A dance between teenage Tsangyang Gyatso and his mother is seen at the re-launching ceremony at the Minzu Theatre in Beijing, May 23, 2016. [Photo provided to chinaculture.org]

Director Ding Wei based the dance drama on Tsangyang Gyatso's poems and stories.

At the re-launching ceremony, Ding said that the combination of the characters of the Buddha, of the ordinary people and Tibetan music was a challenge in preparing the dance drama.

Famous composer Li Cangsang produced the music for the drama.

The dance drama will be staged at the National Center for the Performing Art (NCPA) in Beijing on May 27 to 29.