National Academy of Performing Arts explained

National Academy of Performing Arts
Type:Public art school
City:Karachi
Country:Pakistan
Campus:Urban
Affiliations:Semi Government

The National Academy of Performing Arts (ur|{{nq|قومی اکادمی براۓ فنونِ موسیقی و بازیگری; abbreviated as NAPA) is a performing arts school located at Hindu Gymkhana in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. NAPA was established in 2005 as an institution to conserve and teach performing arts and music.[1]

Departments

Music : At NAPA, the students of music derive benefit from being taught by a faculty consisting of practicing musicians, musicologists and visiting maestros. They will also have the opportunity to enrich their repertoire of compositions and styles by tutelage under many teachers.[2]
  • Theatres Arts : The Theatre Arts department will offer students academic courses in all aspects of the theatre as well as practical exploration and the opportunity to present their work before an audience.[2]
    Make up : NAPA has also introduced lessons in Make up.

    • Faculty

    Chairman

    Zia Mohyeddin was the founding Chairman of NAPA.[1] He was asked by Pervez Musharraf, then the President of Pakistan, to establish and lead a national institution for arts and music. Besides being the founder and former chairman of NAPA, he had impeccable credentials. Trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, he spent a lifetime dedicated to the theatre, films and television, appearing in many local and foreign productions. He had also performed in numerous Broadway and West End plays. He also produced and directed extensively.

    Notable teachers

    Arshad Mehmood, Director Programmes and Administration.[1]

    Alumni

    Relocation

    In December 2018, The Supreme Court of Pakistan had directed the Sindh government to shift NAPA to another location from this Hindu Gymkhana building but, as of 11 February 2020, compliance to this directive could not be made and NAPA was still functioning there.[5]

    See also

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: NAPA celebrates 10th founding anniversary. Haneen Rafi. 6 February 2015. Dawn (newspaper). 7 February 2018.
    2. https://images.dawn.com/news/1177254 5 reasons to attend NAPA International Theatre and Music Festival 2017
    3. https://tribune.com.pk/story/1311800/room-grow-napa-inaugurates-new-basement-playhouse/ NAPA inaugurates new Basement Playhouse
    4. https://www.dawn.com/news/1166141 NAPA music festival gets under way
    5. News: Sindh government willing to shift National Academy of Performing Arts. The News International (newspaper). 11 February 2020. Imdad Soomro. 17 August 2020.

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