The Little Art in collaboration with Ali Institute of Education, Groupe Developpement and Pahchaan presents
Children’s Performing Arts Festival 26-28 January 2011
At Ali Auditorium Ali Institute of Education Ferozpur Road Lahore Event:
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Welcome to the 2011 Children’s Performing Arts Festival Our vision to stage a Children’s Performing Arts Festival refined through our continuous interaction with schools, educational institutes and organizations working for homeless and marginalized children. As the team organizes Lahore International Children’s Film Festival each year in Lahore, and several art education initiatives for children and young people, we realized a need to create a meaningful stage for children. The Festival aims to promote inclusiveness, bringing children from all segments of society to share a common stage and project the critical issues children are facing in our time through the performing arts. We believe that children, irrespective of their social class, gender, family background, income status or educational level need to express themselves. The Festival worked in shelter homes and organized theater workshops with homeless and marginalized children from organizations like Sheed and Pahchaan. The performances made in the workshops are presented in the festival. We received an overwhelming response on the festival call from the schools. Based on the ideas pitched by the schools, the Festival team curated the plays and also supported the schools to increase the quality of the plays for the festival. In future, we see this festival becoming a hub of a range of performing arts like mime, drama, puppetry, music and dance, while curating some of the best plays performed by and for children in Pakistan. We are thankful to the organizations named The Little Art, Ali Institute of Education, Groupe Developpement and Pahchaan for the collaboration to make this initiative possible. We look forward to continue our efforts to promote alternative learning opportunities for children and young people in Pakistan. Shoaib Iqbal Festival Director Children’s Performing Arts 2011 shoaib@lahorechildrenfilm.com
This document has been produced with the financial assistance of the above mentioned partners. The views expressed herein are those of “The Little Art” and can therefore in no way be taken to reflect the official opinion of the above mentioned partners.
Accidental Death of an Anarchist LGS Johar Town (Senior Branch Boys) Accidental Death of an Anarchist is mainly about police corruption, underscored by the play's focus on impersonation, infiltration, and double-talk. A fast-talking major character, the Maniac, infiltrates police headquarters. Posing as an investigating judge, he tricks the policemen into contradicting themselves and admitting that they are part of a cover-up involving the death of an anarchist. In infiltrating police headquarters by misrepresenting himself (impersonation), the Maniac reminds audiences of how most political groups in Italy, particularly left-wing groups, were infiltrated by police agents who acted as informers (This will, obviously, be reworked according to our current situation in Pakistan). The Maniac's flip-flop of point of view and statement achieves much the same effect as his impersonations do. His confusing speechifying leads to the police contradicting themselves, so that the Maniac, in all of his deceptions and distortions, is a precise reflection of what the play is designed to expose.
Wednesday 26thJan 6pm
Written by: Dario Fo Director: Muhammad Yahya Cheema Cast: Abuzar Farrukh, Muhammad Hussain, Waleed Nasir, Haider Iqbal, Wajih Ullah Khan Niazi, Sheheryar khan, Faseeh Rahman, Sami Adil Production:Faseeh Rahman, Hamza tahir, Abdullah Haroon, Moiz ud din, Shehroze Umar, Farzaan Ahmed, Abdul moiz khan, Amun Masud, Saim Bahzad Assistant Director: Abuzar Farrukh Age Group: 13-18
Wizard of C’oz Lahore College Of Arts and Sciences (LACAS) Gulberg This play is inspired by the classic “Wizard of Oz”. Its protagonist is a girl who is coping with the adversities and unpredictability of life living in a country, which is in constant disorder. The young girl has a dream which becomes a journey she makes, to find herself and get courage. On her journey, she is subjected to different challenges which she is able to successfully triumph. The play comes to an end when she reaches the “wizard of C'oz” who tells her that she will reach home if she lights a candle, symbolically achieving her goal, and her new redeemed self. The play “Wizard of C'oz” essentially attempts to draw attention to the problems being faced by the youth of Pakistan. They have to endure a myriad of emotions as they try to think of a way of dealing with the turmoil the country is facing. The theme of the play, is finding light, hope, an answer when the world seems to be entrenched in extreme darkness. “She needs to find the light”, a character says in the play.
Thursday 27thJan 11am
Adaption of Wizard Of Oz by Samah Ikram Director: Samah Ikram Cast: Seerat Fatima, Syed Misbah Udin, Alizeh waqar, saaid khan, omair samee, nawal, niha iqbal, anushay raza, hira tahir Production: Music- Zain Peerzada, Yusuf Ramay, Props- Amna Fazal Any Other Credits: Age Group: 17-19
Thursday 27thJan 6pm Naang Wal (The Knot) LGS Ghalib Market (Junior School) The story of a farmer, who is encountered with a tiger in his fields. The tiger is eager to eat his bullocks but the farmer tried to save them with a plan. He goes to his home and try to convince his wife if they can sacrifice their milch cow. The farmer’s wife comes up with an intelligent plan which changes the things altogether. Moral: Don't tie your tale to a coward’s! A dramatic rendering of a Punjabi folktale Written and Directed by Huma Safdar Cast: Anum Masood, Eman Khurram, Amina Fahim Pasha, Arooj Yousaf / Minal Ahsan, Natasha, Sania Shahid, Natasha Nadeem, Noor Ijaz, Aiman Zahra Bhatti, Minal Ahsan, Saleha Waqar, Aimen Zahra, Kashma Usman Saleem, Reshail Khalild, Mariam Riaz, Aiman Bhatti, Noor Ijaz, Baneen Zainab Hayat, Zuha Tareen, Pernia Qureshi, Aiman Murtaza, Sheary Zahid, Hira Mudassar, Noor Shahid, Maham Malik, Amina Fahim, Amina Ahmad, Saadia Hussain, Eiman Khurram, Aashmeen Aamir, Arooj Yousaf, Mariam Hassan, Sana Irfan, Ghania, Misha Sheikh, Aimen Zahra, Aimen Murtaza, Sania Shahid, Saleha Waqar, Rishail Khalid, Aliya Zahra, Umaima Baig, Sania Shahid, Cheryle Rajis, Mahnoor, Fatima, Sherry Amjad, Saleha Nadeem, Sana Irfan
Gudri Kay Laal Beaconhouse School System - Garden Town Our society is afflicted with multi-faceted ills. It takes one of the shapes of innocent kids being treated with a brute force unparalleled; decapitating both their minds and souls; consequently, preventing their effective role as responsible members of the society. “Gudri Kay Laal� is a play of struggling family which has eleven siblings. All of them are having different challenges in their lives but trying to make things better, to become productive and more effective citizens. Writer: Haneela Shahid Director: Haneela Shahid, Taabish and Savaiz Elahi
Friday 28thJan 11am
Cast: Kamran Farrukh Nagi, Omer Bin Asad, Muhammad Usman Ali, Mohammad Abdullah, Shaff Ehsan, Ahmed Sikander, Ammar Rashid, Abdullah Naveed, M.Qasim Khan, Mohammad Abdullah Naveed, Muhammad Asad Mehdi, Umar Tayyab, Muhammad Asjad, Saad Tariq, Savaiz Elahi, Muhammad Ammar Habib, Dawood Tahir, M.Mujtaba, Muhammad Haider, Aitzaz Ali, Zain Ahmed, Musa Salman, Ibreez Shabkhez
Rajkumari Ka Maidaan Children from Sheed Society (Organization) A play by children from an informal school run by SHEED Society, “RajKumari ka Maidan” is a desire to attain one most basic right of every child which is “to play”. This performance was prepared during a 5-day theater workshop with children. Cast: Ahsan, Haider, Kajol, Kashish, Mehr un Nisa, Mehwish, Nauman, Nida, Rabiya, Samiya Workshop and Performances Facilitation: Imran Nafees
Mujhay Dar Lagta Hai
Friday 28thJan 6pm
Children from Pahchaan (Organization) Six children came together in a theatre workshop at Pahchaan center, to express the stories they witness on daily basis; nothing is fictional in it. “Mujhay Dar Lagta Hai” narrates in simple and short words the stories of children who are away from their homes. Cast: Ali, Umair, Aamir, Waheed, Nawaz, Shakir Workshop and Performances Facilitation: Imran Nafees
The Little Matchstick Boy LGS Johar Town (Junior) Life plays tricks on a little boy who is just trying to sell matchsticks on a very cold day but luck does not seems to be on his side. Adapted from the famous Dutch poem, The Little Match Stick Girl, this is a fascinating story of fantasy and reality.
Friday 28thJan 6pm
Writer: Mobeen Ejaz Director: Mobeen Ejaz Cast: Shaheer Murtaza, Musaaf, Armaghan, Irtiza, Saad, Jawad, Hamza Haider, Hamza khalid, Moiz, Taqi Haider, Sardar Sachal Production Incharge: Samreen Kapasi Lights & Sounds: Samreen Kapasi, Tahir Props, Costumes and Makeup: Samreen Kapasi, Kiran Dar, Mobeen Ejaz Shadow Lights: Sohail, Sober, Anthony, Abid Special Thanks to Sarah Zahid and Affan Alam
Closing Ceremony and Note of Thanks