Writing Dance in Stone, Part 2: The Case of the Tibetan Gorshey
Joseph Houseal
9 March 2024
Joseph Houseal offers a contemporary exploration of Tibet’s ancient Gorshey folk dance
Buddhist Culture: Yangchenma Arts & Music to Host Four-Part Online Series on Himalayan Dance Traditions
Craig Lewis
21 February 2024
Yangchenma Arts & Music will host a four-part live-streamed series of talks on the ancient dance traditions of Himalayan cultures in March.
Writing Dance in Stone, Part One
Joseph Houseal
17 February 2024
BDG columnist Joseph Houseal explores the historical legacies and heritage of ritual dance traditions from the world of Buddhism and beyond
Stillness
Joseph Houseal
13 January 2024
Joseph Houseal explores the importance of stillness in the context of ritual and ceremonial dance
Tantric Bodies, Tantric Dance
Joseph Houseal
9 December 2023
Joseph Houseal examines some fundamental characteristics of Buddhist tantric dance
Nicholas Roerich, Mongol Tsam, 1928
Joseph Houseal
11 November 2023
Joseph Houseal explores the legacy of the renowned Russian explorer and cultural preservationist
Dancing a Display of Emptiness: Thrangu Nuns Make History
Karen Greenspan
28 September 2023
Karen Greenspan visits Nepal, where she engages with a contemporary manifestation of an ancient tradition of Buddhist dance
Faeries, Dakinis, Nuns, and Mikos, Part Three
Joseph Houseal
9 September 2023
Joseph Houseal explores the mysteries of esoteric ritual dance in Japan, and profiles practitioner Elizabeth Tinsley
Through the Eye of a Needle to Dance with the Dakini: Journey to Druk Zangri Khamar
Karen Greenspan
25 August 2023
A group of Western practitioners make a pilgrimage to a remote region of Bhutan to manifest and sustain an ancient and sacred Buddhist dance
Faeries, Dakinis, Nuns, and Mikos, Part Two
Joseph Houseal
12 August 2023
Joseph Houseal explores the world of Buddhist ritual dance and profiles two Western exponents and practitioners, and their unique perspectives
The Chöd Cham of Nagi Gompa: An Alchemy of Radical Courage and Compassion
Karen Greenspan
14 June 2023
The Buddhist nuns of Nagi Gompa in Nepal embody an ancient spiritual heritage
Monastic Dance Courtyards in Ladakh and Zanskar
Joseph Houseal
10 June 2023
BDG columnist and dance researcher Joseph Houseal examines the role of setting in traditional tantric cham dance