Eternal Visions, Contemporary Forms; My Study with an Historic Master of Newar Repousse – Maureen T. Drdak – Nepal 2011
I first visited Nepal in 2005 where I beheld the beautiful repousse temple toranas of the Kathmandu Valley. An ancient endangered art, the Newars of the Valley are universally considered the finest practitioners of repousse—the art of hammering sheet metal into three dimensional forms. When I first gazed upon the ancient fire-gilded copper imagery of […]
With Love, From Nepal – Patrice Moulton – Nepal 2018
When I was preparing to travel to Nepal for my Fulbright Specialist assignment, I was determined not to waste a single moment of this incredible opportunity. Although, there are truly too many memorable moments to share specifically. I immersed myself in the culture by saying “yes” and “why not?” to every opportunity, experience, and invitation […]
Deborah Merola – Nepal 2003 & 2011
PLAY IT FORWARD How serendipitous that the 10th Anniversary of One World Theatre in 2021 is happening in the same year as the 75th Anniversary of the Fulbright Program, because it was Fulbright that directly led to the founding and flourishing of our social justice theatre company in Nepal. In 2003, there was no Department […]