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Core of Culture Presents: Guru Rinpoche and His Buddhafield of Tantric Dances Re-establishing Dance in the Narrative of Padmasambhava With Karen Greenspan, author, researcher, and dance writer, and Joseph Houseal, director of Core of Culture Featuring original research, writing, photographs and video documentation of extant dance traditions associated with Padmasambhava /Guru Rinpoche, his Tantric identity, and the many dynamics he set into motion. 4 Sundays: April 27, May 4, May 11, May 18 2025 2:30pm PST | 4:30pm CST | 5:30pm EST 90 minutes/ session. Live on Zoom. All sessions are recorded and available for one year Padmasambhava, also known as Guru Rinpoche, is revered as The Second Buddha, and the bringer of Tantric Buddhism to Tibet, where it flourished. Padmasambhava was an esoteric master and expert dancer, moving through dancing cultures and several extant dance traditions in Swat, Nepal, Bhutan, and Tibet. Dance specialists Karen Greenspan and Joseph Houseal have dedicated decades of their lives to researching these dances. In this workshop course, Greenspan and Houseal connect the dances to the legends, the geography, the mysticism, and religious teachings associated with the larger than life character of Padmasambhava, and re-establish dance in the narrative of Guru Rinpoche. Register at: https://learn.yangchenma.org/courses/guru-rinpoche-dances #gururinpoche #padmasambhava #dance #coreofculture #joswphhouseal #karengreenspan

Core of Culture is delighted to announce an exciting new course on Sundays from April 27 - May 18. Padmasambhava and His Buddhafield of Tantric Dances: Re-establishing Dance in the Narrative of Guru Rinpoche. Special guest Karen Greenspan with CoC Director Joseph Houseal. Please join us! https://learn.yangchenma.org/courses/guru-rinpoche-dances

Endangered Dances of the Himalayas January 30, 2025 University Club of Chicago Shri Peajwal Vajracharya performs the danced ritual of the Boddhisattva Vajrapani, a protective deity.

Happy Year of the Snake from Core of Culture This is a Japanese traditional design for New Year's

Happy New Year 2025! https://www.buddhistdoor.net/features/isadora-duncan-prajwal-vajracharya-and-the-dancers-of-huai-nan/ Photo: Isadora Duncan's daughter Anna Duncan by Arnold Genthe

Please join us! Endangered Dances of the Himalaya January 30th, 530pm University Club of Chicago https://www.eventbrite.com/e/endangered-dances-of-the-himalayas-tickets-1116924303659?aff=oddtdtcreator

Join Us! January 30th 530pm University Club of Chicago Endangered Dances of the Himalayas Photo: Prajwal Vajracharya as Vajrapani, by Jonathan Greet. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/endangered-dances-of-the-himalayas-tickets-1116924303659?aff=oddtdtcreator

Ancient Chinese dancing girls reveal naturalness , physicality and dynamic interaction.