The New American Arts Festival

9 - 30 September 2023

Free and Open to the public

2023 Theme

In War
In Peace

In War In Peace

InterCulturalism

Theme for the 2nd edition

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Dance and Drum Flashmob

InterCulturism

NAAF 2022

Dance and Drum Flashmob

Team NAAF

Deepali Lindblom

Festival Director

Deepali is a professional Dancer Actor Storyteller (deepali.ca) she is also the founder of ROSHNI and its Artistic Director.

Deepali has over 12 years of experience in initiating and executing artistic projects, including festivals in various countries. She is thrilled to be spearheading her first festival in the US. Being from the Himalayas (Darjeeling), she is thrilled to make her home in the Rockies.

In India, I didn’t dance. In Sweden, I decided to dance. In Canada, I reached the height of a professional dancer. But it was only in the US, I realized the power of dance to empower.

Erin Thibodaux

Erin Thibodaux is a theatre director, lighting designer, and writer. She has a BFA in Theatre Design/Tech: Lighting Design and a BA in English from the University of Colorado Boulder.

Previous work experience includes being Artistic Director for The Royal Players’ Guild, Technical Director at the Dairy Arts Center in Boulder, and Assistant Lighting Design Resident at Milwaukee Repertory Theatre.

Nigel Knutzen

Nigel Knutzen M.F.A is an International creator who combines his knowledge of theatre and anthropology to create theatrical experiences. He has worked with many Colorado theatre companies including Peak to Peak Players, Butterfly Effect Theatre Company, The Royal Players' Guild, Viva Theatre, and of course Roshni.

He is currently attending St Andrews University pursuing a Master of Research Anthropology: Art & Perception and will premier a new play in Scotland this July.

Ahja Fox

Ahja Fox can be found around Aurora/Denver metro reading at various events and open mics or co-hosting Art of Storytelling.
She publishes in online and print journals and is currently shopping around a fully drafted manuscript while working on a second about the death industry.

Ahja graduated from the University of Colorado with a B.A in English/ Creative Writing with a minor in Psychology. Her other literary-related duties include being a managing editor for Homology Lit, an assistant poetry editor for Copper Nickel, an editor, head professor, and academic director for Poetix University.