Exploring the Creative Pathways of Quanzhou Beiguan Music and Dance

Quanzhou Beiguan is a traditional music genre prevalent in Quanzhou City, Fujian Province, which was inscribed in the first batch of the National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of China upon approval by the State Council of the People's Republic of China in 2006. This study, grounded in the disciplinary perspective of dance, systematically investigates the creative pathways for Quanzhou Beiguan music and dance. In response to the dilemmas confronting the transmission of Quanzhou Beiguan, this research aims to explore how the expressive power and creativity of dance art can be leveraged to provide new modalities for the revitalization of this traditional music. Through literature review and field investigation, this study systematically demonstrates the feasibility of creating Quanzhou Beiguan music and dance works, analyzes issues such as insufficient mutual understanding between Beiguan and dance communities, the mismatch between the scale of music and dance performance and stage conditions, and the singularity of dance creation forms. Finally, it proposes targeted development strategies, thereby expanding the application of dance art in intangible cultural heritage transmission and offering a reference for cross-disciplinary artistic research that embodies both cultural depth and contemporary aesthetics.