Form of Shanxi folk dance from the perspective of semiotics

Bowen Zhang, Sri Ningsih Sukirman

Article ID: 9094
Vol 8, Issue 15, 2024

VIEWS - 94 (Abstract)

Abstract


Among the many difficulties facing traditional folk dancing are the possibility of cultural homogenization and the disintegration of heritage. The impact of foreign culture weakens cultural distinctiveness, national identity in dance is lost, and movements and emotional expressions tend to be identical. It is becoming more difficult for the essence of many dances to survive as a result of the concurrent decline of inheritors, rise in senior artists, and fracture in the skills inheritance. This article took Shanxi folk dance as the research object and innovatively analyzed its dance form from a semiotic perspective. Taking Zuoquan Xiaohua Opera as an example, this article explored in detail the symbolic significance and cultural connotations of body posture, movement rhythm, and props such as colorful fans in dance, aiming to address the phenomenon of fading of Shanxi folk dance culture. This article used the histogram of oriented gradient (HOG) to accurately capture data from the database and analyze the symbolic features in dance forms. In Shanxi Province traditional dance analysis, HOG is essential for differentiating the various dance genres in addition to providing a correct depiction of the body characteristics. To successfully separate the stylistic characteristics of various dance forms, HOG can precisely identify the individual symbolic elements in the dance by extracting the direction information of the edges in the image. This method also offers great technological assistance for the research of dance morphology. At the same time, in order to better recognize the features of dance symbols, the transfer learning technology was creatively applied to accelerate the learning process of Shanxi dance form symbol recognition tasks. The research results showed that the semiotic perspective profoundly revealed the aesthetic value of Shanxi folk dance, helping to solve the problem of cultural fading. This study not only enriches the application of semiotic theory in the field of dance art, but also broadens the perspective of dance research, providing strong support for the inheritance and innovation of folk dance art in Shanxi.


Keywords


Shanxi folk dance; Zuoquan Xiaohua opera; folk dance science; semiotics theory; histogram of oriented gradient

Full Text:

PDF


References


Chen, M., & Ludtke, S. J. (2021). Deep learning-based mixed-dimensional Gaussian mixture model for characterizing variability in cryo-EM. Nature Methods, 18(8), 930–936. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41592-021-01220-5

Dandekar, D. N. V. (2021). The Semiotics of the Visuals, Songs, Dances and Music: Analysing Aesthetics of Indian Cinema with Reference to 3 Idiots, An Adaptation of Chetan Bhagat’s Fiction Five Point Someone. Psychology and Education Journal, 58(2), 5579–5590. https://doi.org/10.17762/pae.v58i2.2977

De Luca Picione, R. (2020). The Semiotic Paradigm in Psychology. A Mature Weltanschauung for the Definition of Semiotic Mind. Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science, 54(3), 639–650. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12124-020-09555-y

Feng, W. (2022). From Semiotics to Phenomenology: The Establishment of the Basic Research Methodologies in Euro-American Performance Analysis. Theoretical Studies In Literature and Art. Available online: https://tsla.ecnu.edu.cn/CN/Y2022/V42/I3/128 (accessed on 12 August 2024).

Gretzel, U., & Collier de Mendonça, M. (2019). Smart destination brands: semiotic analysis of visual and verbal signs. International Journal of Tourism Cities, 5(4), 560–580. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijtc-09-2019-0159

Hayles, N. K. (2019). Can Computers Create Meanings? A Cyber/Bio/Semiotic Perspective. Critical Inquiry, 46(1), 32–55. https://doi.org/10.1086/705303

Henderson, B. (2018). Intertextuality and Dance. Journal of Dance Education, 19(1), 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1080/15290824.2018.1407031

Ibrahim, I., & Sulaiman, S. (2020). Semiotic Communication: An Approach Of Understanding A Meaning In Communication. International Journal of Media and Communication Research, 1(1), 22–31. https://doi.org/10.25299/ijmcr.v1i1.4584

Jumani, S. Z., Ali, F., Guriro, S., et al. (2019). Facial Expression Recognition with Histogram of Oriented Gradients using CNN. Indian Journal of Science and Technology, 12(24), 1–8. https://doi.org/10.17485/ijst/2019/v12i24/145093

Kalsotra, R., & Arora, S. (2021). Background subtraction for moving object detection: explorations of recent developments and challenges. The Visual Computer, 38(12), 4151–4178. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00371-021-02286-0

Kruk, S. (2022). Watching and feeling ballet: neuroscience and semiotics of bodily movement. Semiotica, 2022(248), 351–374. https://doi.org/10.1515/sem-2022-0071

Ledezma, C., Font, V., & Sala, G. (2022). Analysing the mathematical activity in a modelling process from the cognitive and onto-semiotic perspectives. Mathematics Education Research Journal, 35(4), 715–741. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13394-022-00411-3

Li, F. (2020). Study on the characteristics of dance art of minorities in West Hunan. Frontiers in Art Research, 2(6), 44–50.

Li, X. (2020). Identification of the intangible cultural heritage genes in the form of men dressed in women's clothing in traditional dance in Shanxi. Journal of Jilin University of Arts, 5, 19–24. DOI:10.13867/j.cnki.1674-5442.2020.05.003.

Logi, L., and Zappavigna, M. (2023). A social semiotic perspective on emoji: How emoji and language interact to make meaning in digital messages. New Media & Society, 25(12), 3222–3246. https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448211032965

Lucero, R. (2021). Effects of instructional materials in multimedia computer-assisted instruction in teaching folk dance. Edu Sportivo: Indonesian Journal of Physical Education, 2(1), 40–50. https://doi.org/10.25299/es:ijope.2021.vol2(1).6364

Matthews, S. W., & Danesi, M. (2019). AI: A Semiotic Perspective. Chinese Semiotic Studies, 15(2), 199–216. https://doi.org/10.1515/css-2019-0013

Qingjun Mo. (2023). Analysis and Research on the Value and Techniques of Mass Dance Choreography and Creation in Grassroots Cultural Centers. Cultural and Artistic Innovation·International Academic Forum, 2(2), 73–75.

Reinders, N. J., Bryden, P. J., & Fletcher, P. C. (2019). ‘Dance is something that anyone can do’: Creating dance programs for all abilities. Research in Dance Education, 20(2), 257–274. https://doi.org/10.1080/14647893.2019.1584175

Solla, P., Cugusi, L., Bertoli, M., et al. (2019). Sardinian Folk Dance for Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 25(3), 305–316. https://doi.org/10.1089/acm.2018.0413

Sun, K., Tao, W., & Qian, Y. (2020). Guide to Match: Multi-Layer Feature Matching With a Hybrid Gaussian Mixture Model. IEEE Transactions on Multimedia, 22(9), 2246–2261. https://doi.org/10.1109/tmm.2019.2957984

Wang, Y., & Hemchua, S. (2022). Can We Learn about Culture by EFL Textbook Images? A Semiotic Approach Perspective. Language Related Research, 13(3), 479–499. https://doi.org/10.52547/lrr.13.3.19

Xiaomo, Gao, and Shi Yongqing. (2023). Genre and subject matter characteristics of Zuoquan folk songs from the perspective of intangible cultural heritage. Journal of Namibian Studies: History Politics Culture, 3(3), 3691–3704.

Yang, T. (2021). Research on the Artistic Style and Inheritance Development of Shanxi Folk Dance. Song of the yellow river. 169–171. https://doi.org/10.19340/j.cnki.hhzs.2021.22.005

Yang, T. (2024). Exploring The Relationship of Traditional Cultural Literacy and Dance Teaching in Shanxi Vocational College of Art. International Journal of Education and Humanities, 12(2), 195–199. https://doi.org/10.54097/b4918036

Yekini, K. C., Omoteso, K., & Adegbite, E. (2019). CSR Communication Research: A Theoretical-cum-Methodological Perspective From Semiotics. Business & Society, 60(4), 876–908. https://doi.org/10.1177/0007650319843623

Yiran Yang. (2024). The Cultural Connotation and Aesthetic Value of Northeast Yangko Prop. Cultural and Artistic Innovation·International Academic Forum, 3(5), 25–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.12345/cai.v3i5.17994

Yunus, Y., Dollah, S., & Munir, M. (2021). The Use of Four-Square Technique to Improve Students’ Writing Ability. Tamaddun, 20(1), 1–14. https://doi.org/10.33096/tamaddun.v20i1.86

Zhao, C., & Basu, A. (2020). Dynamic Deep Pixel Distribution Learning for Background Subtraction. IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, 30(11), 4192–4206. https://doi.org/10.1109/tcsvt.2019.2951778

Zhou, W., Gao, S., Zhang, L., et al. (2020). Histogram of Oriented Gradients Feature Extraction From Raw Bayer Pattern Images. IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs, 67(5), 946–950. https://doi.org/10.1109/tcsii.2020.2980557




DOI: https://doi.org/10.24294/jipd9094

Refbacks

  • There are currently no refbacks.


Copyright (c) 2024 Bowen Zhang, Sri Ningsih Sukirman

License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

This site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.