TIBETAN BLACK HAT DANCE performed by Tsering Dorje Bawa at Tibet Day 2012

TIBET DAY 2012 held in Berkeley,CA
Tsering Dorje Bawa, Cultural Coordinator for the Tibetan Association of Northern California (TANC) performed from the Tibetan BLACK HAT DANCE ritual. Traditionally the Black Hat is part of a cycle of Sacred Dances (Cham) intended to dispel outer (the environment) and inner (the emotions) obstacles.
Camera & Edit by Barbara Green for Berkeley TIBET DAY 2012
BACKGROUND
At the age of 16, Tsering Dorje Bawa began studying at the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts (TIPA) in Dharamsala, India. He graduated with an advanced degree in Tibetan secular dance, music and opera in 1994 and in 2000 obtained a Master's degree in Tibetan Performing Arts.
An actor and musician,Tsering Dorje Bawa was born in Toe Bawa in the Ngari Prefecture in western Tibet. He currently lives in San Francisco, California Bay Area where he teaches Tibetan music and acting.

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