In the 17th century the well-known Tertön Pema Lingpa of Bumthang, who founded many monasteries in various parts of Bhutan, was also instrumental in creating religious and secular dance forms from his conception of the 'Zandog Pelri' (the Copper Colored mountain), which was the abode of the Guru Padmasambahva (which is the same place as the Paro Taktsang or Tiger's nest).
The Israeli media are joining this religious-secular dance wave.
The program highlights diverse cultures of Spain and the New World with 17th- and 18th-century sacred and secular songs, dances and ceremonial pieces by composers including Scarlatti, Hidalgo and Falconieri.
The great Everald Brown supplies unearthly musical instruments; there are rituals, religious and secular, and festival dances everywhere.
In the south, which is a predominantly Christian and secular region, the dances, minimally-attired ladies and globally-informed sonic and visual presentation (shades, watches, warm-up suits, international electronic beats) seem to have more in common with the music videos seen across sub-Saharan Africa.
Dance also was prominent in the dhikr ceremony of certain mystical fraternities; forms ranged from obsessional physical movements to refined styles similar to those of secular art dancing.
The other Indian dance, Kummi Adi (from the Tamil Nadu state), performed by the Sanhiti group, was both sacred and secular, a carnival dance that invoked the gods and nature.
What is now known as Danza Contemporánea was founded in 1959 by Ramiro Guerra, who strove to establish a Cuban idiom that incorporated the wealth of secular and religious dance that suffuses life on this island.
Since then, the Cathedral has been host to art shows, peace demonstrations, dance programs, secular concerts, and ethnic cultural festivals.
