A Study on the Contradictory Construction of Character Imagery in the Dance Work Chinese Mama
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- 10.2991/978-2-38476-611-6_122How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- Chinese Mama; character image; contradictory construction; realist subject matter
- Abstract
Focusing on the dance work Chinese Mama, this paper examines the contradictory construction of character imagery. It analyzes the work across three dimensions: action, psychology, and personality, to investigate the underlying mechanisms of character creation in dance art. Methodologically, the study first dissects the contradictory presentations embodied in bodily movements and group choreography from the dimension of action. It then reveals the inner conflicts between consciousness and emotion, as well as cognition and motivation, from the psychological dimension. Finally, it examines the dialectical unity of identity and value beliefs from the personality dimension. Theoretically, this study employs dance theory to analyze the protagonist’s movements, integrating multidisciplinary perspectives from psychology, ethics, and personality theory. This approach establishes a three-dimensional analytical framework of “action-psychology-personality,” offering a novel theoretical lens for interpreting the contradictory construction of character imagery in dance.
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TY - CONF AU - Rujingwen Gong PY - 2026 DA - 2026/09/07 TI - A Study on the Contradictory Construction of Character Imagery in the Dance Work Chinese Mama BT - Proceedings of the 2026 12th International Conference on Digital Humanities and Frontiers in Social Sciences (DHFSS 2026) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 1142 EP - 1151 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-611-6_122 DO - 10.2991/978-2-38476-611-6_122 ID - Gong2026 ER -