Tours and Events 2024 From the Roof of the World Tour Tours FROM THE ROOF OF THE WORLD Touring from September to November 2024 Image (c) Mary Evans Picture Library In 1924, an extraordinary silent film was made by Captain John Noel documenting the ill-fated attempt at the summit of Mount Everest by climbers George Mallory and Sandy Irvine. To promote 'The Epic of Everest', the film makers invited Buddhist monks from Tibet to travel to the west for the very first time to perform their magical masked dance and sacred music at screenings of the film. Unfortunately, the depiction of some of the Tibetan people in Captain Noel’s film, a protest by the Great 13th Dalai Lama and concern about the monks’ performances of ritual dances caused a wave of public outrage, leading to what became known as ‘The Affair of the Dancing Lamas’. Further attempts at an ascent of Everest were banned by the Tibetan Government, and as a result of the Chinese invasion of Tibet in 1949 and the later Cultural Revolution, authentic Tibetan Buddhist culture was not seen in the west again for many decades. Now, a hundred years later, the monks of Tashi Lhunpo present ‘From the Roof of the World’ featuring the same traditional Cham Dance and monastic music which captivated the pioneering mountaineers a century ago. A group of Tibetan monks from their exiled monastery in India are now able to share their unique culture with the outside world and present a majestic programme of masked dances and sacred chant with accompanying exhibitions of Tibetan Tantric sand mandalas and interactive workshops. TOUR SCHEDULE The following dates are now in the schedule but still subject to change, and more details with booking information will be added regularly. Please continue to check here for updates. 14 September Wexford Arts Centre, Ireland. www.wexfordartscentre.ie 15 September Pavilion Theatre, Dun Laoghaire, Ireland. www.paviliontheatre.ie 16 September Solstice Arts, Ireland. www.solsticeartscentre.ie 18 September The Source, Thurles, Ireland. www.thesourceartscentre.ie 19 September St John's Church, Knockainey, Co Limerick, Ireland www.eventbrite.ie/e/tashi-lhunpo-monks 20 September Dunamaise Arts Centre, Portlaoise. www.dunamaise.ie 23-24 September Norwich Arts Centre. www.norwichartscentre.co.uk 26-28 September Lupton House, Brixham www.discoverlupton.com 27 September Brixham Theatre, Brixham. www.brixhamtheatre.co.uk 29 September The Acorn, Penzance. www.theacornpenzance.co.uk 2 October Cast, Doncaster. www.castindoncaster.com 4 October Shaftesbury Town Hall. [email protected] 9 October The Hope Street Theatre, Liverpool. www.hopestreettheatre.com 10 October Settle Victoria Hall. www.settlevictoriahall.org.uk 14 October De Valence Pavilion, Tenby. Night Out. www.devalencepavilion.com 16-17 October Musicport Festival Community Concerts. www.musicportfestival.com 18-20 October Sibford Village Hall, Banbury. www.thesibfords.uk 22 October Pavilion Arts Centre, Buxton. www.buxtonoperahouse.org.uk 25-27 October Musicport Festival. www.musicportfestival.com 28-31 October Harewood House, Leeds - Mandala and workshops. www.harewood.org 1-3 November Harewood House, Leeds - Mandala and workshops. www.harewood.org 8 November Five Villages Hall, Cheshire Rural Touring Arts. www.thefivevillageshall.org.uk 9 November Neston Town Hall, Cheshire Rural Touring Arts. www.neston.org.uk/events 13 November Alnwick Playhouse, Northumberland. www.alnwickplayhouse.co.uk 15-16 November The Place Theatre, Bedford. www.theplacebedford.org.uk 17 November The Pound Arts Centre, Corsham. www.poundarts.org.uk 19 November Walker Theatre, Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury. www.theatresevern.co.uk 20 November The Hanging Gardens, Night Out. www.thehanginggardens.org 22 November Front Room Theatre, Weston Super Mare. www.frontroomwsm.com