Join us for the opening night reception with live music by Grammy-nominated musician Tenzin Choegyal!

About the artist:
Tenzin Choegyal is a Grammy-nominated Tibetan musician and composer based in Brisbane, Australia. Born into a nomadic family in Tibet's Ngari region, he grew up on his mother's nomad songs, went into exile as a young child and studied at the Tibetan Children's Village in Dharamsala before settling in Australia in 1997. Singing and playing the dranyen (Tibetan lute) and lingbu (bamboo flute), he has performed at Carnegie Hall for Tibet House US, the Sydney Opera House and WOMAD, and has opened public talks by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. His album Songs from the Bardo, with Laurie Anderson and Jesse Paris Smith, was nominated for the Grammy for Best New Age Album, and Be the Sky (2025), made with Philip Glass, is nominated for Best World Music Album at the 2026 ARIA Awards. His recent albums have also won Contemporary Album of the Year at the Australian Folk Music Awards (Whispering Sky) and a 2026 Queensland Music Award (Snow Flower). He co-scored the documentary The Last Dalai Lama? with Glass and founded Brisbane's annual Festival of Tibet. Festival audiences can also hear his music, and see him on screen, in “State of Statelessness”. 

Visit https://www.tenzinchoegyal.com/ for more information about the artist. 

A ticket for the opening night screenings also gains you access to this reception and performance. You can access all events by purchasing the FULL FESTIVAL PASS!