstitute
ShanghaiOceanUniversity
Semester22011/06
Semesterpaper
Scissorsdance&ChhauDance
Studentname:
ZhouChao(Gerry)
StudentIDNumber:
1091238
2010cohort—ClassBIS2
Teachers:
ShaneandLayne
Ideclarthatthispaperisallmyownworkanddoesnotcontainunreferencedorunacknowledgedmaterial.
Iunderstantthatplagiarsmmayresultinzeromarksandnochancetorewrite.
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Contents
I、Introduction2
II、Body3
A、Origin&HistricalBackground3
i、ScissorsDance3
ii、ChhauDance3
B、Characteristics4
i、UniqueFeatureofScissorsDance5
ii、UniqueFeatureofChhauDance5
C、InfluenceandFuture6
i、ScissorsDance6
ii、ChhauDance6
III、Conclusion7
IV、Appendix8
V、Reference11
Introduction
Duotothefactthat51newculturealassetsincludingScissorsDanceandChhauDancewereclassifiedastheculturalheritagebyUNESCOin2010,therearemorethan200culturalheritagesfromuniversaldifferentareasinitslist(AgenceFrance-Presse,2010).TheacyonymUNESCOmeansUnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganzation,whichwasestablishedon16november1945andhasbeendevotingtoproducing“thestatusfordialogueamongcivilizations,cultresandpeoplebaseduponrespectfromcommonlysharedvalues”(UNESCO,1995).Hence,protectingculturalheritageisoneofthemostimpoortantpartoftheirdailyroutine.
Cultureisaspecialkindofexistence,whichhasitsnecessitytotreasure,learnandpasson.Itcanbeatraditionaldance—ScissorsDanceorChhauDance,ahistoricbuilding—Pyramidorotherthings,whichcanrepresentacivilization.ICOMOS—InternationalCouncilOnMonumentsandSites(2002)thinkthatculturalheritageisanexpressionofthewaysoflivingdevelopedbyacommunityandpassedonfromgenerationtogeneration.Astheculturalawarenessofpeoplrhasbeenawakedinrecentyears,alargenumberofgovermentsworkwithsomenon-governmentoriganizations(NGO),forexampleCulturalHeritagewithoutBorders(CHwB),UG“Merjem”andMozail-CommunityDevelopmentFoundation,toprotecttheirnationalculturaltreasure.Usually,culturalheritageisdividedintotwoparts—tangibleandintangible.HoweverCultureinDevelopmentorganization(2011)thinkitcanbetoldapartintothreeparts:
BuiltEnvironment(Buildings,Townscapes,Archaeologicalremains),NaturalEnvironment(Rurallandscapes,Coastsandshorelines, Agriculturalheritage)andArtefacts(Books&Documents,Objects,Pictures).Nomatterwhichculturalheritageitis,itneedtobeprotected,learntandinheritanced.
ScissorsDanceandChhauDancearetwoquitedifferentdance,whichbothofwereaddedintotheculturalheritagelistatthesametimebyUNESCOin2010thathadalreadybeenmentionedinthebeginningofarticle.Ontheonehand,ScissorsDanceisperformedbytheinhabitantsofQuechuavillagesandcommunitiesinthesouth-centralAndesofPeru,andatpresentinurbanareas(UNESCO,2010).AccordingtoUNESCO’sinvestigation(2010),itsname-ScissorsDance,comesfromitstools-apairofirons,whichlookslikethescissor’sblades.Ontheotherhand,ChhauDance,whichisoriginallyperformedontheeasternpartofIndia,isaspecialkindofdanceduetothechangefulmasks,themesandactions.Becauseofitsparticularitythatithavestrongadaptabilitytothemodernsociety,itisoftenusedforcommunicationmediumofdancingart(Rajan,2011).Insummary,bothofthemhaveverywidefamesandculturalconnotation.
Afterreadingthisessay,thestatusofthosedancecanbeunderstoodbetterbyexploringtheirorigins,characteristics,andinfluencesandfuture.Throughthecomparisonoftwokindsofdancing,thisessaywillleadpeopletoprobeintotheinfluenceofregional,history,customtocultural.Moreover,thoseinformationaboutScissorsDanceandChhauDancewillbeintroducedtopeopleinordertobearoutthereasonwhythosekindofdanceareclassifiedasculturalheritage.Atthesametime,thisarticlewillhelppeoplefindtheirsideneglectedculturalheritageandbewillingtoprotectandinheritanthem.fcourse,thesearenotdirectexplanationinthearticlebecauseitneedsreaderstothink,tofeelandtoexperience.
Origin&HistricalBackground
ScissorsDance
SinceScissorsDanceisclassifiedasaculturalheritagelastyear,ithasdrewlotsofattentionfromallovertheworld.Whetheritisciviliansorprofessors,theyareinterestedinitsoriginwhichherethispartwillintroduce.
Someanthropologistsbelieveinthatitcomesforthin1524,duringtherevoltagainstthecolonialruleofSpain,whileseveralotheranthropologistsstronglyareinfavorofthatitappearedin1564,andrelateittotheTakiOngoy-anAndeanreligiousmovement.Accordingtotheseanthropologistsresearch,bothstartatcolonialtimesforfightingwiththespanishcolonialrule.InaccordancewiththeSpanishChronides,
“TheHuacas-pre-hispanishdeities-would‘possess’thebodiesofindigenoushighlanders,enablingthemtowritheinthefeverishdanceforhoursordays,ignalingaprophesyandpromptingthereturnoftheoldGodstodefeatoftheSpanish’sChristianGod”(RickVecchio,2009).
Meanwhile,inthelocalfolkore,thedancersmadeatreatywiththeDevil,toperformthesurprisingdancingactinordertoachievethepowertoobtainvictoryoverSpain.Anyway,itsbirthhasacertainmythcolorandcontainsakindofhopeofpower,victoryandfreedom.
However,theiraimtobanishSpanishcolonistsnevercometureandSpanishinvaderstotallyellminatedthereligiousrebellionby1572(RickVecchio,2009).Evenso,mostcomponentofthedancingcerenonystillperformedinruralareasafter1580s.Localpeoplelearntandspreadedthroughoralduetoreligiouspersecution.Duringthisperiod,itgraduallyevolvedintoanindepentdancingform.Inthemeantime,thelocalresidentsthinkitisaenrageddance,whichisfullofangryspiritandactivelypromoteit.
Certainly,notallexpertsacceptthathistricaltheoryofScissorsDance,butnoonedoubtsthatithasasignaficantlyimportantinfluenceintheAnclesinPeruasasymbolofculturalposition.Inadditiontothis,ithasbecomeapopular,indispensableandesssentialpartofCathoicFestiviesandmostuniversallyperformesinHuancarelica,Ayacucho,ApurimacandLima.
ChhauDance
AboutthesourcesofChhauDance,therearemanydifferentversions,butalltheseclaimshavesomeofthesame.ItisnativetotheeasternpartofIndia—certainareasofWestBengal.Originally,itisafestivaldancewhichperformedbetweenMarchandAprilinBengaliCalendar.However,comingtothefestivalname,therearedifferentversions-SunFestivalandChaitraParva(alsocalledSpringFestival)andbothareveryfamous.Besides,althoughmostofitsrealorigindisappearedinthehoavypast,ithasbeenstillperformedinmostareasofseveralcountriesforafewcenturies.Duringthisperiod,itisnotonlylinkedwiththetrodition,butalsohasbeendevelopedtheartofdance,andflourishedundertheroyalassistance.Asignificantfeatureisthatpeoplecandothisdancetogetherwithoutthediscriminationofrankandcreed—membersoftheregiusfamilyandcommonersdancingtogether.Forexample,theprinceandpaupercanbefreedomtosharetheirthinkingswitheachotherthroughthisdance.Inaddition,inthepast,themasksdancersusedaremadefrombamboosandgourdsandthecontentsareassoicatedwithfairymythtolesofMahabharataRamayanaandthelifeofnatureandmankind.
ThecurrentstyleofthisdanceisgiventoitsshapebytheconstanteffortsofKunwarBijaySinghdeoin1920s.Asaresult,heisconsideredastheFeatherofModern(Saraikela)ChhauDance(Indiatravelite,2009).Since1938,ChhauDancehasincreaseditshonorbyperforingthedancetoeachnookofconurbationandvillage.Withthepassageoftime,femaleimagesandmoresundrytopicwasadded.Recentiy,ithasbeenfamousasainstrumentofchoreography,withitsbroadrangeofpositionsandactionswhicharesatisfiedwellwithmodernsociety.IthasbeendeturednewappearanceandgoestoanewhighleveltotheartandculturethroughtheestablishmentofStateChhauDanceCentre.Hence,itwillcontinuetodevelopunderthehelpandprotectionofgovernment.
Characteristics
Althoughbothofthem—ScissorsDanceandChhauDanceareenergeticdance,therearemanydifferencesbetweenthemowingtothediversityofregionsandcivilizationonthemes,clothes,music-accompanywithmusicalinstruments,stagepropertyandotherdetails.Inotherwords,thosetwokindsofdancelieatdefferentplaces,appearindifferentyearsandpassonforfifferentaims.Hence,peoplecanlearnthediversityofthoseareas’culturebasedoncomparisonofthesetwokindsofdance.Inordertogivereadersintuitivefeeling,atablehadbeenmadeout.
ThecomparisionofScissorsDance&ChhauDance
ScissorsDance
ChhauDance
Country
Peru
India
DetailedAddress
MostlycommonlyfoundinHuancarelica,Ayacucho,ApurimacandLima.
Seraikella,inJharkland
Purulia,inWestBengal
Mayurbhanj,inOrissa
TimeofBirth
In1524or1564
About3hundredyearsago
StageProperty
Apairofpolishedironrods(looklikescissors’blades)
Masks
Andweapons
Costumes
Angrycolorclothes,
Outfitsembroideredwithgoldenfringes,multicolouredsequinsandsmallmirrors[App1]
Gods–pyjamasofdeep
green,yelloworred
Devils(Demons-asuras)–onloosetrousersofadeepblackshade
Music-AccompanywithMusicalInstruments
Religiontune
Traditionalandfolkdance
MusicalInstruments
Violinandharpi
Mohuriandshehnai
Topic
OrTheme
OrContent
Apopularpartofcatholicfestival
Ac
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