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KHAGH LATZEL
The body carries the memory of dance regardless of where the origin of the dance is from. In the Armenian tradition, even at the end of the year’s mourning for the departed person, the community is celebrated with a special circle dance in which the departed person becomes alive in the act of the dance.
KHAGH LATZEL Ein armenischer Brauch
Shakeh Major Tchilingirian
Neue Kreise Ziehen, "Tanz und Musik" 2, Juli 2024
Der Körper trägt die Erinnerung an den Tanz, unabhängig davon, woher der Tanz stammt. In der armenischen Tradition wird sogar am Ende des Trauerjahres für die verstorbene Person die Gemeinschaft mit einem besonderen Kreistanz gefeiert, bei dem die verstorbene Person im Tanz lebendig wird.
Departure into the “Unknown"
Departure into the “Unknown": a personal reflection
Shakeh Major Tchilingirian
Balance. Zeitschrift des Fachverbandes Meditation des Tanzes – Sacred Dance e.V. NR 2, 2022
Living through the ‘unknown’ is the realisation that one could lose so much because we do not have control over things or events in our lives. The unknown is the change we might not be ready for; it might be the unexpected; it could cause worry or anxiety. Yet, the unknown is part of the cycle of life, like the moon in the sacred dance circle. The constant is the moon, the sacred circle, it encircles the known and the unknown and turns it into a sacred force of harmony, attuning and connection.
Etchmiadzin Dance
Etchmiadzin Dance: "The Sun hiding in the very folds of the skirt"
Shakeh Major Tchilingirian
The word and name “Etchmiadzin” for Armenians evokes a number of significant national and religious references. The Holy See of Etchmiadzin is the ecclesiastical centre of the Armenian Apostolic Church, the equivalent of The Vatican for the Armenians, and one of the holiest places for worldwide Armenians. Central to the Holy See is the famous Cathedral of Etchmiadzin, which is considered to be the oldest cathedral in the world, a UNESCO World Heritage site, built in the early 4th century over the remnants of an earlier pagan temple.