Kagura

Photographer

Lucas Dragone

Category

Editorial Photography - Documentary

Company

Submission Group

Professional

Year

2025

Country / Region:

Belgium

Kagura is the dance of the divine—an ancient offering where movement becomes prayer and performance becomes communion. Rooted in Shinto ritual, it is not theater for spectacle, but a sacred bridge between humans and kami (spirits). Through rhythm, chant, and gesture, Kagura enacts the harmony of nature and the cosmos, reminding us that art was once worship, and the stage, a shrine. It whispers a quiet truth: the sacred is not distant—it dances among us, in every breath, every step, every moment of reverent play.

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