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Tsering Dorjee (aka Tsering Bawa)
Actor/Musician/Dancer/Educator
Bio
Tsering Dorjee aka Tsering Bawa is an actor, musician, dancer, and cultural educator. Born in Toe Bawa, Tibet, he earned a Master’s degree in Tibetan Performing Arts from the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts (TIPA) in Dharamshala, India, before continuing his acting studies across Europe, India, and the United States.
He first gained international film recognition as Rabgye in the Academy Award-nominated feature Himalaya (1999). His extensive screen credits include We’re No Monks (2004), Valley of Flowers (2006), My Son Tenzin (2017), Demonte Colony 2 (2024), and 100 Sunsets (2025), as well as playing a Rinpoche in the Apple Original feature film Tenzing, directed by Jennifer Peedom. On stage, he has performed in off-Broadway and regional theater productions, including Sarah Ruhl’s The Oldest Boy at Lincoln Center Theater, David Henry Hwang’s Tibet Through the Red Box at Seattle Children’s Theatre and Cape Rep Theatre, and the international tour of Abhishek Majumdar’s Pah-Lak. In addition to acting, he collaborated with composer Michael Becker on the soundtrack for the Emmy Award-winning documentary Women of Tibet – A Quiet Revolution (2009).
Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, he serves as Executive Director of the Tibet Art Foundation and works actively as a performer, choreographer, and educator dedicated to preserving Tibetan performing arts.
www.tibetartstudio.com//tsering-bawa/
Email:tdbawa@gmail.com / https://tibetartstudio.com/tsering-bawa/
Tsering Bawa’s Debut South Indian Movie: Demonte Colony 2
Tamil Movie Demonte Colony 2 in Hindi dubbed is available to watch now!
Hope you will enjoy with my character as Daushi!
| Film Title | Cast | Director/Production | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| De Monte Colony 2 | Lead / Daushi | Ajay R. Gnanamuthu /Tamil Film Production | 2023 | My Son Tenzin | Lead / Gen Rabga | Tashi Wangchuk / Seykhar films | 2016 |
| Scent of Juniper | Lead / Tseirng Dorjee | Tashi Wangchuk / Sekhar Films Production | 2013 |
| The Mother tongue | Casting director | Tsering Dhondup / Snow lion films | 2012 |
| The Endless knot | Lead / Depon | Tsering Dhondup / Snow lion films | 2010 |
| A Quite Revolution”woman ofTibet” | Music Composer | Rosse Marrie / Frame of mind films, inc. | 2009 |
| The Gentleman of San Francisco | Lead / Jolag | Tashi Wangchuk / Seykhar films Production | 2008 |
| Valley of Flowers | Co Star / Tsering | Pan Nalin / Moonsoon films / Pandora | 2005 |
| Dreaming Lhasa | Special Apearance | Tenzin and Ritu Sarin / White Crane films | 2004 |
| We are No Monks | Lead / Passang | Pema Dhondup / Clear mirror films | 2003 |
| Ache Lhamo | Co Star / Costume dir. | Galletee films, France | 2001 |
| Tsam-pey Shen-khok | Co Star | Kalsang Dorjee / T.I.P.A. India | 1999 |
| Himalaya (Oscar Nominate) | Co Star / Rabgye | Eric Valli / Galatee Films, France | 1997 |
| Kundun | Appeared as Blue mask Dancer | Martin Scorsese / Hollywood | 1996 |
| Pah La | Rinpoche & Man with a stick | Harry & Lhakpa / TIPA & Tibet Theatre | 2023 |
| Pah La | Rinpoche & Man with a stick | Harry & Lhakpa / TIPA & Tibet Theatre | 2022 | The Oldest Boy | A Monk / Consultant | Sara Rusma/ San Diego Rep. Theatre | 2016 |
| The Oldest Boy | The Oldest Boy / Consultant | Sam Wood / San Diego Rep. Theatre | 2015 |
| The Oldest Boy | The Oldest Boy / Consultant | Jessica Thebus / Marin Theatre Company | 2015 |
| The Oldest Boy | Chorus / Consultant | Rebecca Taichman / Lincoln Center Theater | 2014 |
| Where is Tibet | Lead | Jenny Lim / Counter Pulse, San Francisco | 2009 |
| A Year later | Lead / The Begger | Tsering Dorjee / TANC.Richmond.CA | 2007 |
| Tibet Through The Red Box | Consultant / Chorus/ Music dir. | Noel Carmicheal / Cape Rep. Theatre MA | 2006 |
| Tibet Through The Red Box | Consultant / Chorus / Music dir. | Francesca Zambello’s / Seattle, WA | 2004 |
| De Wachtkamer | Co Star / Traveller Musician | Helmert Woudenberg / The Netherland | 1998 |
| Six Pieces d’ Ostrovski | Chorus / Handicap Musician | Louis Guy Paquette / Travaux 12, France | 1996 |
| Yuru Pon | Co Star / Pon Choenyi | Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts, India | 1992 |
| 37thKing of Tibet, | lead | Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts, India | 1991 |
| 40th King of Tibet, | lead | Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts, India | 1990 |
| Oliver Twist | Co Star / Fagin | Alian / TIPA, Dharamsala. India | 1989 |
| A Quite Revolution”woman of Tibet” | Music Composer | with Micheal Becker | 2009 |
| Tashi Pay Drekar ( Album ) | Singer / Naration | Tsering Bawa | 2006 |
| A Journey to Tibet | Singer / Musician | with Tenzin Choegyal / Australia | 2000 |
| Drayang ( Album ) | Music Director | Kampo Cultural Center, Japan | 1999 |
| Dhama Suna | Singer / Music Arrangement | Warner Bros. / USA | 1998 |
| Acting & Modeling | Barbizon International School of Acting & Model | San Francisco | 2009 |
| Company workshop | Dir. Berry Johnson | New Delhi, India | 2004 |
| Company workshop | Dir.Francesca Zambello’s | Seattle Children’s Theater, WA | 2004 |
| Master’s in Tibetan Music/Dance- Opera | Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts. | Dharamsala, India | 2003 |
| Improvisation Master Class | Dir. Roy Thomson, | National School of Dance and Drama, Delhi, India | 1998 |
| Dutch Acting | Dir. Helmert Woudenburg | Amsterdam, The Netherland | 1997 |
| French Acting | Louis Guy Paquate | Theatre Travo12. Valence, France | 1996 |
| Advance Study in Tibetan Music – Dance / Opera | Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts. | Dharamsala, India | 1994 |
| Basic Performing Arts | Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts. | Dharamsala, India | 1986 |
Skills:
Fluent Tibetan, Fluent Hindi, Fluent Nepali & English
Horse riding, Roller Skates, Driving, Swimming, Soccer, Basket ball, Valley ball, Tennis, Boxing, Dance,
Music, Singing , Photo Graph and Modeling.
Tel: USA +1- 415-259-1114
Email: tdbawa@gmail.com / www.tibetartstudio.com
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