《Tashi Xiazhuo》The curtain opens in Beijing: Seven Hundred Years of Tap Dance Enters the Dance Drama

  At 19:30 on September 29, the 2026 Beijing Lhasa “ Heart to Heart ” Art Week special performance kicked off at the Beijing Happy Oriental Theater.China's first tap dance drama - Tashi Xiazhuo - presented by the Lhasa Song and Dance Troupe (Tuyang Troupe), performed five times in Beijing from September 29 to October 1.

This dance drama is about the friendship between two generations spanning twenty years.In the 1980s, a doctor who aided Tibet went to the plateau in the summer, became close friends with the Tibetan musician Dorje, and dedicated his youth to the snowy land.Many years later, Xia Zhuo, Xia Zhuo's daughter, followed her father's footsteps to Tibet and met Dorje's son Tashi again.The experience of aiding Tibet and the reunion with the younger generation connect the characters in the whole play.

The dance drama uses Lazi Duixue, a national intangible cultural heritage that has been around for more than 700 years, as its core dance language. It incorporates Tibetan folk dances such as Guoxie, Reba, Xianzi and Zhuowu, and combines it with modern tap art.Traditional dance is responsible for the expression of characters' emotions and complete stories, and the sound of footsteps runs through the exchanges and memories between Beijing and Latvia.

Huang Doudou serves as the artistic director, Guo Lei serves as the artistic consultant, Wei Dong serves as the chief director, and Tan Weiwei sings the theme song.

The play is jointly produced by the Propaganda Department of the Party Committee of the Tibet Autonomous Region of the Communist Party of China, the Chinese Dancers Association, the Tibet International Tourism and Culture Investment Group, and the Beijing Aid to Tibet Headquarters, and performed by the Lhasa Song and Dance Troupe (Art Troupe).It is an invited play of “Great Theater in Beijing·2026 Beijing International Drama Festival Season, a key support project of ”Beijing-Tibet Harmony“ Literary and Art Quality Creation Project, and has received special financial support for the development of the cultural industry of the Tibet Autonomous Region.

This special event was hosted by the Beijing Aid to Tibet Headquarters and the Propaganda Department of the Lhasa Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China, with the theme of ”Capital Love·Lhasa Heart“.Beijing Lhasa ”Heart-to-Heart“ Art Week is the cultural brand of Beijing’s counterpart in aiding Tibet. This ”Going Out% event tells the experience of aiding Tibet through performances, showcases the development of Lhasa, and promotes exchanges between the two places’ ethnic groups.

The specific times of the five performances are 19:30 on September 29, 14:30 and 19:30 on September 30, and 14:30 and 19:30 on October 1.The venue is the Happy Oriental Theater, No. 30 Xingfu Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing; the audience includes Beijing's previous aid-Tibet cadres and their families, representatives of Beijing's counterparts in Lhasa districts, and people from all walks of life in the capital.

The Art Week also simultaneously held a themed photography exhibition on the achievements of ecological civilization construction, and organized symposiums and discussions among the literary and art circles in Beijing, as well as on-site creative exchanges and other activities.