Dai Dance (Peacock) - 傣族孔雀舞

"Spirit of the Peacock," created by Yang Liping in 1986, is a dance work based on Dai folk dance, focusing on the basic image of the "peacock." By imitating various peacock postures, such as spreading wings, turning back, and pecking, through flexible joint movements of fingers, wrists, arms, chest, waist, and hips, the dance vividly portrays the peacock's static elegance and dynamic subtlety. Yang Liping captures the intrinsic rhythm and aesthetics of Dai dance, boldly incorporating modern dance elements to create a new dance vocabulary. This not only presents the lifelike image of the peacock to the audience but also creates a spiritual, noble life image. Every movement is filled with a love for life and the pursuit of beauty, expressing reverence for nature and life.

《雀之灵》是杨丽萍于1986年创作的一部舞蹈作品，以傣族民间舞蹈为基本素材，从“孔雀”的基本形象入手，以形求神，通过手指、腕、臂、胸、腰、髋等关节的灵活自如的形态变幻，模仿孔雀的各种姿态，如展翅、回首、低头觅食等，把孔雀的引颈昂首的静态和细微灵动的动态表现得淋漓尽致。杨丽萍抓住傣族舞蹈内在的动律和审美，依据情感和舞蹈形象的需求，大胆创新，吸收了现代舞充分发挥肢体能动性的优点，创编出新的舞蹈语汇，不仅使孔雀的形象唯妙唯肖地展现于观众视野，而且塑造出一个精灵般的、高洁的生命意象。每一个动作都充满了对生命的热爱和对美的追求，表达了对自然界和生命的敬畏之情。