Tsering Dorjee (Bawa) was born in Toe Bawa (Ngari region), Tibet. He received his Masters in Tibetan Performing Arts from the famed Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts (TIPA) in Dharamsala, India. To complement traditional performing arts, he attended acting training in France, Netherlands, India and recently graduated from the Barbizon international School of acting and Modeling in San Francisco. Tsering has performed in several films such as the 1999 Oscar nominated " and collaborated with numerous artists, including composer Michael Beckar with whom he created the original soundtrack for the 2009 Emmy Award winning documentary " He recently had a show case in New York for at the Lincoln Center Theater, NY. He currently lives in San Francisco Bay Area and teaches Tibetan songs, dances, Music, and Opera to the community through workshops and weekend classes, thereby helping preserve the unique cultural heritage of his land.