Workshops on Tibetan Art

During their tour of the UK the Tibetan monks from the Tashu Lhunpo monastery will be staying in Sibford over the weekend of 19 – 20 October. In addition to their Saturday evening performance, the highlight of their visit, they will lead two workshops in the Village Hall, on Saturday 19th October:

The Hands-on Workshop, 11am – 12.30pm, includes:

  • Butter Sculpture: A demonstration of how these very decorative designs are made for the New Year rituals in the monastery.
  • Sand Mandala Making: See how sand mandalas are created; how millions of grains of coloured sand are used to draw intricate patterns as part of the major prayer ceremonies.
  • Tibetan Script and language: The beautiful Tibetan scripts are illustrated – examples of some of the many different alphabets used in Tibetan writing. Have your name written in Tibetan and learn some basic language.
  • Prayer Flag Printing: An original wood block of a traditional prayer flag is printed using ink and roller onto coloured paper.

The Performance Workshop, 2.30pm  – 4pm, introduces Tibetan Monastic Culture:

  • Introduction: An introduction to Tashi Lhunpo Monastery and the life of a monk.
  • Music: The monastic instruments, long horns, oboes, drums and cymbals are demonstrated, as is the technique of circular breathing.
  • Costumes: Learn more about the significance of the magnificent costumes used in monastic dance.
  • Dance: An opportunity to try one of the dances under the tuition of the Tibetan monk masters.
  • Debate: An exhibition of the art of dialectical debate or Taksel used by the monks to demonstrate their knowledge of the scriptures.
  • The Mudras: Learn from the Tibetan monks some of the Tantric offering mudras or hand gestures used to help visualise the qualities of the deities in meditation.

There is a charge of £5 per person for each workshop.
Reserve your place by calling Diana on 01295 788 214 or Ginny on 01295 780 373 or email tlm@thesibfords.uk
The Hands-on Workshop is limited to 30 participants.

There is more information about the Tibetan weekend at https://thesibfords.uk/tlm

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