Analysis of Contemporary Stage Creation of Xiushan Lantern, an Intangible Dance in Chongqing

Xiushan Lantern Festival, also known as “jumping lantern festival”, “playing lantern festival” and “lantern festival”, is a comprehensive folk performance art integrating “singing, dancing and drama”. By sorting out the humanistic beliefs and living habits in Xiushan area, this paper deeply explores the artistic characteristics of Xiushan Lantern, and at the same time, makes a comparative analysis of the relationship between contemporary stage art works based on Xiushan Lantern and traditional manifestations of Xiushan Lantern, explores the creative characteristics of Xiushan Lantern stage art dance since the 21st century, and with the help of the analysis of the current situation, re-examines the contemporary predicament of Xiushan Lantern dance creation, and analyzes the creative path of the stage from the perspective of contemporary cultural aesthetics.