March 11, 2026 | 2 p.m.
Organizer
Taragaon Next x Mayis Rukel x Maitri Music Therapy Nepal
Venue
Movement and Music are both deeply intertwined to the human experience. In his movie, Movement Song, Mayıs Rukel explores movement and sound through various artistic decisions. Movement and music are both part of self expression and healing. Maitrī Music Therapy Nepal, the organizers of this workshop, help bring both these aspects together as a way to reconnect with things that make us innately human.
All events with Mayıs Rukel are in collaboration with Sattya Collective.
Mayıs Rukel is a Turkish artist, writer, and filmmaker. His work explores magical research, liberatory remembering, radical pedagogies, child-woven futures, and befriending ghosts. He received the GRA Award for Autonomous Arts 2020 and Mondriaan Fonds Kunstenaar Start 2023. His short fiction The Pendant was featured at the Nederlands Film Festival 2020, and his feature-length fiction-documentary Movement Song had its world premiere at IFFR 2026.
Maitrī Music Therapy Nepal is a music therapy organization based in Kathmandu since 2022. The organization works to make music more accessible as a health resource by providing services in a range of settings. Maitrī also supports the growth and long-term sustainability of music therapy and the therapeutic use of music in Nepal by training and developing skilled professionals. Its approach is community-based, culturally responsive, and ethically informed.
