Saturday, 27 January 2024
1 PM 📍Nepal Vocational Academy, Kamalbinayak, Bhaktapur
Workshop - Performing Strong
Fitness and mobility for musicians by Lennart Allkemper

Monday, 18 March 2024
2 PM - 4 PM 📍photo.circle, Arun Thpa Chowk, Jhamsikhel
Music Workshop - Sampling Soundscapes
A Hands-On Workshop into Music Production with Daniel Arthur Panjwaneey and Rajan Shrestha

EXPERIENCES

4 PM 📍Basantapur
Heritage Tour - A Stroll Through History: Exploring Basantapur & Hanuman Dhoka led by Baakhan Nyane Waa

PERFORMERS

SCHEDULE

PRESENTERS

Alain Muneean is Mauritian nurse-social worker, traditional folklorist for the past 40 years. Has been involved in the setting up, capacity building and running of culturally informed early childhood services, special education needs services and residential care services in Mauritius and the Indian Ocean region. 

Pushpa Palanchoke is an applied-ethnomusicologist, is a visiting researcher at Sibelius Academy, Finland and a researcher for AmplifyHer. A recipient of prestigious Nepal Vidyabhushan & Chatra-padak, she is also founder of Folk Lok.

Heidi Westerlund is professor at the University of the Arts Helsinki, Finland. She has published widely in the field of music education, interculturality and democracy, and is currently leading the project ‘Transition pathways towards gender inclusion in the changing musical landscapes of Nepal’.

Matti Hakamäki is the director of Finnish Folk Music Institute, has worked as a musician, teacher, and a pedagogue of folk music from 2009.

Monalisa Maharjan is a post-doctoral fellow at Social Science Baha under Heritage at Placemaking. She is a global facilitator for the UNESCO's 2003 convention for the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage. She is a collaborator in UNESCO Chair in Intangible Cultural Heritage and Traditional Know-how, Portugal. She is also an executive member in ICOMOS Nepal.

Sewa Bhattarai is a journalist who has been writing about folklore and folk music for a long time, and also produces a podcast, Raithana Bhakha.

This year's Confluence will be jointly organized by EITV in partnership with Raithane Bhakha.

For queries, please write to echoesinthevalley@gmail.com 

PERFORMERS

EXPERIENCES

10 AM - 1 PM 📍Basantapur
Essence of City - a visual exploration of Kathmandu on a photo walk, led by Tumbaha~Laya

11 AM 📍Asan
Heritage Tour - Immersive guided walk through alleys and courtyards

12 - 6 PM 📍Tara Nani
Calligraphy Live Sessions Lipi Exhibition by Callijatra Foundation

12 - 6 PM 📍Tara Nani
Exhibitions featuring a photographic depiction of queer experiences and a display of the historical significance of Nayaâ Khin Baaja by Meraki Chhen, Nepali Aspecs & Nayaâ Khin Baaja Khala

12 PM - 6 PM 📍Keshchandra Mahavihar
Storytelling gathering with Baakhan Nyane Waa

12 PM - 6 PM 📍Itum Bahal
An Architectural Treasure Hunt by The Last of Kathmandu Valley

12 PM - 6 PM 📍Maha Manjushree Vihar
Read aloud and activities for children led by Let’s Read Nepal

12 PM - 6 PM 📍Baku Nani
Disaster preparedness educational games with DEPO Nepal

12 PM - 5 PM 📍Itumbaha Museum, Keshchandra Mahavihar
Explore historical artifacts, ritual items and architectural marvels 

3 PM 📍 Itum Bahal
Koinch Cultural Dance - Experience the joy of dancing to folk tunes! Come join us and learn the traditional moves firsthand.

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