Performance art
Photography
During the April-May 2023 inception visit, the Deuda Folklore team led by Prof Simon Dancey visited the rural municipality Mellekh, in far western Nepal, where a large scale Deuda performance was being held with over 1,500 participants from surrounding villages. Musicians and dancers led a ‘call and response’ inter action amongst the circles of performers.
The images show different aspects of community engagement. They were taken by Prof Simon Dancey and Dila Pant. There was a subsequent visit in September 2023, and the films from this visit will be available early 2024 on the website.
You can enjoy an overview of Deuda, including clips from this visit on our Youtube channel. You can also read a blog of the full spring visit here.
If you are interested in learning more, please get in touch.
Musicians for the Hori folk dance / ST Dancey
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