From 'Doing' to 'Performing': Reconstruction, Negotiation, and Dissemination Strategies of Authenticity in the Stage Transformation of Intangible Cultural Heritage
Abstract
The stageization of intangible cultural heritage is an important practical path for cultural inheritance in the context of cultural tourism integration. However, as intangible cultural heritage shifts from being "done" in daily life to being "performed" on stage, "authenticity" has become a core issue of ongoing debate in academia and industry. This article systematically summarizes the main thread of research on the stage based transformation of intangible cultural heritage, focusing on three major areas: authenticity and subjectivity, stage based practice and creation, and communication strategies and audience acceptance. Research has found that although existing achievements have laid a solid foundation, there are still significant gaps such as a single perspective, undisclosed negotiation mechanisms, and lack of practical strategies. On this basis, this article attempts to construct a tripartite interactive analysis framework of "inheritor director audience", understanding authenticity as a product of dynamic negotiation, and proposing that future research can be further deepened from the perspectives of Art World, Field Theory, and new media. This article argues that the stage adaptation of intangible cultural heritage does not require "specimen solidification", and its core lies in the dynamic survival of core cultural genes in multi-party dialogue.
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