Wu Guanqiu

Lineage & School of Heritage

Beginning in 1956 he studied the fish lantern dance under Wu Shengyuan and, after three years of training, became a member of his village's fish lantern dance team.

Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire

Male, of Han ethnicity, born in April 1942 in Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province. With more than sixty years of performance experience, he has a thorough command of the techniques and procedures of the fish lantern dance and is also highly proficient in its accompanying music and melodies and in the making of props. From 2000 he has worked to safeguard and collate the traditional fish lantern dance, organizing its teams for rehearsal and for the teaching of the art. Since 2001 he has served as chief coach of the fish lantern dance in Shalanxia Village, actively transmitting the tradition.

Honors & Recognition

He is a national representative bearer of Lantern Dance (Shatoujiao Fish Lantern Dance), a third-batch national intangible cultural heritage project. He has repeatedly led teams to performances and competitions and won awards, extending the reach and influence of the Shatoujiao fish lantern dance.

References & Archival Sources

1. Wu Guanqiu · National Representative Bearer Archive

Representative Items of This Bearer

• Lantern Dance Ⅲ-45
• Lantern Dance Ⅲ-45
• Lantern Dance Ⅲ-45
• Lantern Dance Ⅲ-45
• Lantern Dance Ⅲ-45
• Lantern Dance Ⅲ-45
• Lantern Dance Ⅲ-45
• Lantern Dance Ⅲ-45
• Lantern Dance Ⅲ-45
• Lantern Dance Ⅲ-45
• Lantern Dance Ⅲ-45
• Lantern Dance Ⅲ-45

Profile

Representative item

Lantern Dance

Item code

Ⅲ-45

Category

Traditional Dance

Region

Shenzhen, Guangdong

Born

1942.04

Batch

Batch 3 (2009)