Nepal International Theatre Festival is associated with Kathmandu's tradition of hosting international theatre gatherings, most notably the Kathmandu International Theatre Festival organized by Aarohan Gurukul, Nepal's first school of theatre, biennially between 2008 and 2012.
Nepal's modern theatre scene owes much of its international connections to a group founded far from Kathmandu, in the eastern city of Biratnagar.
Kathmandu's theatre festival tradition grew out of Aarohan Gurukul, founded in 2003 as Nepal's first dedicated theatre school, itself an outgrowth of the Aarohan Theatre Group established in Biratnagar in 1982
The Kathmandu International Theatre Festival, held every two years from 2008 to 2012, connected Nepali theatre to international companies and audiences at a formative moment, and Aarohan Gurukul's founders and alumni, including well-known Nepali film and stage actors, have continued to shape Nepal's performing arts scene well beyond the festival's documented run
Connected to Aarohan Gurukul
a theatre group and school founded in 1982 in Biratnagar and expanded to Kathmandu in 2003
known for training marginalized communities in Kachahari
a Nepali adaptation of Augusto Boal's Forum Theatre
alongside its mainstage productions
Dates TBA
For Nepal International Theatre Festival, plan transport around the exact Kathmandu venue, route or gathering point rather than the city name alone.
Casual, comfortable clothing suitable for indoor theatre performances.
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Kathmandu, Bagmati Province, Nepal
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