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Reinventing RAPA

ཟླ་༢ 18, 2025 2 mins read
Reinventing RAPA

The Royal Academy of Performing Arts (RAPA), formally institutionalised in 1967, was envisioned as a guardian of Bhutan’s traditional performing arts, preserving folk songs, mask dances, and other unique art forms.

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