Live From Dharamshala Season 1 Episode 3 Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts

Founded in 1959 in Dharamshala by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts (TIPA) is a cultural institute in exile that aims to preserve and promote Tibetan musical heritage and its associated arts. Over the last six decades the institute has been training Tibetan youths in traditional dance, music, opera and other art forms. TIPA artists have performed all over the world showcasing the rich Tibetan cultural heritage and many of its alumnis have become successful musicians and performers around the world. In this episode of Live from Dharamshala, Drung features members from this premiere institute and presents a set of traditional Tibetan songs along with a musical ensemble.