The Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts (TIPA) arrived in Chicago late in the evening on September 1, 1997 to begin a four city tour which will include performances in Madison, Wisconsin, Chicago, Minneapolis, Minnesota and Denver, Colorado. A number of "preview" performances are scheduled this week in Chicago to increase awareness of the tour. The "previews" are free to the public and will include the following:

Thursday, September 4 - 6:30 PM Transitions Bookplace, 1000 W. North Avenue, Chicago

Friday, September 5 - 12:00 PM Harold Washington Library, 400 S. State Street, Chicago

Saturday, September 6 - 12:15 PM and 1:15 PM, Field Museum of Natural History, Roosevelt Road and Lake Shore Drive, Chicago (performance will be near the Tibet Exhibit)

Monday, September 8 - 12:00 PM State of Illinois Center, 100 W. Randolph St., Chicago

TIPA is also tentatively scheduled for a private visit to Chicago's Old Town School of Folk Music on Tuesday evening, September 9.

Performance dates on the tour are:

Madison, Wisconsin

September 11 & 12 (Thursday & Friday) -- Barrymore Theater

Ticket prices: $16.00 in advance, $18.00 day of show

Children 12 and under: $8.00 in advance, $9.00 day of show

Chicago, Illinois

September 20 (Saturday) -- Athenaeum Theater (Tickets available through Ticketmaster 312.902.1500)

Ticket prices: $25.00, $20.00 and $15.00

Minneapolis, Minnesota

October 4 (Saturday) -- Ted Mann Auditorium, University of Minnesota

Ticket prices: $15.00

Denver, Colorado

To Be Announced

The Tour has been organized by the Tibetan Alliance of Chicago, in cooperation with the Tibetan Communities of Chicago, Madison, Minneapolis and Denver, and with Wisconsin Friends of Tibet, the Tibetan American Foundation of Minnesota and Colorado Friends of Tibet.

For more information about the tour or TIPA's appearances, contact Karma Zurkhang at the Tibetan Alliance of Chicago, 773-275-7454 or by fax at 773-275-9171.