DIRECTOR KUNSANG NORBU OF SOG COUNTY ART TROUPE
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The Art Troupe of Sog County in Nagqu Prefecture is loved deeply by the locals. It has an illustrious history of over 50 years. Among its former members are famous singer Sonam Wangmo， and Norbu Tenzin， who was one of the lead dancers in the song and dance epic The East Is Red. The troupe has won several national awards. Before Hong Kong’s return to China， they went to Hong Kong to perform as a representative of Tibetan folk art group， and received rave reviews. How did such a folk art troupe grow and strengthen itself？ How did they win the support and affection of the farmers and herdsmen？ And what is the next step for them？ With these questions in mind， we talked to Kunsang Norbu， the director of the troupe.
The Young Director
A handsome young man is standing in front of us. He is kunsang norbu， the director of sog county art troupe. That comes as a huge surprise to us， because we have not expected the leader of such a venerable institution to be this young. We soon found out that he was only in his late twenties.
Kunsang Norbu became director of Sog County Art Troupe in 2007. He was the youngest in his rank in Nagqu Prefecture. He surely didn’t let people down： his troupe won multiple awards at the Changtang Chaqing Horse-racing Art Festival of Nagqu Prefecture in that year. Their dance New Look， New Countryside won Best Choreography Award. In the same year， in the Tibet Autonomous Region Variety Show， their Wall Dance took Best Choreography again， and was selected for the Heart to Heart variety show staged by Tibet TV Station.
Kunsang Norbu was born and raised in Sog County. Tibetans are known for being natural singers and dancers； he is one of the best ones. He has a good singing voice， high and pure； he also dances with elegance and vigor. At the age of 7， he joined the art ensemble of his school. Thanks to his unique voice and raw talent， he became a member of the county art troupe when he was just 11. He has won 40-plus various awards and participated in over 700 shows.
It is a very pleasant experience talking with Kunsang Norbu. He is honest， direct， and does nothing to hide the pressure he is currently under. Sog County Art Troupe started in the 1960s as Sog County Amateur Troupe. In 1978， it formally changed its name to Sog County Art Troupe. It’s been 35 years since then. Every performer in the art troupe is multi-talented： they can sing， dance， and play musical instruments. They frequently go and perform at the grass-roots level. Their shows are not restricted by the venues， stages， or stage sets. They can put on shows almost any time. Their repertoire consists of mostly singing and dancing numbers based on the everyday life of the farmers and herdsmen. So their shows have always been popular with the locals， and welcomed in the neighboring regions. They often take their shows to the hinterland or even Hong Kong.
How to carry on the tradition of the older generation and borrow from local cultural heritage， and provide the people with better cultural and entertainment products， is a challenge every grassroots performing arts group is faced with. Kunsang Norbu has been thinking about it for a long time. “I have been to many provinces in the hinterland. When we perform the Tibetan folk dances and folk songs， people love it. But if we do pop songs and modern dances， people will say ‘I’ve seen enough of these， I can even teach you this’. They need something pure and raw. So we will always stick to our roots， and play what we are good at. Only by doing this can our shows be welcomed both in the countryside and in the cities.”Kunsang Norbu has a clear mind. He aims to build the future of his troupe on the essence of the art and culture of Sog County， and carry forward the outstanding cultural tradition of its people.
New Inspirations
Kunsang Norbu was inspired by the wealth of intangible cultural heritage in Sog County. Folk songs and dances have always been his inexhaustible resources. Shok Ralpa dance， based on the local wandering dance， was a huge hit at the Tibetan New Year Gala of the Autonomous Region. Chamdo Art Troupe and Tibetan Autonomous Region Song and Dance Troupe both adopted this dance into their repertoire. Kunsang Norbu’s biggest dream now is to create a big musical on Drumo， Queen of King Gesar.
According to the folk legends of Sog County， King Gesar’s queen Drumo， a woman of extraordinary intelligence and beauty， was born in the Red Palace known as “little Potala Place” of Tsanden Monastery in Sog County. Therefore， Sog County is considered the hometown of Queen Drumo. There are numerous relics about her. For his musical project， Kunsang Norbu visited many local farmers to collect the folk tales and legends on Queen Drumo. He also went to Lhasa many times to visit the renowned King Gesar bard Yumei， recorded all of her songs on Queen Drumo， and the tunes with staff. With his unremitting efforts， the show is gradually taking shape. “It will feature a strong cast， and become the signature show of our troupe. Then hopefully the performing arts agencies， the media， and sponsors will take notice. If we can take the show on a nationwide tour and be rewarded fi nancially， then we will be able to give back to the locals.”Kunsang Norbu is aware of the tremendous scale of the project， “I might be a stage veteran， but I am just a novice writer. I can not create such a big show by myself. All I can do is to try my best， and reach deep within me to turn the story into something for the stage. We are just a grassroots performing troupe， not an elite professional one. There’s bound to be some diffi culties. But now that we have such a good concept， we will defi nitely make something out of it. We will also ask some seasoned artists to help us out.” Kunsang Norbu has been looking squarely into the diffi culties on the road ahead for the art troupe，“our troupe has encountered all kinds of diffi culties from the very fi rst day of its existence， but none of them has kept us down. We believe if we try hard enough， our efforts will bear fruit.”
Sticking to Our Roots
When the Sog County Art Troupe was established in 1978， the only members were a few old folk artists， none of whom read music or played any instruments. Fortunately， Drapa from County Bureau of Culture and Education came to their aid. A graduate of the art department of Tibet University， he helped put the troupe in shape. From then on， under his guidance， the members of the troupe all became versatile performers： they could sing， dance， and play instruments. And the troupe’s reputation grew rapidly. Kunsang Norbu said， “The county government cares a lot about us. They have always been extremely encouraging and supportive. This year we recruited 18 new performers. If possible， we are thinking of sending them to the School of Art in Tibet University or Tibet Autonomous Region Mass Art Center to get some in-depth training. They need to lay a good foundation in order to carry on the tradition and style of the art troupe， and serve the farmers and herdsmen.”
People of Sog County love singing and dancing. They came to join the troupe out of their love for performing. And the performers’passion for their art fi lled Kunsang Norbu with confi dence， “Some of our performers have been working as temps for over 25 years. There was a time when they were paid only 200 Yuan per month. But you know what they said？ ‘I’d rather die on stage than stop performing’. Performing is in their blood. Tibetans love singing and dancing so much that they see it as their soul. They love to perform， sometimes for little or no pay.”Speaking of this， Kunsang Norbu was a bit emotional. “Only by sticking to our roots can we seek further growth. If we just copy others， we will lose who we are， as well as our audience. There are bigger， stronger organizations above us， the prefecture-level ones， the autonomous-region-level ones...We are just a folk art troupe. We know where our stage is， and who we are performing for.” That is how Kunsang Norbu sees Sog County Art Troupe fi ts in.
After our interview， we said goodbye to Kunsang Norbu. But our mind still lingered on this topic. Sog County Art Troupe’s journey in the past fi ve decades is built on the rich folk art heritage of their hometown， driven by the troupe’s love for their land and people， but more importantly， and realized by a core group of people like Kunsang Norbu who love Tibetan folk art and devote themselves to it. We sincerely hope that he will be able to realize his dreams of putting the story of Queen Drumo on stage in the near future. If so， we will defi nitely be given a stunning feast of art.