Tenzin Choegynal to Perform in Violet Town
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On the 7 April Tenzin and Dawa Choegynal and three Tashi Lhumpo Monks from Tibet will be coming to the Violet Town. Over the week they will be hosting a series of workshops which will be fun, interactive, artistic and educational.
On Tuesday 7 April the Monks will begin to create a Sand Mandala. This will continue throughout the entire week and everyone is welcome to drop in at any time to see the progress of this unique and wonderful celebration.
On Tuesday 7th there will also be a butter sculpture workshop from 10am - 12pm and a singing workshop from 6pm - 8pm.
On Wednesday 8th we will be making flags from 10am - 12pm and on Wednesday evening from 6pm - 8pm we will be holding a dance workshop.
On Thursday 9th at 10am - 12pm a workshop on Tibetan Culture and Thursday Night Music Workshop from 6pm - 8pm.
Friday 10th at 10am - 12pm Storytelling and on Friday evening at 7pm there will be a Concert.
Costs: All workshops will cost $10 ($5 concession) and Concert Tickets are $15 adults in advance and $10 youth and concession. (Tickets at the door will be $20 and $15 respectively). Packages are available please discuss with booking officer.
Tenzin Choegynal to Perform in Violet Town
A Tour from Mystical Tibet Tenzin Choegynal's voice and musical talents are uniquely beautiful as he draws on his traditional Tibetan roots to create his original authentic musical compositions which expresses his devotions to his roots.
Recently at a US a concert, a listener described hearing Tenzin Choegyal sing live as “heaven on earth.” His voice and music however are only part of his amazing story. Tenzin was born in Tibet, escaped to Nepal and was raised in exile in Dharamsala, India. As a child, Tenzin would listen to his mother singing in the nomadic style of Tibet and he attributes much of his passion for his music to her. His musical concerts and tours in Australia often include education on Tibetan culture and history. Tenzin also raises aids through his tours for Tibetan monks in exile as well as the Tibetan Children’s Village, the school for Tibetan refugee children that he attended as a child.
Tenzin and three of the Tibetan monks in Exile will be visiting Violet Town from the 7th - 11th April. They will be creating a sand mandala, and leading workshops in music, Tibetan singing, art, butter sculpture, dance and talks about Tibet and its culture. The workshops are all very rich and exciting and in the Tibetan Singing Workshop for example Tenzin will instruct participants in the Tibetan style of vocal projection and share his knowledge of the technique and the stories told through songs of Tibet's nomadic people.
Participants learn simple Tibetan folk songs and investigate he ancient Tibetan art of "Lama Mani". The Lama Mani tradition - the telling of Buddhist parables through song -dates back to the 12th Century. The songs were performed by wandering storytellers who travelled from village to village, drawing on their own often humble origins to relate to people from all backgrounds. Vividly illustrated Buddhist thangka paintings depicted the narrative and helped the audience understand what was essentially a teaching.
Tenzin will be holding a concert in Violet Town on the 10th April from 7.30pm. His performances have met with Rave reviews and are exciting, stimulating and educational. He has performed at Womadelaide, Woodford Folk Festival, National Folk Festival, Port Fairy Festival,Queensland Sacred Music Festival, World Beat Festival, MiniMax Festival, Sydney opera house and the Tibetan Freedom Concert Sydney as well as previously in Violet Town.
If you would like to purchase tickets for Tenzin's concert or attend the workshops, please contact the Violet Town Community House on 57981288 or 0417166824. The Violet Town Community House would like to thank and acknowledge the support of regional Arts Victoria and Violet Town Action Group. More information about Tenzin can be found at http://www.tenzinchoegyal.com