Activities
A Glimpse into What We Do
Activities Accomplished
DABALI takes pride in the following activities it has accomplished so far:
- Held a talk programme on ‘Theatre Crisis in Nepal’ in 1995
- Held a three days symposium on ‘Past, Present and Future of Nepali Theatre’ in 1999
- Held a seminar on ‘Heritage of Nepali Theatre’ in 2000
- Conducted a Community Theatre Training to the youth of Rolpa, Doti, Accham and Banke (1995-1996)
- Held 160 Community Theatre shows on local issues and earthquake in different schools of the Kathmandu valley(1995-1996)
- Trained different young theatre artists and conducted a month Theatre Expedition around Annapurna Himalayas (crossing high pass ThorongLa, 17,500ft.) to support VNY”98 (Visit Nepal ’98) programme in 1997
- Organized ThangLa, a play based on polyandry tradition prevailing in Trans Himalayan region, written and directed by Sarubhakta and Anup Baral respectively (2000)
- Established Nepal Centre of International Theatre Institute (2000)
- Established World Theatre Day in Nepal (2000)
- Established DABALI Award to honor theatre workers (2002)
- Produced a play Journey into Thamel written by Prof. Abhi Subedi and directed by Puskar Gurung in 2003
- Established Dashain Tika Programme for Actors (2004)
- NIB (Nepal India Bangladesh) Theatre Festival (2004)
- Produced a play Jalpari, a Nepali adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s Lady from the Sea directed by Puskar Gurung in 2009
- Started theatre campaigning project Theatre for Change in different schools (2009 – 2011).
Ongoing Activities
- Buddha Theatre Festival (www.buddhatheatrefestival.org.np)
- Community Theatre trainings/workshops for the youths of different districts
- Theatre for Change
- Community Theatre performances
- Excavation of the facts & true stories related to the People’s War and the Mega Earthquake 2015 Collaborative works between and among theatre groups
- Organization of World Theatre Day (March 27) programme
- DABALI Award Programme
- Activities in the Pipeline
- Publication of a collection of true stories as told by the victims of People’s War and the Mega Earthquake 2015.
- Charity Shop for Actors’ Fund
