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A meeting of
People’s Theatre groups in Asia
Photo: Anders Thormann
From May 20th to June 6th, 2003 MS brings together three
People’s Theatre groups from India, Nepal and the Philippines to
explore how theatre can transform conflicts into new beginnings.
For the past several years MS Nepal has been exploring and
experimenting with creative approaches to conflict transformation.
The focus has been not just on the conflicts, but also on the
forms of social injustice that cause the conflicts. Our goal has
been both to expose conflicts present in Nepali society and create
a forum for discussing and acting out possible solutions. This
perspective has lead us to work with Theatre of the Oppressed (1)
techniques. Our grassroots partners have adopted and adapted the
originally Brazilian theatre methods, giving them the Nepali name
of Kachahari Theatre.
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