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Tibetan Book Club
3 pm - 5pm
Next meeting: January 28th, 2012
Trace Foundation’s Latse Library is pleased to announce the fourth meeting of the Latse Tibetan Book Club, a monthly meeting of interested and engaged readers to examine, discuss, and appreciate different works of Tibetan literature.
This month, we will conclude our focus on the Songs of the Sixth Dalai Lama, Tsangyang Gyatso, by examining a final set of his songs. Discussion leaders will provide an overview of the various translations and research available in English, and we’ll listen to some examples of Tsangyang Gyatso’s songs set to music. Interested readers will be provided with readings in advance to prepare for discussion at the book club meeting.
The book club will be conducted in Tibetan only, and is free and open to all. To register, please provide your name, email, and phone number to info@latse.org, or call 212-367-8490. Upon registration, you will receive a PDF of the readings. Enrollment is on a rolling basis. You can join us at any time!
In February, join us as we explore the poetry of Gedun Choephel.
Tibetan Cinema Today
6 pm - 8 pm
February 2, 2012
Join us as critically-acclaimed director Pema Tseden (Silent Holy Stones, The Search, Old Dog) discusses literature and film with Tibetan language and literature professor Françoise Robin (INALCO, Paris) and Modern Tibetan Studies professor and film expert Robbie Barnett (Columbia University). This event is the first of a series talks on Tibetan films with Pema Tseden in 2012.
Pema Tseden’s award-winning films have been featured in film festivals around the world, and have received acclaim for their nuanced and sensitive portrayals of contemporary life in Tibet. But before he became a filmmaker, Pema Tseden was a writer with over 50 published short stories and novellas and a masters degree in language and literature. Drs. Robin and Barnett explore the path from writer to filmmaker and how these two worlds combined to give rise to this important new voice in Tibetan cinema.
This event is made possible with the kind cooperation of the Modern Tibetan Studies Program, Columbia University.
Children's Program
10:30 am - 12pm
Classes held every other Saturday.
Please check our calendar for specific dates.
The Children's Program at Trace Foundation's Latse Library is a bi-weekly class where children learn basic Tibetan language skills through games, songs, stories, and activities. The program is for ages 3-6, and all children are welcome. The class is conducted in Tibetan and provides children with immersion in the language in a fun and encouraging learning environment.
This class is free and open to all. No registration is required.