In November 2024, an Anhui Huagu deng showcase took place at Anhui Arts University under the banner “Intangible Heritage on Campus.” The Ministry of Culture and Tourism report describes a full theatre and a programme shared by heritage groups and university students. The performance setting matters: the dance appears here as a public art being taught, staged and carried into a new generation, not as a frozen village tableau.
From the journal
Huagu deng in Fuyang: a folk dance on a university stage
A 2024 showcase brought Fuyang-linked troupes and student performers together around Huagu deng, a national intangible heritage dance.
In the same city · Fuyang ↗A stage full of performers
Two pieces from Yingshang
The Yingshang County Huagu deng troupe presented “Huagu Celebration at Guanzi’s Hometown” and “Spring Outing.” Fuyang Normal University’s music and dance faculty performed “Willow Waist by the Huai.” The programme names the works and performers, bringing county troupe and university stage into one evening of folk performance.
A Fuyang school performance
Fuyang Normal University’s music and dance faculty presented “Willow Waist by the Huai.” The title places the performance beside the Huai River and evokes a moving body, while the report confirms the named programme entry. Near ninety student performers from the university and Anhui Arts University took part in the overall showcase. This is a concrete bridge between local cultural institutions and campus stages.
Heritage in the present
The 2024 showcase took place in a theatre of nearly three hundred seats, which the report describes as full. Its programme joined established performance groups with university students: nearly ninety students from Fuyang Normal University and Anhui Arts University took part. That evening offers a specific view of Huagu deng in the present—named works, local performers and a campus audience.