The Study Of The Art Form Of The Exorcism Dance �Aishe' In Shouyang, Shanxi

Shanxi has the Jin culture with a long history.As the old saying goes,each place has its own way of supporting its own inhabitants.Shanxi's unique folk customs and regional characteristics create a colorful Shanxi folk dance.Shanxi has a wide variety of folk dances,more than 200 of them are recorded.The �Aishe' in Shouyang is one of the few exorcism dances in Shanxi folk dance,it belong to ghosts and gods,as well as martial arts.And it is loved by local people for its unique costumes and performance form.�Aishe' is active in Shouyang County,Jinzhong City,Shanxi Province.Its performance is a form of exorcism dance with unique dresses,generally,it is group performance.And it has become national intangible cultural heritage in 2008.Its content shows the storyof The fighting between Yellow Emperor and Chiyou(a mythological warrior),the story of it strong,the performance is divided into six parts and �Xiaohongquan' is integrated into the dance moves.Relying on the body language of dance and martial arts to express the story content is the biggest difference between�Aishe' and other �Shehuo'(The traditional activities held by Chinese people to celebrate the Spring Festival).The costumes and props of �Aishe' are unique,the most famous is its mask for the modeling of it is primitive and it is unique around China.Mask culture is an important part of Chinese culture.Among all mask cultures,exorcise mask is the most abundant and original one and it plays an important role in the exorcise activities.The accompaniment is also divided into six sets of gong and drum music,and the overall tone of it is simple and calm.Exorcism dance is a kind of dance created by farmers;the development of it is accompanied by the agricultural culture.The style of the exorcism dance �Aishe' in Shouyang is influenced by farming culture,martial arts and opera,so,its style is primitive,rough and vigorous and humorous.After watching the performance and learning the routines,the characteristics of �Aishe' performance are summarized: twisting,shaking,pushing,tilting,twisting,studding,stamping and swing,and the causes of its action and moves are analyzed.The inheritance of exorcism dance �Aishe'in Shouyang mainly relies on the personal example as well as verbal instrution of old artists.But distortion will appear in the moves inherited through personal example as well as verbal instrution gradually as time goes by,and its inheritance development will face austere challenge.Based on the investigation of Hangou village for many times,personal experience and access to relevant materials,the author analyzes and sorts out its current situation.In the face of the development situation of today's society,And obtains the theoretical suggestions on the inheritance and development of the exorcism dance �Aishe' in Shouyang as an intangible cultural heritage in the face of the development situation of today's society.