Ajoka Theater
The logo of Ajoka Theatre
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| Not-for-profit arts organization | |
| Industry | Entertainment |
| Genre | Urdu and Punjabi plays, social performance, street theatre & theatre for peace |
| Founded | 14 May 1984 |
| Founder | Madeeha Gauhar |
| Headquarters | Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
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Area served
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Worldwide |
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Key people
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Madeeha Gauahar Shahid Nadeem |
| Website | ajoka |
Ajoka Theatre (Urdu: اجوکا تھیٹر, literal translation of Ajoka: "today/present") is a Pakistani not-for-profit arts organization based in Lahore, Punjab, with focus on producing and performing social theatrical stage productions, founded in 1984. The group was formed by director, actress and playwright, Madeeha Gauhar and actor Salman Shahid at peak of the tensions during the state of emergency under the regime of General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq. Ajoka Theatre received the prestigious Prince Claus Award in 2006 and the International Theatre Pasta Award in 2007.
Since its inception, the group have staged many popular society critical pieces in theatres, on the streets and in public spaces, as well as in productions for television and on video. Ajoka Theatre has not only performed in Pakistan, but has also in the South Asian region, in countries like India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka, as well as in Europe and United States of America. The group focuses on promotion of a just, humane, secular and equal society, alongside the subject of women's rights in a society that is greatly dominated by men.
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