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Tibetan Musical Heritage and

Associated Arts

Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts (TIPA)

Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts

The Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts (TIPA) is a premier institute that is entrusted with the responsibility of preserving and promoting Tibet’s ancient and unique culture including its rich musical heritage and arts. The institute was founded by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama on reaching Kalimpong in August 1959. It was later shifted to McLoed Ganj in 1961. Earlier named as the Tibetan Music, Dance, and Drama Society, it was one of the first institutes established by His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

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Tibetan art Forms

Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts - Songs

This is a story declaiming the virtues of selfless giving, which refers to a willingness to give to others without the slightest attachment to wealth or possession.

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Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts - Dance

In this long and winding tale a malicious king of a southern Indian kingdom eyes enviously his more prosperous northern neighbor.

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Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts -Operas

This is an indigenous Tibetan story based on events that occurred around the eleventh century near the town of Gyangtsé, west of Lhasa. Nangsa

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