Tehrik-e-Niswan's plays usually integrate dialogue and narrative with dance and music, traditional story telling techniques and conventions borrowed from the sub continental folk traditions of Yatra, Nautanki and Tamasha.
Tehrik-e-Niswan’s cast members include adept singers, dancers, musicians and designers lending the plays a vibrant energy.
Tehrik-e-Niswan’s cast members include adept singers, dancers, musicians and designers lending the plays a vibrant energy.
Some of these plays have been landmarks in the history of theatre in Pakistan.
“Anji”, “Yehan Say Shahr Ko Dekho”, “Aik Hazar Aur Ek Theen Ratein”, “Uss Bewafa Kay Shahr Mein” and “Zikr-e-Nashunida” are some of the plays that managed to create a stir amongst the audiences providing brilliant and exciting theatre by way of production, performance and design.
Tehrik-e-Niswan tries to invite and work with well-known theatre personalities of the world. It has held training workshops as well as some productions with eminent theatre people:
“Anji”, “Yehan Say Shahr Ko Dekho”, “Aik Hazar Aur Ek Theen Ratein”, “Uss Bewafa Kay Shahr Mein” and “Zikr-e-Nashunida” are some of the plays that managed to create a stir amongst the audiences providing brilliant and exciting theatre by way of production, performance and design.
Tehrik-e-Niswan tries to invite and work with well-known theatre personalities of the world. It has held training workshops as well as some productions with eminent theatre people:
"Ms Prasanna Ramaswamy" (Theatre Director, Chennai, India )
"Mohan Maharishi" (Drama department Chandigarh University, India)
"Steffani Oberhoff" (Stuttgart, Germany )
"Rati Bartholomew" - (National School of Drama, New Delhi)
"Gholam Sarwar" (Shilpakala Academy, Dhaka, Bangladesh )
"Juergen Zielinski" (Germany)
"Dr Jamil Ahmed" (Drama Department of Dhaka University, Bangladesh)
"Mitra Nadjmabadi" (Set Designer, Germany)
"Michael Werner" (Stage Lights Designer, Germany)