Different steps and posture of Zhana Cham
Resource #: 67701 (URL for reference)
The Black Hat Cham Dance (English )
Tibet and Himalayas: Monastic Dance, Bhutan Cultural Library
Location: Chukha
Keywords: Cham, Chhukha, Chukha Dzong, people, Tsechu, ྀTsechu
Description:
by Dawa Tshering
The dancer wears black hat with long sleeves cloth. There will have sixteens to twenty one participants. Zhana Dance celebrates the assassination of the Tibetan King Langdarma in 842 A.D. by a Buddhist monk called Lhalung Pelki Dorji.
Associated Resources
This resource was provided by Shejun (Documentation of Bhutan's Oral Cultures sponsored by Arcadia). The copyright holder is Shejun (only private uses permitted).
Resource type: Image
Photographer: Dawa Tshering
Photograph Date: 31/Oct/2014