NITFest 2022

Mandala Theatre-Nepal is going to organize the second edition of Nepal International Theatre Festival  2022 in Kathmandu from 25th November to 3rd December 2022.

Nepal International Theatre Festival (NITFest) is a celebration of art, culture, and traditions in the form of theatre performances. The festival was conceived and initiated in 2019 by Mandala Theatre-Nepal with Nepal's ten theatre organizations joint effort and had successfully completed the first edition 5 different venues in Kathmandu in 3 other cities of Nepal. Though, being organized solely by Mandala Theatre-Nepal, with the second edition of NITFest, Mandala is encouraged to incorporate the aesthetics of jatra, poetry, and the landmarks of Nepali Rangamanch together with vibrant productions from international sphere during the nine-day long festival. For this, 200 artists from 12 different countries are invited to add value through their performances in the festival.

With the slogan "Theatre for Social Transformation: Celebrating Diversity", NITFest 2022 is determined to strengthen the communal harmony, respectfulness for social diversity and to contribute in preservation on intangible cultural heritage through social awareness, art and exchange. Moreover, the festival will support global theatre groups and artists coming together in a shared platform to explore their aesthetic expressions and solidarities for relevant socio-political issues.

A total of 18 play productions from all over the world will be showcased during the festival. The theatre productions are carefully selected by the festival committee based on their potentials to be the reflection of the vibrant socio-political scenarios of local communities from different regions of the world.

Besides the play production, the festival will be featured by other allied events such as daily interactions, panel discussions, seminar, open air performances, theatre photo exhibitions, encouragement award ceremonies, cultural and artistic stalls etc.