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Creative Writing Workshop with Ankita Anand

The Owl's Nest - Tapovan, Dharamshala Village Rasan, Sidhbari, Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh 176057, India

D.R.I.F.T is organising a Creative Writing Workshop @ The Owl's Nest, Dharamsala. Dates: 24th-30th May 2019 Venue: The Owl's Nest (Tapovan, Dharamsala) #WritersRetreat #Drift2019

Stories in Songs

The green House , India

Dharamshala Residential & International Festival for Theatre presents, *STORIES IN SONG* Take a juicy story and break it down into little chunks. Toss in a handful of rhythm, season with a sprinkle of song, garnish with a dollop of wordplay, and voila...there's our recipe for this exciting Musical Storytelling workshop! (Best served with a side […]

Storytelling for Kids

Tunna's Book Cafe Mohali, Sokani da Kot, Khanyara Rd, Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh 176057, India

Dharamshala Residential & International Festival for Theatre presents, *STORYTELLING FOR KIDS* Is your child musically inclined? does s(he) like stories? Then here's a workshop tailor made for them to explore and develop their skills! Led by the cast of *The Legend of Ila* (A musical theatre performance of a Story in Song) and consisting of […]

Legend Of ILA- A story in Song

Dolls4Tibet Studio Session Rd, near Kashmir House Hotel, Kotwali Bazaar Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh, India 176215, India

Dharamsala Residential & International Festival for Theatre brings to you, •THE LEGEND OF ILA: A Story in Song• LANGUAGE: English DURATION: Approx. 70 minutes DATE: Sunday, 22 Sept TIME: 6.30pm VENUE: Dolls4Tibet, Near Kashmir Cottage, Dharamshala. Age Limit: 12+ From the dusty pages of Hindu mythology comes the fascinating tale of Ila. At different points […]

DRIFT Reads: Session XX (Letters)

Cafe Indique, Temple Road, Norbulingka Institute, Sidhpur, Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh 176057, India

Dharamshala Residential & International Festival for Theatre presents, d.r.i.f.t. Reads: Session XX . To, Whomsoever it may concern. We apologise for the delayed response. We're back after a long break and we're sorry we made you wait this long, but here we are again and this time at a whole new venue, with new readers […]

A PLACE WE CALL HOME – A workshop by Alia Sinha

Dolls4Tibet Studio Session Rd, near Kashmir House Hotel, Kotwali Bazaar Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh, India 176215, India

A PLACE WE CALL HOME by ALIA SINHA In these times of divisiveness, anger, confusion, and ecological crises, this workshop invites participants to explore creative and playful ways of connecting, communicating, and 'belonging'. The aim of the workshop is to devise artistic and performative responses to our ideas of the place we call Home: as […]

d.r.i.f.t festival 2020

The Clubhouse, Mcleodganj The Clubhouse, Mcleodganj, Dharamshala

"आओ आओ नाटक देखो" Theatre in the mountains is back! d.r.i.f.t is here again. d.r.i.f.t 2020 invites you to be a part of रंगमंच - or theatre - in Himachal! This year, it's all about local diversity. We have 4 local shows in Gaddi, Tibetan, Hindi and English as well as a wonderful performance from […]

d.r.i.f.t festival 2020

The Clubhouse, Mcleodganj The Clubhouse, Mcleodganj, Dharamshala

Since 2017, our annual festival has been built on one central principle: community! People matter to us.

Playing with Words: A Writing Workshop with Purva Naresh

An introductory play writing workshop to explore ideas, scenes, dialogues and whip them into the shape of a play. Through interactive writing exercises we shall also be exploring self-expression through writing. A writing workshop in Hindi and English. About the facilitator: Purva Naresh, originally from Lucknow, now lives in Mumbai. She studied film production at […]

d.r.i.f.t reads: Session XXI The Practice of Hope

altcampus Thehr, Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh 176057, India

What is hope? "hope is not a guarantee for tomorrow, but a detonator of energy for action today" John Berger We're very timidly venturing out for a reading outdoors, masked and physically distanced. We'll be reading texts that have given us hope at various times in our lives and especially during this year 2020. We […]