Isadora Duncan, Prajwal Vajracharya, and the Dancers of Huai-nan
Joseph Houseal
11 January 2025
Joseph Houseal delves into the spiritual and aesthetic depths of the human spirit, expressed through dance
Buddhist Nuns of Dorangthang Dance a New-Age Vision of Dakini Activity
Karen Greenspan
29 November 2024
Karen Greenspan offers insights into a contemporary manifestation of an ancient dance tradition in Bhutan
Mystical Dances in the Kingdom of Bhutan, Part 2: Cham is Deity Yoga in Action
Joseph Houseal
9 November 2024
Joseph Houseal continues his three-part exploration of the manifestations of sacred ritual dance in Bhutan
Mystical Dances in the Kingdom of Bhutan, Part 1: A Black Magic Dance at the Core of Bhutan’s Founding
Joseph Houseal
14 September 2024
Joseph Houseal presents a three-part exploration of the manifestations of sacred ritual dance in Bhutan.
Buddhist Culture: Yangchenma Arts & Music to Host Four-Part Online Series on Himalayan Dance Traditions
Craig C 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
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 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
Carl Jung and the Golden Elixir
Joseph Houseal
15 April 2023
Consciousness and sacred dance—an overview of our modern understanding of, and relationship with, altered states of mind
To Dance the Deity Is to Know Her
Karen Greenspan
31 August 2022
A sacred heritage: the tantric dance traditions and practices of Nepal’s Newar people
Dance Survival
Joseph Houseal
12 February 2022
An examination of survival and continuity for endangered Buddhist dance traditions
Codes of Conduct, Ways of Life
Joseph Houseal
13 November 2021
Secret texts of cultivated practices in movement traditions