Artistic Directors Academy in Nepal with Ujjwala Maharjan
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Tue, 24 December 2024
Nepal
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Kicking off the Artistic Directors Academy (ADA)‘s journey in Nepal, Ujjwala Maharjan will focus on Arts/Music as Community Practice in Kathmandu and the changing roles of women in ethnic music landscapes with the case study of the Apwoh Misa project and the Tah nani Dapha Program in Nani Kirtipur.
Ujjwala has coordinated with Riddhi Maharjan, who is one of the younger female members who Pushpa Palanchoke from Tah nani Dapha Program worked closely with for 4 years. Riddhi will do a brief presentation and also be present as a guide walking through the community spaces in Kirtipur.
Ujjwala’s mentors, Pranab Man Singh and Suvani Singh from Quixote’s Cove / Satori, which housed Word Warriors Poetry Collective and designed and supported the Dapha Dhuku Program, will give a presentation/talk at Quixote’s Cove as well.
The day will end with a sharing on the Apwoh Misa project.
About Ujjwala Maharjan
Ujjwala is a Kathmandu-based poet, performer and educator. She is one of the co-founders of Word Warriors, a poetry group leading the spoken word movement in Nepal. Post her Masters in Education from the University of Pennsylvania, she has been exploring arts activism and community-based education programs focusing on storytelling through varied creative mediums. Inspired by her students and colleagues, she started experimenting with rap during the pandemic. Collaborating with other artists, she blends Nepali ethnic music into the soundscape of punk, hip-hop and musical monologues and tells stories of women’s bodies, sexuality and liberation. Writing in English, Nepali and the ethnic minority language, Newari (Newah), she is interested in subverting the language and culture of misogyny in Nepal.
Commencement of tour and talk at Baghbhairav Temple, Kirtipur, accopmanied by Riddhi Maharjan.
