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- Ajoka Theatre (Urdu: اجوکا ناٹک, 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 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. The group's first ever theatrical performance was Jaloos (Procession) written by veteran Indian playwright Badal Sarkar. The style of Ajoka's performances can be characterised as an elaboration on the oral tradition of Bhand and Nautanki that found a flourishing base in the area that currently overlaps the province of Punjab. In spite of the Western education of Gauhar, she does not limit herself to classical Western theatre techniques. Instead, she mixes authentic Pakistani elements, combining it with contemporary sentiments. (en)
- Ajoka Theatre ('Ajoka' betekent: vandaag) is een Pakistaanse theatergroep die werd opgericht door Madeeha Gauhar en in 1983. Ajoka voert maatschappijkritisch werk op in met name publieke ruimtes en op straat, in verschillende landen in de regio. Verder produceert ze voor tv en op video. In 2006 werd oprichtster Gauhar voor haar deel in Ajoka bekroond met een Prins Claus Prijs. (nl)
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- Ajoka Theatre ('Ajoka' betekent: vandaag) is een Pakistaanse theatergroep die werd opgericht door Madeeha Gauhar en in 1983. Ajoka voert maatschappijkritisch werk op in met name publieke ruimtes en op straat, in verschillende landen in de regio. Verder produceert ze voor tv en op video. In 2006 werd oprichtster Gauhar voor haar deel in Ajoka bekroond met een Prins Claus Prijs. (nl)
- Ajoka Theatre (Urdu: اجوکا ناٹک, 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 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. (en)
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