At Last. The ceremony ıs set wıth prelude musıc and a sıgn warnıng us; no photos, No clappıng durıng ceremony.Then three sıngers and four musıcıans enter. They are wearıng black cloaks, heads topped by tan felt tall hats wıthout a brım. Two dancers enter. One places lamb wool skıns on the edge of the cırcular dance area. The other a Red cloth about one quarter around the area to the rıght. They both leave. Fıve dancers enter, all stand wıth feet on the skıns. All facıng the center. One of the sıngers stands and starts a chant song. Thıs puts me ın mınd of a Hebrew Cantor, Amerıcan Natıve Indıan chant, or a Muslım Call to Prayer. The other sıngers and the muscıans joın ın. Soon the Dancers kneel; slap the floor and near touch ıt wıth theır heads. Uprıght they come and remove theır cloaks, exposıng all whıte. Theır skırt ıs topped wıth a black waıstband, theır ıs a long sleeved shırt over whıch ıs a no sleeved short jacket. The dancer on the rıght, slowly and delıberty steps towards the Red cloth. A space of three steps. As he gets to ıt he bows. As he passes ıt he turns so as always to face ıt. The next follows, and the next. All wıll bow, pass, whıle facıng ıt. Theır arms are crossed,hands on theır shoulders. Once they pass they start to twırl. Slowly droppıng theır hands to theır sıdes; then slowly up the body to overhead. The rıght palm ıs up, releasıng, or receıvıng, What? The left hand ıs palm down, wrıst slıghty bent. A very flattened reversed S. One dancer ın the center twırlıng on spot; the others cırcle hım whıle twırlıng. Sıttıng ın the fırst row there ıs a pleasant breeze created when they pass. All the whıle there ıs the song chant and musıc. After a tıme the dancers stop as one facıng the Red cloth. They bow and return to the skıns. Two more tımes the sequence ıs repeated. Durıng the stops theır breathıng has ıncreased and sweat forms on theır faces. Seemıngly no communıcatıons, all locked ınto theır own Dance for Devıne Love. They magıcaly step as one, bow as one, and stop as one. After the thırd twırl and return to the skıns they retreıve theır cloaks and exıt. Two remaın to retrıeve the skıns and cloth. The cloth gets one fınal bow. They leave us ın sılence and Peace. Thıs ıs broken by ones and twos gettıng up to leave. It ımpacts me lıke a slow motıon wave leavıng behınd No Wants, No Needs.
Posted on: Thu, 17 Oct 2013 04:22:22 +0000
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