Institutions of Music in Bhutan
The Royal Academic of Performing Arts (RAPA) has worked under the royal right to write, preserve and promote traditional Bhutanese mus...
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The
Royal Academic of Performing Arts (RAPA) has worked under the royal right to
write, preserve and promote traditional Bhutanese music, song, and dance since
the 1954. Its duties are to oversee the ministry of Home and Cultural affairs of
the Government of Bhutan. The academy’s performers participate in a ceremony,
tour schools within Bhutan and also perform for tourists.
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The
Royal University of Bhutan Institute of Language and Cultural Studies (ILCS) at
Semtokha, Thimphu, was the only tertiary level institute that offer elective
courses on traditional and modern Bhutanese music, song, and dance as of 2003.
The Khuju Luyang, which is a private performing art orchestra with an
international stage presence, Khuju Luyang won the traditional music and dance
competition in the year 2006 and received the silver medal from the Royal
government of Bhutan for preservation of folk dance and music.
