Chaksam-pa

DATE: Saturday, June 11th
TIME: 12:45 PM until 1:45 PM
STAGE: Oasis Stage

HOPE SUSTAINED IN EXILE…
Now based in San Francisco, a small group of master Tibetan performers have joined together to form Chaksam-pa, offering a unique art to a world audience in a rare opportunity, in the hopes of sustaining nearly-lost cultural traditions for another generation.

Chaksam-pa performs Tibetan drama, music and dance of the highest standard, and their performance at Harmony Festival offers a rare opportunity for Westerners.
Fostering the appreciation of Tibetan culture and drawing attention to its threatened survival, the ensemble continues the traditions by providing material support, training, summer camps and encouragement to young Tibetans. Their mission includes offering recordings and documenting performances in the Tibetan refugee communities for preservation and study; initiating cultural exchange programs to explore the common language of performance with artists of other traditions; and establishing a Tibetan Performing Arts and Cultural Center as a focus for their activities, right here in San Francisco.