This year we are very excited to be offering a taste of Tibetan culture. People who came last year will remember seeing Ugyen Choephells extraordinary Thangka paintings and meeting Dawa and Shelok and Foldong, who were selling arts and crafts from Tibet.

This year we have dance and song workshops from Tibet as well. We have invited Tibetan dancer Lobsang Chonzor Bhutia who will be teaching traditional Tibetan dances. Shelok Tsering will be lightening our hearts with her beautiful voice as she teaches Tibetan folk songs and how to make momos - traditional Tibetan dumplings and Dawa Tsering will be giving talks about Tibetan culture.

Ugyen & Jane Choephell have invited Tibetan buddhist monk Jamyang Ketup, the head trustee of the Tharlam Sarsang Namgyaling Monastery in Nepal, to the Summer School.  He belongs to the Sakya order of Tibetan buddhism and has travelled widely throughout the world as he is reknowned for his expertise in the sacred arts. He came to the UK in 2003 with three other monks to feature in their Tibet Arts festivals which were held in 8 venues in Wales and the south west. The monks created sand mandalas and butter sculptures and provided a unique insight into the Tibetan sacred arts. Jamyang Ketup will be creating a sand mandala at Doris, talking about his work and introducing the technique of mandala making.  Ugyen Choephell will also have his exquiste paintings.
www.thangka.co.uk