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Aarohan Theatre Group
Gurukul, Baneshwor
Kathmandu, Nepal

Tel. 977-1-4466956,
2101332
Fax. 977-1-4477709

Welcome to the website of Aarohan Theatre Group!

Aarohan was founded in 1982 by a group of theatre workers. In Nepali, Aarohan means to climb. It also means performing space. We work to create a Nepali theatre movement. We perform proscenium theatre by Nepali playwrights and adapt foreign plays to the Nepali context. We have given training throughout the country, helping communities create their own theatre groups. We also perform Forum Theatre and train marginalised and oppressed people to use theatre as a weapon to improve their lives. In 2002, we founded Gurukul, Nepal’s first school of theatre. We believe that an indigenous theatre movement is both an alternative to a globalized consumer-oriented mass-media and a tool for empowering communities and individuals rendered marginal in modern Nepal.

Come and join us !

Nepal is theatre of colors, rituals and folklores. A theatre that evolved among the lived experience of people who cultivated fields in the lush plains in the south, tilled terraced valleys in the hills, and kept herds in the high mountains. And around the time October- November, the nature adds beauty and the color of festivities provides energy in it. The color and the energy are reflected in theatre festivals that Aarohan-Gurukul organizes regularly.

Aarohan organizes International Theatre Festivals in every two years. It welcomes to the interested organizations or individuals from anywhere for their participation. It aims to provide a community environment for artists from all over the world to showcase their work.

Festival Dates November 11 - 25, 2008

Guidelines
The play may be in any language
There is no theme for festival
The play may be by any author, any theme or improvised
The play may be musical, dramatic, or of any kind
Maximum of 15 participants from one group (including actors and technicians)
Organizer will take care of all local hospitalities; food, accommodation and travel.
Organizer will NOT bear the international travel cost.

The deadline of application is May 31, 2008.

Participant’s information:
A brief introduction of the group/company
A brief introduction of the playwright
A brief introduction of the director
Synopsis of the play
Cast and credit—On stage, and off stage
Photographs of the play
Photograph of the playwright
Photograph of the director
Logo of the group/company
Stage set plan and requirements
Light plan and requirements
Properties and requirements
Other requirements
Hosting details

Submission:
Please submit the information & inquiry to:
Sunil Pokharel
Festival Coordinator
Aarohan Theatre
Kathmandu, Nepal
Phone: +977-1-2101332/4466956
Fax: 00977-1-4477709
Email: gurukul@wlink.com.np
http://www.aarohantheatre.org