One World Theatre announces the Nepal Premiere of Yerma (1934) [Event Recommendation]

 

"One World Theatre is pleased to announce the Nepal Premiere of Yerma (1934), the classic folk tragedy by the great Spanish poet and playwright Federico Garcia Lorca, directed and designed by the brilliant Bimal Subedi, and translated into Nepali by the scholar/poet Sristi Bhattarai. Yerma performs at 5 pm sharp at Theatre Village, Lazimpat, Saturday, November 29 through Sunday, December 21(Mondays off) with two Saturday matinees December 13 and December 20, 2014.

 

 

The outstanding cast features film and stage actors Namrataa Shrestha, Rajkumar Pudasaini, Kamal Mani Nepal, and Srijana Adhikari. Striking set design, a chorus of village women, masks by Sajan Thapa Magar (mask maker for The Jumping Frog), Flamenco dance by Sumnima Sampang, and composed music by Jason Kunwar make the play enjoyable even to non-Nepali speakers."