The names of the winners of the first Shahkaar Arshad Durrani Awards were announced by the Awards Selection Committee chairperson Justice (Rtd) Nasira Javed Iqbal at a zoom ceremony today.
The winners of Shahkaar Arshad Durrani awards for theatre and performing arts were presented at an online ceremony held by Ajoka Theatre on Saturday. The winners are Nadia Jamil for the Shahkaar Against All Odds award and Sibte Hassan for the Shahkaar Theatre Excellence award.
Ajoka Theatre has announced institution of two awards for theatre and performance artists to commemorate the memory of Ajoka’s veteran actor Arshad Durrani. The annual awards have been set up in collaboration with the Shahkaar Higher Education Hub run by Arshad
Ajoka Theatre enthralled its on-ground and online audience with a gripping performed reading of its new play “Porus the Great” on Saturday. The performance was held in Ajoka’s open performance space which was also live streamed on Facebook. The play was based on 17th Century French Playwright Jean Racine’s play.
Ajoka Theatre documentary on Lahore Museum has been judged as the best cultural documentary at the Global Film and Music Festival held in Virginian, USA on 28 December.