Bhutan / DATE IDEA

A date watching a masked dance.

Watch a recording of a Bhutanese masked dance together, then each choose one costume color or movement to talk about.

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01 / BHUTAN

Go at your own pace.

Bhutan offers inspiration through textiles, mountain scenery and stories told in music and dance. Choose an activity you can do at home or somewhere accessible.

02 / HOW TO DO IT

Here's how to do it.

  1. Watch a recording of a Bhutanese masked dance together, then each choose one costume color or movement to talk about.
  2. Choose a recording from a cultural institution.
  3. Treat the dance as religious expression and read about its context before interpreting it.

More about this activity: UNESCO: the mask dance from Drametse

If things go differently

No long recording? Watch a short introduction and sketch a mask.