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Performing
arts in Pakistan are viewed merely as entertainment.
There is no social values attached to them and
government aid of any kind is far too little and
infrequent as the third generation of Pakistan's
leading family of performing artists, 19 year
old Alena Peerzada amongst directing and acting
in theatre productions she has been actively involved
in the family business. In the past 10 years the
Rafi Peer Theatre Workshop has held 14 festivals
of the highest international standard. Over two
thousand delegates form 70 countries have participated
and brought joy to audiences that numbering over
8million people. Starting out as an actress and
a puppeteer from the very first festival in 1992
worked in local and international plays in the
festival. From 1996 she began working as a group
coordinator taking care of the technical needs
of the delegates. With each passing festival since
her responsibilities have increased in the years
1998, 1999, 2000 & 2001 she was in both festival
management and group coordination from 2000 she
also began marketing
sales for two international concerts in Lahore.
In January 2002 the youth theatre festival was
successfully staged in Lahore Pakistan 10 of Lahore's
best young theatre groups and collages performed
as the creative director alena was the helm, organizing
the superb festival that was a huge sot in the
arm for local armature theatre, she is now aiming
to make next years event Pakistan's first international
youth theater festival this will allow young Pakistanis
to interact with international student and international
performers they will be able to stage international
plays in their own country for young Pakistani
students who can not afford to go abroad this
festival will provide them with a great opportunity
to perform with and learn from international artists.
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The festival will also organize a team of international
performers to hold workshops I moth prior to the festival.
This indeed is great for Pakistan and the youth who
take a keen interest in the performing arts. The Rafi
Peer Theatre Workshop want people to recognize, understand
and appreciate real theatre in order to do so the are
providing the youth of today with a platform To help
them bring about this change and materialize their dreams
and ambitions and are giving them an opportunity to
learn and express themselves in order to attain their
goals.
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