United States - Nepal International Theatre Festival (NITFEST) https://nitfest2022.nitfest.org/ Theatre for Social Transformation: Celebrating Diversity Thu, 24 Nov 2022 11:43:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://nitfest2022.nitfest.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/NITFest-2022-Logo-Full-Color-150x150.png United States - Nepal International Theatre Festival (NITFEST) https://nitfest2022.nitfest.org/ 32 32 Tree Confessions (USA)- Zoom Lecture by Erin Mee https://nitfest2022.nitfest.org/events/tree-confessions-usa-zoom-lecture-by-erin-mee/ Sun, 20 Nov 2022 08:44:40 +0000 https://nitfest.org/?post_type=events&p=585 A tree tells the story reminding us that human beings and plants live in one interconnected ecosystem. To be part of this play, audiences can visit NITFest, collect seeds or plant and get audio file. They can also register for this event event which is interaction with the director via zoom.

They then have to find a tree near them, sit under it (or nearby), press play, and listen to the tree’s confessions. They can do this in their time but prior to this lecture event.

]]> Shadow Liberation https://nitfest2022.nitfest.org/events/shadow-liberation/ Fri, 21 Oct 2022 15:08:17 +0000 https://nitfest.org/events/shadow-liberation/ A participatory theatre initiative facilitating sexual assault prevention. Utilizing trauma-informed and research based practice, this play blends Drama Therapy and Theatre of the Oppressed (bystander intervention) with Shadow techniques.

]]> Shadow Liberation https://nitfest2022.nitfest.org/events/shadow-liberation-2/ Fri, 21 Oct 2022 15:08:17 +0000 https://nitfest.org/?post_type=events&p=624 A participatory theatre initiative facilitating sexual assault prevention. Utilizing trauma-informed and research based practice, this play blends Drama Therapy and Theatre of the Oppressed (bystander intervention) with Shadow techniques.

]]> Three Countries, One Mother https://nitfest2022.nitfest.org/events/three-countries/ Fri, 21 Oct 2022 15:08:09 +0000 https://nitfest.org/events/three-countries/ Examines the history and culture of the Bhutanese-Nepali-American people who were displaced from their homeland as part of the Bhutanese Refugee Crisis in the 1990s and early 2000s. Inspired by the true story of Bal’s family– members of the Tamang tribe, an ethnic group in the Bhutanese-Nepali community.

]]> Three Countries, One Mother https://nitfest2022.nitfest.org/events/three-countries-second/ Fri, 21 Oct 2022 15:08:09 +0000 https://nitfest.org/events/three-countries-second/ Examines the history and culture of the Bhutanese-Nepali-American people who were displaced from their homeland as part of the Bhutanese Refugee Crisis in the 1990s and early 2000s. Inspired by the true story of Bal’s family– members of the Tamang tribe, an ethnic group in the Bhutanese-Nepali community.

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