Musicology Annotation << Back The Specificity of the Embodiment of Heroic Images in the Dance Drama "Nuwa" of the Beijing Song and Dance Theater (2011) Chen Rui, Zaytceva Marina L. The article summarizes the results of the study of the specifi cs of heroic images in ancient Greek and Chinese mythology, identifies typological features of heroes in the culture of ancient civilizations. It is proved that heroic ethics is closely connected with ethical principles, it is a manifestation of moral international universalism, a meta-ethical position that has no signifi cant differences in different cultures. Based on the analysis of one of the most revered mythological images in Chinese culture – the goddess Nyuva, the conclusion is made about the disclosure of her heroic beginning in creative power and actions that contribute to the restoration of harmony in a collapsing world. The authors traced the disclosure of the emotional and semantic content of the mythological image of Nyuva in the eponymous dance drama of the Beijing Song and Dance Theater (composer Liao Yun, director Tao Chen, 2011). The conclusion is made that in the production of the Beijing Song and Dance Theater there is a clear tendency to lyrize the heroic image, which is manifested in the predominance of the play in the dramaturgy chamber mise en scene, slow episodes in the score, minimalist asceticism in the stage design. Keywords: Chinese mythology, Nuiva, Beijing Song and Dance Theater, Liao Yun, Tao Chen. DOI: 10.25791/musicology.3.2023.1305 Pp. 23-28.