I feel there always is (or should be...) a spiritual dimension in dancing, whether it is religious or not. I think that beautiful and heartfelt dancing elevates the mind and the spirit of both the performer and the public.
To Calliope: I did not know Preljocaj choreographed a work called "Ascension". Do you know when he did it? I saw "Annonciation" which he choreographed in 1995, and I did not like it very much (sorry...)
Dragonfly