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Children performance in senior house in Czech Republic

Children performance in senior house

Planá nad Lužnicí (Czech Republic)

June 18th, 2024

On June 18th a group of girls from Planá nad Lužnicí primary school performed several Khaita dances for elderly in Planá nad Lužnicí senior house.

The performance was prepared by Martina Krejčová:

“We danced mostly dances learnt by girls last year. One dance, Meypo Dranlu, was new for us. And most of the girls danced last year, one just short time and one girl is completely new to Khaita.

In the beginning I showed people the infinite knot and talked about symbol of Khaita and gave a few symbols to them so they could follow the line with their finger. I think they were very happy and enjoyed it.

The last dance, Tashi Dangpo, we danced with collaboration with the audience. Passing  the khatags to each other was a great experience for all of us. It was really touching.

Also the lady who is in charge of the Senior House told me that she was really touched. And me too.

We received presents from the Senior House – a paper notebook for drawing, a pencil and socks with logo of the town Planá nad Lužnicí. When we came back to our school one girl started immediatelly drawing a picture for seniors – a beautiful rose, which was delivered to them next day.

Names of the girls are Dana Shten (her parents are  from Ukraine), Lilien Habichová, Barbora Kostrůnková, Eliška Válková and Barbora Trachtová.

The girls are 12 years old.

We are invited for Christmas because they have every year some performances so we will become one of them.”

 

 

The performed dances with links to learning materials are below:
 
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Vesak Festival in Vienna

Vesak Festival

Vienna, May 26, 2024

The Vesak Festival in Vienna was organized by the Austrian Buddhist Religious Society and took place at the Peace Pagoda on the Danube. Our dancers offered the dance MfT 10.07 Neykor གནས་སྐོར།, Pilgrimage to Sacred Places.

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Exploring Khaita 2024: Main themes in Khaita songs and its connection with Tibetan culture, May 12th

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Supervision & Exam of Khaita Educational Program in Dzamling Gar, April 14 – 21

Supervision and exam of Khaita Educational Program in Dzamlingar

April 17–19, 2024

Photos by Yulia Petrova, Lubomir Mishna, Lourdes, Monika Marcik, Gisela Martinez, Sharina Techer, Carlos Garcia 

Photos from the exam

The supervision and exam for the students of the first cycle of Khaita Educational Program took place on April 1719 in Dzamling Gar, Tenerife.

Examinees explained simple and complex dances, shared their understanding of Khaita principles, knowledge of its history, goals and other aspects, and explained the basic Khaita movements.

The final task was to study and perform together a dance with complex choreography, Tashi Thogang Nyiwod (བཀྲ་ཤིས་མཐོ་སྒང་ཉི་འོད།, Auspicious Highland Sunshine), which was especially challenging due to the students living in different countries. We performed the dance on the graduation ceremony.

Newly graduated instructors Eva Leick and Martina Krejčová share sharing their impressions and a story of intensive preparation and successful passing of the exam in The Mirror article

Graduation ceremony: video and photos (below)

Congratulations to the new instructors:

  • Issa Cox (Peru)
  • Janina Parejo (Spain)
  • Anna Jiresch (Austria)
  • Alessandra Policreti (Spain)
  • Eva Leick (Austria)
  • Nadiia Gnatenko (Hungary, Ukraine)
  • Clotilde Hubert (France)
  • Katerina Drajsajtlova (Czech Republic)
  • Martina Krejcova (Czech Republic)
  • Sharina Techer (France) 

Having a great time together while preparing to the exam and after it.

After exam we went to Khaita picnic on Teide, and tried to shoot the video for to complex dances — Jidkai Trinsang and Choelka Sum. Though the weather was not favourable, we enjoyed dancing, talking, delicious food and great company.

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4th Course of Khaita Educational Program in Dzamling Gar, March 26 – April 1

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Insight into Khaita Joyful Dances – The Mirror

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“We Are One” Project and Khaita Dances for Children in Seggiano (Italy)

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Losar 2024

Losar 2024

Happy New Year of the Wood Dragon!​

Khaita Wood Dragon, watercolour by Cindy Faulkner

The Tibetan dragon (or Druk) is a symbol of power and of hidden, intangible knowledge. Being invisible, he manifests himself through sound and energy. The dragon thunders in the sky with the sound of compassion that awakens us from delusion and increases what we can understand through hearing. Thus, it is said that dragons bring forth our awareness towards the things that we cannot see.

“When spring begins, one hears thunderstorms. Live on! When this happens, rain falls, and rain is very important for nature, for maturing and for life. And rainbows, lights, and colours appear everywhere. … thunder, rain, and rainbows appear, which are all typical manifestations of the dragon.”
— from Chögyal Namkhai Norbu’s commentary to the song Ema Lha Gyallo

Losar is a great time for dancing and singing to bring fortune and peace to the new year. Below are videos and photos from this year Losar performances and celebrations.

Venice Dragon

Khaita performance in Prague Tibetan House

Losar celebration in France

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Practice Day in Vienna, February 3

Practice Day Khaita Joyful Dances

Vienna
Saturday, February 03, 2024, 10am - 5pm
With Anna Jiresch & Eva Leick

On February 3, in Samdurbling there was a practice day dedicated to the Khaita Joyful Dances. We studied Khawa Bap, a dance with complex choreography, connecting the movements with the meaning of the song lyrics. We also danced a repertoire of simple dances without explanation to really get into the ‘flow’.      

Time: 10:00-12:30 and 14:30-17:00  

Location: Friedrich-Kaiser-Gasse 74, 1160 Vienna 

Contribution: free donation  

Enquiries and registration (by 27 January 2023) to: evaleick@hotmail.com or +436649240499 

Please bring comfortable clothes that allow you to move well. No street shoes in the studio – all types of dance or gymnastics shoes that provide good support are recommended for dancing. Barefoot is possible, but can be disadvantageous for certain spinning movements.  

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3rd course of Khaita Educational Program in Dzamling Gar, November 20-26

We are happy to invite you to the 3rd course of Educational Program for new Khaita experts and instructors, which will be in Dzamling Gar, Tenerife, Canary Islands, on November 20-26, 2023.
 
Participation will be possible both ONSITE and ONLINE.
 
The course will be led by: Adriana Dal Borgo with the collaboration and support of other Khaita experts.

Duration: 7 days, 20-26 November 2023
 
Registration by link: https://shorturl.at/fhkyB
 

On successful completion of the first year of the Khaita Educational Program, students will obtain a certificate as a 1st year Khaita expert student regardless of whether they’ll continue the Program and may:

  • lead Khaita classes
  • start organizing events or projects related to Khaita
  • simply greatly improve their Khaita dancing skills

With the Khaita project Prof. Chögyal Namkhai Norbu planted a precious seed that we, all together, can take care of, develop and make blossom if more of us acquire a deep understanding and a good knowledge of it. Thus, a beautiful tree can manifest and its flowers can bloom for the benefit of all human beings…

For more information, please contact:

harmonyinthespace@atiyogafoundation.org
n.stanisova@atiyogafoundation.org