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Pakistan's Theatre Revolution
FromWitness History
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9 minutes
Released:
May 22, 2018
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Podcast episode
Description
In 1984 a group of young people formed the Ajoka theatre group. Created at a time of heightened tensions and censorship due to the state of emergency imposed by the then military dictatorship of General Zia ul-Huq, it pioneered theatre for social change in Pakistan. Farhana Haider has been speaking to Fawzia Afzal-Khan who acted in the company's first original play.
(Members of the Ajoka theatre group 1988; Credit Fawzia Afzal-Khan)
(Members of the Ajoka theatre group 1988; Credit Fawzia Afzal-Khan)
Released:
May 22, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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