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Aabaha wraps up third Annual Art & Theater Festival in Sugar Hill
The festival brought diverse artists and audiences together, strengthened cultural connections, encouraged dialogue, and showcased stories from different communities through theater.
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Staff Reporter - Wed, 19, Aug 2026
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A scene from Beporowa – An Ebong Theatrix production / Samaresh Mukhopadhyay/ Aabaha
Aabaha, a Greater Atlanta nonprofit theater organization, recently concluded the third annual Aabaha Art & Theater Festival (AATF) 2026, held Aug. 14–16 at the Eagle Theatre in Sugar Hill, Georgia.
Organized under the theme, “Showcasing Cultural Diversity Beyond Borders,” the three-day multicultural festival brought together theater artists, visual artists, writers, cultural organizations and audiences from across Metro Atlanta and beyond.
The festival featured eight theatrical productions representing diverse artistic traditions, communities and perspectives. Performances were presented in English, Hindi and Bengali, with English supertitles provided for non-English productions where applicable.
The program also included post-show talkback sessions, allowing audiences to interact with actors, directors, playwrights and production teams. A panel discussion brought theater practitioners together to discuss the performing arts, while visual arts and other cultural programming expanded the festival beyond theatrical performances.
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A highlight of the festival was the presentation of the Aabaha Samman 2026 to Dibyendu Paul of Ebong TheatriX in recognition of his artistic and cultural contributions. Expressing appreciation for the venue and organization, Paul noted, “Aabaha has a very dedicated crew whose hospitality and eagerness to help were well noted.”
Participants praised the festival's organization and collaborative environment. Tamara Verriett of Verriett Productions described her company’s participation as an “unforgettable” experience, while Paul commended Aabaha for connecting communities with theater and promoting diversity, equity and inclusion.
Aabaha founder and festival director Kallol Nandi emphasized the collective effort behind the event. “We look at every program presented at the festival as an AATF showcase. What audiences experienced during AATF 2026 was possible because of the extraordinary commitment and collaborative spirit of all the participating groups and artists.”
Nandi also thanked the participating companies, artists, technicians, volunteers, sponsors, donors, community organizations, media representatives and audiences. He said the festival’s success was the result of the collective effort and collaborative spirit of everyone involved.
Aabaha said it plans to build on the relationships, conversations and artistic exchanges created through AATF 2026 while continuing to make culturally diverse theater accessible to audiences throughout Greater Atlanta and beyond.
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