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Practice weekend in Vienna, December 13-15

Practice Weekend

Vienna
December 13th - 15th
Dear Khaita enthusiasts and fellow instructors,
 
We want to warmly invite you to our 3. Khaita practice weekend in Vienna (Samdrubling) from 13th to 15th of December, Friday – Sunday. We would like to propose to use these days to dedicate to our practice, learn something new, meet other Khaita enthusiasts and enjoy together!
 
There is an open agenda: suggestions and leading by other instructors are very welcome! We propose that we dedicate Sunday morning to shooting one of our Khaita dance demonstration videos that we don’t have yet (to be decided together).
 
Sleeping in Samdrubling is possible for a contribution of 15€ / night. The Gakyil must be informed about your stay in advance.
 
If you are planning on coming to this Khaita practice weekend, please let us know as soon as possible and feel free to write us any wishes for dances / songs / explanations that you might have. And invite your friends!
Contacts: evaleick@hotmail.com or +436649240499 (Eva Leick)

Location: Friedrich-Kaiser-Gasse 74, 1160 Vienna 

Contribution: free donation  

 
Looking forward to you all!
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Khaita course in Vienna, September 13-15

Practice Weekend

Vienna
July 26th – 28th

Dear Khaita enthusiasts and fellow instructors, We want to warmly invite you to our 2. Khaita practice weekend in Vienna (Samdrubling) from 26th – 28th July, Friday – Sunday. Our first weekend of this format took place in February and it was a success! We would like to propose to use these days to dedicate to our practice, learn something new, meet other Khaita enthusiasts and enjoy together! Time schedule:26th, Friday from 18:00: Arrival for people travelling and sleeping in the Ling / optional Khaita practice / dinner27th, Saturday: full day of Khaita practice including Khaita Forever28th, Sunday: Khaita practice in the morning and departure around 13:00   There is an open agenda: suggestions and leading by other instructors are very welcome! We propose that we dedicate Sunday morning to shooting one of our Khaita dance demonstration videos that we don’t have yet (to be decided together).

Sleeping in Samdrubling is possible for a contribution of 15€ / night. The Gakyil must be informed about your stay in advance. If you are planning on coming to this Khaita practice weekend, please let us know as soon as possible and feel free to write us any wishes for dances / songs / explanations that you might have. And invite your friends! Contacts: evaleick@hotmail.com or +436649240499 (Eva Leick)

Location: Friedrich-Kaiser-Gasse 74, 1160 Vienna

Contribution: free donation

Looking forward to you all!

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Khaita at the International Seminar of Young Tibetologists, Oxford

Khaita at the International Seminar of Young Tibetologists, Oxford

Wolfson College, Oxford
September 2–4th, 2024
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In the begining of September Khaita Joyful Dances were presented on The International Seminar of Young Tibetologists at Wolfson College, Oxford. On the seminar an academic talk on Dzamlingar Song and Dance was given by Eva Leick. The talk was started with demonstration of the dance by our dancers.

The evening program of the conference included Khaita performance, done by Khaita dancers together with Tibetan dancer Tenzin from London. The performance was followed by 3-hour Gorshey, Tibetan circle dances, danced together by Tibetans and Khaita dancers.

The seminar was followed by art exhibition with Drugu Chögyal Rinpoche’s paintings on the Bardo. An introductory speech on Khaita given there by Lena Dumcheva was translated on Tibetan, and also materials and books for further study were provided to listeners.

Outside the exhibition there were also Khaita performance, followed by dancing several Khaita dances together with audience.

More details and videos about the event will follow very soon!

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Practice weekend in Vienna, July 26-28

Practice Weekend

Vienna
July 26th - 28th
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On July 26th-27th in Samdrubling took place the 2nd Khaita practice weekend led by Eva Leick and Anna Jiresch.
 
Participants repeated Kawa Bap, learnt on the 1st practice weekend, learnt the dance Kelsang Yardro Lak (Good Fortune Increases) and shot a learning video to it, prepared and led Khaita Forever practice.
 
It was joyful and beautiful time spent together in learning, dancing, exchanging ideas and just relaxing. Thank you so much to all participants!
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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 17–19 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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Dancing Presence and Awareness: Khaita Joyful Dances as a Mindfulness Practice

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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

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Drogar Pawoi Zheydra

Ngai Phayul
Lhokhai Kordro
Tashi Monlam
Sodang Yala

Losar celebration in France

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Tala Shipa
Tashi Dangpo
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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’.      

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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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Elena Dumcheva – e.dumcheva@atiyogafoundation.org

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