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A Photographer in Tibet
May 31, 2012 6:30–8:30 pm
Photographer Laurent Zylberman was amongst the first journalists to travel to the Tibet Autonomous Region in the fall of 2008. Over the course of his fifteen-day trip through Lhasa, Gyantse, and Shikatse, Zylberman captured powerful images of a society in transition. Encompassing Tibetan urbanites, rural farmers, and clergy, as well as a variety of Han new-comers, including job seekers, taxi drivers, hotel workers and shopkeepers, Zylberman’s work offers a uniquely comprehensive look at Tibet at a critical moment.
A Photographer in Tibet is presented in Collaboration with Sous Les Etoiles Gallery. ’A Journey in Tibet‘ will be on view at Sous Les Etoiles Gallery, Monday to Friday from 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM through May 31.
Laurent Zylberman is a Paris-based photographer. His first assignments were photographing the music scene in London in the early 1980s. After hitch-hiking to New York City, via Greenland, Zylberman eventually moved to Mexico, China and India where he covered industrial and social development for Sygma and Asiaweek. After returning to Europe in 1997, he founded Graphix-Images a photo agency specializing in corporate communications.
From the Crane's Back:
Reading Save the Himalayas
with Rima Fujita
May 10, 2012 6:30–8:30 pm
Join us for a special evening with artist Rima Fujita as we celebrate her most recent children’s book Save the Himalayas with a reading, exhibit and book signing. Save the Himalayas is Rima Fujita’s sixth book and her fourth to be translated into Tibetan. It tells the story of a brother and sister and a baby snow leopard who learn the importance of caring for the environment on a magical journey through the Himalayas on the back of a crane. The text, in English, Tibetan and Japanese, is accompanied by Fujita’s beautiful hand-drawn illustrations.
In addition to discussing her work as an author and artist, she will also talk about her efforts to distribute books and encourage literacy amongst Tibetan children in India.
Readings by:
- Tracy Straus (Artistic Director)
- Sonam Wangdue (Tibetan actor)
- Maho Kawachi (Nikkei News)
Rima Fujita is an author and artist based in Southern California. Fujita was born in Tokyo, and moved to New York in 1979. She completed her BFA at Parsons School of Design and has exhibited her work internationally to much acclaim.
In 2001, Fujita established Books for Children, an organization that produces children’s books for children in need around the world. Through this project she has produced four Tibetan-language children's books, and donated more than 12,200 copies to Tibetan children in exile. Her efforts have been internationally recognized. Her published works include: Wonder Garden, Wonder Talk, The Little Black Box, Simple Meditation, TB Aware and Save the Himalayas. Recently, her work has been featured in solo exhibitions at Sundaram Tagore Gallery in Beverly Hills, L.A. and Isetan Art Gallery in Tokyo, Japan where she exhibits her work every year.
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.