Anthropological aspects of the development of Jiaozhou Yangge in the dance culture of China

The aim of the research is a comprehensive study of "Jiaozhou Yangge" (Mong. 胶州秧歌; simplified Chinese: 秧歌, "Yangge" (yāngge), also 胶州秧歌 (Chin.) "Jiaozhou Yangge" (Jiāozhōu yāngge)) as one of the oldest syncretic styles of traditional folk dance in China. The article provides a scientific substantiation of the anthropological aspects of the development of "Jiaozhou Yangge" associated with changes in the cognitive paradigm from the mid-19th to the early 21st century. Preceding the hierarchical system of human activity – everyday life, daily routines, cultural traditions, and norms – new aspects of the anthropological shift caused a shift in the internal mechanisms of "Jiaozhou Yangge" creativity: from the concepts of stock character (emploi) and the sign-symbolic nature of movements to their classifications in the stage and educational spheres of dance. The scientific novelty lies, firstly, in identifying the variability of artistic performance styles of "Jiaozhou Yangge" through the tools of historical reconstruction. Secondly, it consists in identifying the semantic and compositional components of the body's architectonic structure taken into account by choreographers when constructing the storyline, as well as the visual and pictorial space of action in dance. Thirdly, it lies in substantiating the traditional and innovative techniques of creating "Jiaozhou Yangge," which reveal the specifics of the anthropology of Chinese choreography and the language of national drama. As a result of the study, an understanding of the applied foundations of the "Jiaozhou Yangge" tradition was achieved as a fundamentally important way of working with ethnographic material, as well as the possibility of incorporating authentic text into contemporary practices of professional performing arts.