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Journey through

the Dance of Form

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  • Dancing into a trance to connect with greater powers is one of the very oldest recorded activities of humans. Vajrayana Buddhist deity yoga is a refined version of the same archaic act. Joseph Houseal continues his three-part exploration Mystical Dances in the Kingdom of Bhutan, Part 2: Cham is Deity Yoga in Action, based on a talk delivered in Stockholm in May, 2024.

https://www.buddhistdoor.net/features/mystical-dances-in-the-kingdom-of-bhutan-part-2-cham-is-deity-yoga-in-action/

Photo by Barbara Kipper
    2 weeks ago
  • A Paean to the Moon performed by Parnassus Dancetheatre, Kyoto. Choreography by Joseph Houseal
    2 weeks ago
  • Image from the Joffrey Ballet's watershed multi-media ballet based on the ancient goddess, "Astarte". The great goddess never dies in the world of art but returns in ever new forms.
    2 weeks ago
  • Daost talismanic bird-fish script, a kind of encoded writing style among ritual and meditation adepts.
    4 weeks ago
  • Like dancers, this pair of Han Dynasty ceremonial bronzes - elegant auspicious cranes - are free between heaven, earth, and water. #water fowl # Han dynasty #chinese bronzes # cranes # herons # auspicious cranes #ritual bronze birds
    1 month ago
  • Join Chelley Sherman and Joseph Houseal in a 5-week workshop: Journey Through the Dance of Form, bringing together ancient wisdom arts and modern computational art. Nov 3 - Dec 1. #sacredgeometry #complexitytheory theory #the sphere #Buddhism #liminal research #interdisciplinaryart mysticism #sacred dance #aiart #meditationpractice 

https://learn.yangchenma.org/courses/journey-through-dance-of-form
    1 month ago
  • Join creative technologist Chelley Sherman and Core of Culture director Joseph Houseal for 5-week workshop:
Journey Through the Dance of Forms. 
Nov 3 - Dec 1

https://learn.yangchenma.org/courses/journey-through-dance-of-form

#endangered dances #wisdom traditions #dance preservation #avant garde media #cultural preservation #buddhist monks
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    1 month ago
  • Dancing deity, mural painting, Mogao Caves, Dunhuang
    9 months ago
Dancing into a trance to connect with greater powers is one of the very oldest recorded activities of humans. Vajrayana Buddhist deity yoga is a refined version of the same archaic act. Joseph Houseal continues his three-part exploration Mystical Dances in the Kingdom of Bhutan, Part 2: Cham is Deity Yoga in Action, based on a talk delivered in Stockholm in May, 2024.

https://www.buddhistdoor.net/features/mystical-dances-in-the-kingdom-of-bhutan-part-2-cham-is-deity-yoga-in-action/

Photo by Barbara Kipper
Dancing into a trance to connect with greater powers is one of the very oldest recorded activities of humans. Vajrayana Buddhist deity yoga is a refined version of the same archaic act. Joseph Houseal continues his three-part exploration Mystical Dances in the Kingdom of Bhutan, Part 2: Cham is Deity Yoga in Action, based on a talk delivered in Stockholm in May, 2024. https://www.buddhistdoor.net/features/mystical-dances-in-the-kingdom-of-bhutan-part-2-cham-is-deity-yoga-in-action/ Photo by Barbara Kipper
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A Paean to the Moon performed by Parnassus Dancetheatre, Kyoto. Choreography by Joseph Houseal
A Paean to the Moon performed by Parnassus Dancetheatre, Kyoto. Choreography by Joseph Houseal
2 weeks ago
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Image from the Joffrey Ballet's watershed multi-media ballet based on the ancient goddess, "Astarte". The great goddess never dies in the world of art but returns in ever new forms.
Image from the Joffrey Ballet's watershed multi-media ballet based on the ancient goddess, "Astarte". The great goddess never dies in the world of art but returns in ever new forms.
2 weeks ago
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Daost talismanic bird-fish script, a kind of encoded writing style among ritual and meditation adepts.
Daost talismanic bird-fish script, a kind of encoded writing style among ritual and meditation adepts.
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Like dancers, this pair of Han Dynasty ceremonial bronzes - elegant auspicious cranes - are free between heaven, earth, and water. #water fowl # Han dynasty #chinese bronzes # cranes # herons # auspicious cranes #ritual bronze birds
Like dancers, this pair of Han Dynasty ceremonial bronzes - elegant auspicious cranes - are free between heaven, earth, and water. #water fowl # Han dynasty #chinese bronzes # cranes # herons # auspicious cranes #ritual bronze birds
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Join Chelley Sherman and Joseph Houseal in a 5-week workshop: Journey Through the Dance of Form, bringing together ancient wisdom arts and modern computational art. Nov 3 - Dec 1. #sacredgeometry #complexitytheory theory #the sphere #Buddhism #liminal research #interdisciplinaryart mysticism #sacred dance #aiart #meditationpractice 

https://learn.yangchenma.org/courses/journey-through-dance-of-form
Join Chelley Sherman and Joseph Houseal in a 5-week workshop: Journey Through the Dance of Form, bringing together ancient wisdom arts and modern computational art. Nov 3 - Dec 1. #sacredgeometry #complexitytheory theory #the sphere #Buddhism #liminal research #interdisciplinaryart mysticism #sacred dance #aiart #meditationpractice https://learn.yangchenma.org/courses/journey-through-dance-of-form
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Join creative technologist Chelley Sherman and Core of Culture director Joseph Houseal for 5-week workshop: Journey Through the Dance of Forms. Nov 3 - Dec 1 https://learn.yangchenma.org/courses/journey-through-dance-of-form #endangered dances #wisdom traditions #dance preservation #avant garde media #cultural preservation #buddhist monks --
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Dancing deity, mural painting, Mogao Caves, Dunhuang
Dancing deity, mural painting, Mogao Caves, Dunhuang
9 months ago
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