Category: SACRED DANCE & GESTURE

Purpose & Concept Dance and gesture are the embodied language of hầu đồng. Through subtle hand movements, scarf twirls, fan openings, or sword flourishes, mediums give physical form to the deity’s personality and myth. Gestures also serve as cues...

1. Origin Dance is created to serve human needs and to reflect human life. Generally, dance in Vietnam has either folk or courtly origins, corresponding to the cultural and spiritual demands of the common people or of the aristocracy. Lên đồng dance ...

Introduction The ritual practice of lên đồng—also known as hầu bóng or đồng bóng—is a prominent feature of the Vietnamese Đạo Mẫu (Mother Goddess worship) and Tứ phủ (Four Palaces) belief system. It represents a distinctive form of folk spirituality,...