Chen Defu
Lineage & School of Heritage
Influenced from childhood by his father Chen Zhaofeng, a second-generation transmitter of the Grand Ensemble Drum, he grew fond of the dance. Thanks to his father's oral instruction and personal example, and to his own unremitting practice, he laid a very solid foundation in the dance technique of the Grand Ensemble Drum.
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Male, Han ethnic group, born in September 1942, a native of Wenling City, Zhejiang Province. He has taken part in local Grand Ensemble Drum activities since the Lantern Festival of 1976. He took an active part in preparing and establishing the village's Grand Ensemble Drum teaching and transmission center and its teaching heritage base.
Honors & Recognition
A representative bearer of the Drum Dance (Grand Ensemble Drum), a fifth-batch national intangible cultural heritage project. Since 2000, when the Grand Ensemble Drum has flourished in Ruoshan and throughout the Shitang area, he has devoted himself wholeheartedly to this ancient dance, appearing many times in performances at provincial level and above and winning awards. Several of his sons, nephews and grandchildren have been trained as successors in the Grand Ensemble Drum.
References & Archival Sources
Representative Items of This Bearer
- Drum Dance Ⅲ-42
- Drum Dance Ⅲ-42
- Drum Dance Ⅲ-42
- Drum Dance Ⅲ-42
- Drum Dance Ⅲ-42
- Drum Dance Ⅲ-42
- Drum Dance Ⅲ-42
- Drum Dance Ⅲ-42
- Drum Dance Ⅲ-42
- Drum Dance Ⅲ-42
- Drum Dance Ⅲ-42
- Drum Dance Ⅲ-42
- Drum Dance Ⅲ-42
- Drum Dance Ⅲ-42
- Drum Dance Ⅲ-42
- Drum Dance Ⅲ-42
- Drum Dance Ⅲ-42
- Drum Dance Ⅲ-42
- Drum Dance Ⅲ-42
Profile
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