Posted in DAWN, The Metropolitan on August 17, 2007 | No Comments »
Featuring a cast of seasoned actors who haven’t performed on stage for around 22 years, Habib Mamoon, an adaptation of Russian playwright Anton Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya, will open at the Arts Council here on August 24. The cast includes Rahat Kazmi who will be playing the lead role, Arshad Mahmud as the ailing professor Kalimuddin, Talat Hussain, Zaheen Tahira, Jehanara Hai and will feature the theatre debut of Aymen Ali…
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Posted in DAWN, The Metropolitan on August 15, 2007 | No Comments »
KARACHI, Aug 14: The fourth and final day of the Shanakht Festival on Tuesday was marked by the screening of a classic film, a storytelling session and a rock concert. The festival, organised by the Citizens Archive of Pakistan (CAP), was held at the Arts Council of Pakistan, Karachi.
The 1950s classic film Ishq-i-Laila provided an [...]
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Posted in DAWN, The Metropolitan on August 13, 2007 | 1 Comment »
A play titled Jinnay Lahore Nahin Vakhya kicked off the four-day Shanaakht Festival at the Arts Council here on Saturday. The festival will conclude on Independence Day. Organised by the Citizens Archive of Pakistan (CAP), the festival features photo and art exhibitions, documentaries, plays and talks centred on the theme of identity.
Jinnay Lahore Nahin Vakhya, performed by Sheema Kirmani and the Tehreek-i-Niswan group, played to a packed auditorium. The story centres on a real-life incident in post-partition Lahore of a family who migrates from Lucknow…
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Posted in DAWN, The Metropolitan on April 13, 2007 | No Comments »
15X4: Tapu Javeri, Amean J, Izdeyar Setna & Arif Mahmood
Four of the most well known names in photography are coming together in an exhibition, titled “15X4”, which opens today at the Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture art gallery. The exhibition will remain on display till Thursday April 19, 2007. The photographers of [...]
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Posted in DAWN, The Metropolitan on February 25, 2007 | No Comments »
-written as Band Baji
KARACHI: The Commune Artist Colony – home to the increasingly popular Yousuf Bashir Qureshi – recently played host to a reading by some of the best in Pakistani theatre namely Ayesha Alam, Nadia Jamil, Atiqa Odho, Umbreen Butt, Raaheen Mani, Anna Bertmar Khan and marked the theatre-debut of radio personality Munizeh [...]
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