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Aakankshya GC Bhujel
29
Female
member since Jun 7 2024
Nepalese
My skills
I can write short film and documentaries. I use Celtx for the same.
I direct plays and short documentary working well with other people in devising such performance pieces. I am especially good working with young adults and amateurs. I have taken certified Michael Chekhov Intensive Trainings in 2023 and 2024.
I can design and implement community based social and art initiatives.
I can interpret and translate English to Nepali and vice versa. I can also teach intermediate level English.
Languages Spoken
Nepali (Mother Tongue) English (Advanced)Full CV / Resume
WORK EXPERIENCE
Theatre Curriculum Development Resource Person 05/ 2024 - Present
For Book Free Friday School Program of Kathmandu Metropolitan City Office led by Continuing and Professional Education Centre (CPEC), Kathmandu University
Theatre Instructor (Primary and Secondary Level) 04/2024 - Present
Kathmandu University High School
Creating theatre with children in several school or organizational productions since 2015 as a writer, stage manager, assistant director, and director.
Language Expert/ Consultant 03/2024 - Present
ONC Technology Pvt. Ltd.
Similar Interpretation (Nepali to English and vice-versa) experiences for
- Chekhov Acting Technique Workshop of School Theatre Nepal and Michael Chekhov International Academy
- American Journalist and Mountain Guides for a research-based podcast
- Canadian Humanists of SASANE organization for their work with locals in Ghewar, Nuwakot for a Week
- Norwegian Project for Norwegian Delegates representing LEAD
International Pvt. Ltd. - and in several theatre workshops by non-Nepali facilitators (Danish,
Israeli, American)
- Subtitles and song in Artmandu Nepal Pvt. Ltd., 2019’s production of the short movie, SPARSHA – Officially selected in the Nepal Cultural International Film Festival,
Voice-Over Artist, Subtitle, and Content Writer (English and Nepali) 2022 - Present
Onion Films
Similar previous experiences at
- My Second Teacher
- Neema Academy
- Red Music Group - and other project-based assignments for various clients
Outreach Supporter March/ April 2024
Engaged activists, government representatives and inlectuals with the theatre play Majhuwa Bagar Janakala Manch.
Production and Outreach Manager 12/2023 – 02/2024
One World Theatre Nepal
For the Nepali Adaptation of The Zoo Story play (Dec 2023 – Feb 2024) which included the creation of communication materials such as video reviews and social media management
Teaching Assistant 08/2022 - 01/2024
Kathmandu University School of Education
Master in Technical and Vocational Education and Training Program
Courses
· Management of TVET Institutions and Programs 08/2023 – 01/2024
· Entrepreneurship, Startups and Enterprises Development 02/2023 - 07/2023
· Sociological Perspectives of Work and Occupation 08/2022 - 01/2023
Festival Coordinator 09/2023 - 11/2023
3rd Lalabala Kathmandu International Children’s Theatre Festival
Research Assistant 03/2022 - 12/2023
Kathmandu University School of Education
Research and Media Officer 09/2021 - 02/2022
FACTS Research & Analytics Pvt. Ltd.
Media Manager 09/2019 - 07/2021
Human Rights Film Focus Nepal
Managing Director 08/2019 - 03/2020
One World Theatre Nepal
Theatre Instructor (Primary Level) 04/2019 - 03/2020
Kathmandu University High School
Achievements/ Tasks
Stage Manager 01/2019 - 02/2020
One World Theatre Nepal
Project Coordinator 11/2019 - 12/2019
Wall of Hope Campaign
Project Assistant 03/2017 - 10/2018
LEAD International Pvt. Ltd.
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE_INSTRUCTING/ FACILITATING CHILDREN AND YOUTHS
· Facilitator: Sessions on Child Rights, Amics Del Nepal, 2023
· Drama Instructor/ Assistant Instructor:
o Valley View Public School – 1 month in 2023
o Chelsea International Academy – 2 months in 2019
o Kathmandu Pragyakunja School – 3 months in 2019
o Kanjirowa School for the month of December 2018
· Theatre Program Designer and Facilitator: For a week-long theatre class in Nuwakot for students of a community school in Ghewar and female teachers stationed in different schools of Nuwakot with Samrakshak Samuha Nepal – Feb 2017. Produced two plays and showed them to the local audience.
· Recreational Program Coordinator at Paila Nepal – One Step Ahead: For kids of earthquake-affected villages of Kavre and Sindhupalchok districts from April to June 2015
· Part-time Secondary Level Teacher (Social Studies) at Akriti Koteshwor 2014/15 for a year
· Part-time Lower Secondary Level Teacher (Maths) at Nightingale Academy 2014
PERSONAL PROJECTS
Writer and Director, of a short documentary ‘Dust to Disclosure’
Adapter and Director, the Play ‘Rani Chadani’ based on the original story ‘Ani Uni Nidayin’ from the children’s story collection book by Mahesh Paudyal at the Incubator Series , 09/2023 – 10 /2023
Supporter, Red Ant Movement – Activism Against Online Sexual Exploitation and Abuse 2023 - by WYESHR activists
Fund-raising team, COVID Emergency Response to Chisapani-Ramechhap - 05/2021
Designer and Facilitator, Connecting the Dots - for sparking seemingly difficult conversation on gender roles - 05/2021 to present
Designer and Facilitator, Theatre Class for Students and Teachers of Ghewar, Nuwakot - 02/2017
Coordinator, Flashmob from Madalenas Nepal, Nov – Dec 2016
Production Team Member of ‘WhiteHouse College Junction’ – a 13-episode Radio Program at Times MHz – 2016
Designer, Panel Discussion on "Federalism in Nepal: Major Discourses and Key Challenges" – 24 May 2016
Moderator and Designer, a Panel Discussion Titled ‘Stories Behind’ – 23 May 2016
Coordinator, Human Rights Education Program (HREP)
EDUCATION
Masters in Technical and Vocational Education and Training
Kathmandu University School of Education
2021 – Expected Year of Graduation 2024
Poster Presentation
- “Passion and Frustration: Lived Realities of Nepali Theatre Practitioners’ at the International Conference on Technical and Vocational Education and Training, 15-16 September 2023, Dhulikhel Nepal, organized by LELAM TVET4INCOME
Bachelor of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Himalayan WhiteHouse International College, Purbanchal University
2013 - 2018
COURSE, TRAINING AND WORKSHOPS
Michael Chekhov Training Intensive, March 30 - April 9, 2024
Light. Camera. Anticorruption. Residential Film Making Workshop November 24 – November 30, 2023
Intersexionality inar April 21 - May 23, 2023
Michael Chekhov Training Intensive, April 1- 22, 2023
GLOBAL Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility (IDEA) Workshop, October 25 - November 11, 2022
Gender Perspectives on the Labor Market in the Global South, March 2 - April 6, 2022
SPSS, Result-based Framework, Documentation, Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting, 2019-2020
Gender Identity and Creative Research, 2019
Tatsama Arts’ Center Stage II: Playing with Fire (A production oriented workshop based on Helmond Van Woudenberg’s method), October 2018 – January 2019)
Tatsama Arts’ Center Stage I: Overview of Theatre, Direction and Stage Management, 27 – 29 May 2018
Physical Theatre and Mime Workshop, 2018
SPSS Training, 2017
Theatre of the Oppressed, 2017
“Into the moment” workshop, 2016
About Me
I absoluy love dancing and physical movements.
I enjoy crocheting and I run a side hustle called Kurus Nepal.
I love walking, going on road trips, riding my scooter.
Reading books and plays is my another favorite hobby.
I absoluy love listening to folk oral and local stories and poems and devising and adapting them into theatre plays and documentaries.
I enjoy ling and reading out stories to children and young adults.
I like taking pictures and videos from and my first DSLR.
