時間：2010年3月27日 March 27, 2010
地點：印度 達蘭沙拉 Dharamsala
報導：Karma Phuntsok

This beginning of the 15th Shoton festival, an annual celebration of Tibetan Opera (Lhamo), was blessed and inaugurated by His Holiness the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje. The event opened at the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts (TIPA) in Dharamsala on 27th March, 2010. His Holiness presided at the TIPA performance as the chief guest. From all over India and Nepal, Tibetan Opera associations from Tibetan communities came together to perform Tibetan dramatic arts. Through dramatic performances of song and choreographed dance, vibrant traditional Tibetan artistic practices were expressed.
法王為第十五屆的雪頓節揭幕並給予加持。西藏雪頓節是一年一度的藏劇慶典，今年的開幕式於3月27日在達蘭薩拉的西藏表演藝術學院舉行。法王受邀為開幕式中的主要貴賓。有來自印度與尼泊爾各地藏區的藏劇團體匯聚一地共襄盛舉，透過歌劇與舞蹈的演出而傳達出西藏表演藝術鮮活的生命力。

In Tibet, Shoton is held annually from the end of the sixth month to the middle of the seventh month (according to the Tibetan Lunar calendar) and traditionally celebrates the coming of spring and a generous harvest
在西藏，雪頓節是從藏曆的6月底到7月中的傳統慶典，歡慶春天的到來以及豐盛的收成。

This year, the participating performance company will travel to six Tibetan Schools in the Dharamsala area, to introduce this historic Tibetan art and opera to the younger Tibetan generations. The school tour commences from Lower TCV on 29 March, 2010.
今年參加演出的表演團體將在達蘭薩拉附近的6個藏族學校巡迴演出，將藏族的傳統表演藝術介紹給新生的一代。校園演出將在3月29日於下達蘭薩拉的西藏兒童村學校(TCV)展開。

The Shoton will conclude on 6th April, 2010.
雪頓節的慶祝活動將在4月6日結束。