H.H. will personally dance during the event, adorned in full costume, while other luminaries to join him on stage include Kyabje Gyaltsab Rinpoche, Kyabje Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche, and numerous other Kagyu lineage tulkus.
法王將全副盛裝，親自上場帶領金剛舞。怙主嘉察仁波切、怙主蔣貢康楚仁波切和眾多的噶舉傳承祖古，也將與法王同台修持。

And, in another historic first, nuns from five Kagyu nunneries will also take part in the lama dance, allowing female dancers for the first time to perform the female roles such as Khandro Yeshe Tsogyal. The nuns will join monks from four monasteries of the Tsurluk tradition, including Rumtek, Palchen Choling, Mirik, and Benchen.
此金剛舞的另一項歷史首創，便是邀請來自5所噶舉尼院的尼師，擔任女性角色如空行母耶喜措嘉的修持。尼師們將與楚布傳統的4所寺院―—隆德寺、大吉祥寺(Palchen Choling)、米律寺(Mirik)和邊倩寺(Benchen)的僧眾進行合作。

The lama dance centers around the sacred biography of Guru Rinpoche, in a profound ritual discovered by the great treasure revealer Guru Chöwang. Preparations have been underway for a full year to create the elaborate masks and costumes that form an essential part of its performance. The purpose of this particular lama dance is to ward off outer and inner obstacles, and it is said to have a powerful effect on all who witness it.
金剛舞主題為蓮花生大士聖傳，此為大伏藏師咕嚕確旺所取出的甚深儀軌的內容之一，旨在遣除內在和外在的障礙。據言，所有觀看此舞的人，都會受到深遠的影響。金剛舞精緻莊嚴的面具和服裝，為金剛舞不可或缺的一環，而這次準備與製作道具的工作為時一整年。

The dance will come at the culmination of a special Guru Rinpoche puja, the Garchen Tse Chu, taking place from January 6-10, and is followed immediately by Kagyu Monlam prayers running from January 11-16, both of which will be presided over by the Gyalwang Karmapa.
此金剛舞是1月6 -10日嘎千蓮師初十法會的高潮，之後緊接著是1月11 -16日的噶舉大祈願法會，這兩項活動都由法王親自主持。