The Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts (TIPA) was founded by Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama on reaching Dharamsala, India in exile from Tibet in August 1959, it was one of the first institutes set up the Dalai Lama [1], and was established to preserve Tibetan artistic heritage, especially opera, dance, and music.
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The new opera company brought together the talents of both professional and competent amateur performers and became a major source of entertainment in the Tibetan refugee camps and staged numerous performances of the traditional Lhamo operas. These lively, all day performances brought colour, laughter and a reminder of home into the lives of the refugees.
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