Last Tuesday my TA and friend Jeanne got three free tickets to a Tibet singing and dancing show and invited me and another co-worker to go along with. We were excited to tag along!
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| Jeanne is the far right. |
We asked how she got the free tickets and a family friend of her's works in government. If anyone in China works for the government they usually get these kind of perks. It was surprising how many college kids were there but Jeanne stated that they were probably the children of the employees. The government most likely provided tickets for entire families. And here we were, three non-government employees and non-family members enjoying this performance.
The dancing and singing varied quite a lot which surprised us. There were different costumes, music, and dances even though they all came from Tibet. It was noticed that some of the Tibetan dancing and singing incorporated Chinese and Western styles.
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| On these dancers backs was a cape made out of dozens of small scarves of different colors. The capes were taken off and flipped back on throughout the dance. The men then did a dance that looked as if they were wrestling. |
Between each dance number there would be a single person who would sing in a Tibetan style or a Tibetan infused style.
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| These women balanced three tea cups on their heads while they danced! This could be the Biwang style of dance. |
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| These women wore orange cones on their heads and the song went from slow to fast. It was my favorite! |
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| Many of the dances involved the costumes having abnormally long sleeves that were swung around. This could be the Ralpa style of dance. |
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| The last performance we saw were these men who incorporated rapping and Tibetan chanting. |
After this performance I was excited to learn more but was hard to find information on this. I found this source which states that Tibetan dance started around the 11th Century. I hope to watch more of these dances in the future!
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