TIBETAN WEEK

Everyday, from tuesday 29 july at 10am :

Exhibitions : Photos from D. Albertin “Tibetan atmosphere” Tibetan texts on ceramic (Raku) by L. Castelain.
Tibetan market : Esprit Tibétain.com – Tibetan arts and crafts
Associations stands : arts, book...
10am and 6pm : meditation with Jampa Legdhen Lama around the mandala.
Salle du Dôme - Le Monêtier les Bains

Monday 28 july

Le Monêtier les Bains
 3pm : Opening and blessing of the prayer flags. reception of the exhibitors.
 4pm : Exhibition and sale (Arts, books, Photos, Raku…) Information stands.
 6pm : Film show “La fuite à travers l’Himalaya” by Maria Blumencron (30 mn)
Salle du Dôme (free)
 9pm : Film show “ The Forbidden Team” (l’Equipe interdite) by R. Denisen and A. Kroigaard (54 mn) and discussion. History of the Tibetan football team and its efforts to play its first international match against Greenland.
Salle du Dôme (free)

Tuesday 29 july

Le Monêtier les Bains
 10am : Beginning of the Mandala made of sand by Jampa Legdhen Lama.
 11am to 12am : Atelier mandalas
 4pm to 5pm : Introduction to Tibetan calligraphy by Lobsang Samten. (5 euro per person. Booking required)
 6pm : Show for children THOPAGA - child of Tibet. All the wiseness of Tibet through the story of a young boy.
Salle du Dôme (free)
 7pm : Tibetan meal made by our faithful cookers : Tsewang et Dolma. (12 euros - booking compulsory). Mail. Tel: +33 (0)4 92 24 74 53 / + 33 (0)6 78 64 23 82. Mme C. GEORGES.
Salle du Dôme.
 9pm : Slide show “On the top of the world” by Didier Albertin (50 mn).
Salle du Dôme (free)

Wednesday 30 july

Le Monêtier les Bains
 10am : Sand Mandala by Jampa Legdhen Lama
 11am to 12am : Introduction to Tibetan calligraphy by Lobsang Samten. (5 euro per person. Booking required)
Salle du Dôme
Chantemerle
 2pm : Making of a Mandala with colored sand by the Tibetan monks of Sera Je.
Cable car place
 6pm : Tibetan monks of Sera. Ritual lama Dance and songs show from Tibet. « HARDONG 2008 » with the monks of Sera Je monastery (South India).
Cable car place
 21h : Film show “ The Forbidden Team” de R ; Denisen et A. Kroigaard (54mn) and discussion.
Salle du Serre d’Aigle (free)

Thursday 31 july

Le Monêtier les Bains
 10am : Beginning of the Mandala made of sand by Jampa Legdhen Lama.
 11am to 12am : Atelier mandalas
 4pm to 5pm : Introduction to Tibetan calligraphy by Lobsang Samten. (5 euro per person. Booking required)
 5pm to 6pm : Conference on Mandalas by Jampa Legdhen Lama. (Entrance fee 5 euro)
Chantemerle
 2pm : Making of a Mandala with colored sand by the Tibetan monks of Sera Je.
 6pm : scattering of the sand Mandala with rituals dances.
Cable Car place
Villeneuve
 6pm : Show for children THOPAGA - child of Tibet
Maison de la montagne (free).
Le Monêtier les Bains
 7pm : Tibetan meal made by our faithful cookers : Tsewang et Dolma. (12 euros - booking compulsory). Mail. Tel: +33 (0)4 92 24 74 53 / + 33 (0)6 78 64 23 82. Mme C. GEORGES.
Salle du Dôme.
 9pm : Film “ The stolen child, the 11th Panchen Lama” or show “A contemporary play : Twenty years of stuggle 1987...2007” par le Gu Chu Sum (non confirmed)
Salle du Dôme (free).

Vendredi 1er Août

Le Monêtier les Bains
 10am : Sand Mandala by Jampa Legdhen Lama
 11am to 12am : Introduction to Tibetan calligraphy by Lobsang Samten. (5 euro per person. Booking required)
 5.30pm : Conference on Mandalas by Jampa Legdhen Lama. (Entrance fee 5 euro)
Salle du Dôme
Villeneuve
 6pm : Tibetan monks of Sera. Ritual lama Dance and songs show from Tibet. « HARDONG 2008 » with the monks of Sera Je monastery (South India).
Pontillas lake theater (free)
Le Monêtier les Bains
 9pm : Film show “Tibet, autonomy under control” by France Levesque (30 mn). Discussion with Claude B. Levenson, tibetologist.
Salle du Dôme (free)

Saturday 2 august

Le Monêtier les Bains
 10am : Sand Mandala by Jampa Legdhen Lama
 11am to 12am : Atelier Mandalas
 4pm to 5pm : Introduction to Tibetan calligraphy by Lobsang Samten. (5 euro per person. Booking required)
 5.30pm : scattering of the sand Mandala with rituals dances.
 7pm : Tibetan meal made by our faithful cookers : Tsewang et Dolma. (12 euros - booking compulsory). Mail. Tel: +33 (0)4 92 24 74 53 / + 33 (0)6 78 64 23 82. Mme C. GEORGES.
Salle du Dôme.
 9pm : Last evening. Show performed by the monks of Sera. Ritual lama Dance and songs show from Tibet. « HARDONG 2008 » with the monks of Sera Je monastery (South India)
Salle du dôme (free).

Exhibitors and speakers
Esprit Tibétain.com : trademark and shop on line created by Lobsang Samten, Buddhist monk in Sera Monastery in Lhassa and calligraphist which was jailed several years.
Laurent Castelain : Ceramist Raku since 1997. He presents tibetan texts on ceramics.
Didier Albertin : Traveller-photographer. He shot a lot of pictures « Tibetan atmosphere» Jampa Legdhen Lama : Teacher and translator of Himalayan and Tibetan culture.
Claude B. Levenson : Specialist of Tibetan history and culture. Close to the Dalaï Lama.
Tsewang et Dolma : Our faithful cookers.
Association “Taksindu TSW France Népal” & Association "briançon05-urgence-tibet” Organizer of this special week together with the Tourist Office of Serre Chevalier. The association militates in favour of the Tibetan rights.