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Skull mask, Mongolia, 1967. Photo by Werner Forman. Image courtesy of the Werner Forman Archive

Mongolia: A Complex Dance Survival

Joseph Houseal 10 October 2020

Sustaining an ancient legacy

Mongolian Tsam, Socialist Realism: People’s Painter Urjingiin Yadamsuren

Joseph Houseal 11 September 2020

One of the great ethnographers of Buddhist…

Vajrayogini Mandala. Tibet, 18th century. Pigment, gold, and wood. This mandala is used for Vajrayogini visualization meditation according to the tradition of Naropa. Rubin Museum Collection. From Himalayan Art Resources. This is an example of the dance visualization tradition, or dance ephemeral, in reference to the visualized deity, not the painting, which is another example of dance depicted. The connection between dance depicted and dance visualized is clear

Three Aspects of Buddhist Dance

Joseph Houseal 8 August 2020

Dance actual, dance depicted, and dance ephemeral . . .

Ceremonial tsam mask. From the Milan Klečka collection. A tourdag mask of a burial grounds protector. A pair of protectors defends the dance ground. They wear dresses decorated with a skeleton pattern, with colorful fans on the sides of the head, so-called “butterflies.” In the background, the mask of the god of war. Photo by Jakub Šedý. Image courtesy of the Náprstek Museum

The Secret Life of Collections

Joseph Houseal 11 July 2020

Insights into Czech cultural connections with Buddhist…

Noh mask, Zo Onna, 19th century. Sculptor unknown. Zo Onna signifies a beautiful, slightly older woman who has experienced tragedy and gained wisdom. It expresses a more composed and elegant figure than a younger woman. From Core of Culture

Rarified, Recondite, and Abstruse: Zeami’s Nine Stages

Joseph Houseal 13 June 2020

The hidden wisdom of Japanese Noh

Charya Nritya lineage holder Prajwal Vajracharya performing Vajrapani at the Victoria and Albert Museum. London, 2009. Photo by Jonathan Greet

Dance and Museums, Celebrating Core of Culture at 20

Joseph Houseal 16 May 2020

Tracing Intangible world heritage and ancient dance…

Meditation in Motion, Footsteps to the Sublime

Joseph Houseal 19 April 2020

Tantric dance and treasures of the Vajrayana

From left: Veronika Part, Corey Stearns, Devon Teuscher, and Roman Zhurbin, in Anthony Tudor’s Jardin aux Lilas. 2014. Image courtesy of the American Ballet Theater

Jardin aux Lilas, the First Zen Ballet

Joseph Houseal 6 March 2020

Capturing the Zen of unspoken heartbreak

Tyra Kleen: Mudra

Joseph Houseal 8 February 2020

Cross-cultural encounters with ritual dance

Dance Clan by Bangarra Dance Company. Image courtesy of Bangarra Dance Company

Dance in the Reality You Have

Joseph Houseal 11 January 2020

Reflecting and expressing authenticity

Dancing wrathful protectors, Thimphu Tsechu, Bhutan, 2016. From Core of Culture

Performative Iconography, Part Two

Joseph Houseal 7 December 2019

The sacred dance without and within

Wrathful Herukas dancing in Thangbi, Bhutan. 2006. Photo by Gerard Houghton for Core of Culture

Performative Iconography, Part One

Joseph Houseal 2 November 2019

Mystic expressions of tantric meditation

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Mongolia: A Complex Dance Survival

Mongolian Tsam, Socialist Realism: People’s Painter Urjingiin Yadamsuren

Three Aspects of Buddhist Dance

The Secret Life of Collections

Rarified, Recondite, and Abstruse: Zeami’s Nine Stages

Dance and Museums, Celebrating Core of Culture at 20

Meditation in Motion, Footsteps to the Sublime

Jardin aux Lilas, the First Zen Ballet

Tyra Kleen: Mudra

Dance in the Reality You Have

Performative Iconography, Part Two

Performative Iconography, Part One

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