The enigmatic people who created the figures may have shared cultural traditions with neighboring Maya and other ancient Mesoamerican people.

His straightforward depiction of village life and training in ritual dance recalls early ethnographic ... the work of American Surrealist and dancer Maya Deren. In order to secure a dowry and ...

The Pickle Factory, an avant garde hub for movement practices, is introducing audiences to dance in ‘dance curious’ spaces.

Cacao ceremonies are showing up at yoga studios, meditation centers and sound baths. Here's the story behind this growing trend.

A female attendant (above, far left) holds a mask that the king will wear during the dance ... when the Maya population grew dramatically, and royal courts, with their flamboyant ritual displays ...

An old temple priest, Pandit Somnath, was found slumped over his wooden desk inside the centuries-old Shiva temple, a single cryptic entry in his ancient ledger: “The peacocks dance thrice ...

Similarly, in Indian classical dance, Bharatanatyam dancer ... Consider the example of Maya Angelou, who had a strict writing ritual. She rented a hotel room where she would write every morning.

In many countries, the phenomenon of equinox as a seasonal change is celebrated with specific traditions. What are they?

Fliers taped to the walls offer singing bowl ceremonies and ecstatic dance courses, tarot readings and shamans for hire. There are Maya-style cacao rituals, too: spiritual transformation via a cup ...

Shortly after dawn, more than 200 monks from an order of Tibetan exiles carry carefully bundled scriptures and 108 gold-gilt ...