We are happy to announce a new resource for the Ritual Studies Community, a group page on Vimeo, designed to share, develop, and discuss the use of video in the study of ritual and related performances. The group is accessible through the link below. Only a few students of ritual are actually creating video as [...]

On Seijin-no-Hi (Coming of Age Day) in early January in Japan, an archery ritual known as Momote Shiki is held at Meiji Shrine in Tokyo for all those turning 20 for that year. 10 Archers at a time shoot two arrows at a central target. And another version of the same rite of passage:

A 1999 TV story about a Hmong shaman’s ritual for purifying a subway tunnel in Portland, Oregon. The tunnel was built under a cemetery. Producer: Tom D’Antoni Camera: Lyle Morgan Editor: Lisa Suin-Kellam.

The work of dancer and choreographer Ulysses Dove exemplifies the intersection of ritual and performance arts. “Vespers” is a stunning, ritually suffused dance. View Dove’s comments on “Vespers” and then follows the dance, separated into two parts. “Vespers” by Ulysses Dove

Santa Fe Fiesta (New Mexico, USA) Below is a short montage based from field research on the Santa Fe Fiesta 2007. Four other videos are in the set, each one more extensive or probing than the preceding one.   Sights and Sounds of the Santa Fe Fiesta from Ronald L. Grimes on Vimeo.