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Which artist created the earliest Peking Opera with Dunhuang dance?

Mei Lanfang pioneered the creation of scattered flowers in Peking Opera with Dunhuang dance.

Mei Lanfang is one of the important representatives of Chinese Peking Opera performance. He combined various dance elements, including Dunhuang dance and ancient dance, and created a unique stage style. Through in-depth study and reference of dance forms in Dunhuang murals, he integrated graceful, graceful and noble elements into the singing and movements of Beijing Opera, creating a unique artistic effect.

Fairy Scattering Flowers is a solo by Mei Lanfang. Aria shows the scene of the fairy scattering flowers through dance movements and singing, and shows the mystery and nobility of the fairy with graceful dance movements and touching singing. The creation of this work is regarded as a pioneer in the application of Dunhuang dance in Beijing opera, which provides reference and inspiration for later Beijing opera artists and has an important influence on promoting the development and evolution of Beijing opera.

Characteristics of Dunhuang Dance

1, graceful: Dunhuang dance is characterized by graceful. The dance is soft and smooth, and the lines are smooth and curved, showing a soft and elegant artistic sense.

2. Unique posture: The posture of Dunhuang dance is unique and diverse. It includes various dance postures, such as stretching, folding, bending and rotating. , forming a variety of posture combinations.

3. Rich expression: Dunhuang dance pays attention to the expression of expression, and conveys emotion and artistic conception through the changes of facial expressions and eyes. Smiling, shyness, sadness and other expressions in dance can be clearly expressed through the movements of dancers.

4. Complex gestures: The gestures in Dunhuang dance are very complex, and the artistic conception and emotion of the dance are expressed through the flexible movement of fingers and the changes of various gestures. The fine movements of gestures make the dance more exquisite and vivid.