First UK Tour by Tibetan Refugee Children from India

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First UK Tour by Tibetan Refugee Children from India in London
Tibet Foundation,
5 January 2005

Saturday 29 January 2005 @ 6.30pm - London (Public Event)
The Steiner Theatre
Contact: 020 7930 6001 (Tibet Foundation)

Sunday 30 January 2005 @ 1pm - London (Public Event)
American School in London
Contact: 020 7449 1200 (Students for Tibet Club)

Friday 11 February 2005 at the Conway Hall in a special celebration of
the Tibetan New Year (Losar), will be their final performance in
London.

Further information & photos: Mr. Tsering Passang on 020 7930 6001

Tibet Foundation, 1 St. James's Market, London SW1Y 4SB UK
Email: t...@tibet-foundation.org Website: www.tibet-foundation.org

Tibet Foundation is hosting a 21-day UK Cultural Tour by a group of
eleven Tibetan refugee children, with two teachers from the Tibetan
Homes Foundation (THF) in India from 24 January - 13 February 2005.

This is an historic first. The young Tibetans, aged 13 - 15, will
visit schools, art centres, theatres and the Royal Opera House. They
will showcase traditional Tibetan songs and dance and have cultural
exchanges with other young people.

The tour is a part of Tibet Foundation's 20th Anniversary Celebrations,
aimed at increasing awareness of Tibetan culture in the West. It will
highlight the importance of education for exiled Tibetan refugee
children. This provides a unique opportunity for the refugee children
to gain insight into British education, culture and social values. The
children will visit Newcastle, Glasgow, Llangollen, Liverpool,
Manchester, Bridgewater, Devon, London and East Sussex.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama calls them "the future seeds of Tibet."
At present, 2145 children are studying at THF and 253 students are in
colleges in India.

NORTH EAST
Mon 24 & Tue 25 Jan - Newcastle
The Sage Gateshead
Contact: 0191 443 4583 (Sarah Kekus)
Wed 26 & Thu 27 Jan - Northumberland
Queen's Hall, Hexham
Contact: 01434 652 482 (Amanda Gould)
SCOTLAND
Fri 28 Jan - Glasgow
Lilybank Special School
Contact: 01475 715 703 (Eileen Stewart)
SOUTH EAST/LONDON
Sat 29 Jan @ 6.30pm - London (Public Event)
The Steiner Theatre
Contact: 020 7930 6001 (Tibet Foundation)
Sun 30 @ 1pm - London (Public Event)
American School in London
Contact: 020 7449 1200 (Students for Tibet Club)
SOUTH WEST
Mon 31 Jan - Bridgewater
Sedgemoor Manor Junior School
Contact: 01278 424 725 (Rob Clarke)
Mon 31st Jan @ 8pm - Devon (Public Event)
The Plough Arts Centre
Contact: 01805 624624 (Box Office)
WALES
Thu 3 Feb - Llangollen
Telephone: 01978 860 669 (Peter Williams)
Fri 4 Feb - Llangollen (Public Event)
Royal International Pavilion
Contact: 01978 860 111 (box office)
Tibet Foundation 020 7930 6001
NORTH WEST
Sun 6 Feb @ 6.30pm - Manchester (Public Event)
University of Manchester
Contact: 0161 225 9954 (Paul Dewhirst)
Tibet Foundation 020 7930 6001
Mon 7 Feb - Liverpool
Broadgreen High School
Contact: 01257 464 404 (Anne Candlin)
Tue 8 Feb - Liverpool
Liverpool Hope University College
Contact: 0151 291 3612 (Barry Grantham)
SOUTH EAST
Thu 10 Feb - East Sussex
Lewes New School
Contact: 01273 477074 / 01273 477990
Fri 11 Feb at 7pm - London (Public Event)
Tibet Foundation Losar Reception
Contact: 020 7930 6001 (Tibet Foundation)