“He steps on stage and draws the sword of rhetoric, and when he is through, someone is lying wounded and thousands of others are either angry or consoled...”
The stories are centuries old; the shouts of discovered love and lost hope, of humour and anguish, of mystery and maidens and tragic farewells. Laughter, Tears, Curtain - Welcome to the World of SPARC; Welcome to the Society of Performing Ar
ts, Renaissance and Culture. What started as a mere theatre troupe of FAST-NU Isb, is now the biggest student-run Performing Arts Society of the twin cities (Allhumdolilah)
What we've done:-
1. Performing Arts... The making of a theatrical counter-culture; Up till now we have performed:-
i. Theatre of Fact - "Tak Dhin Dhina: A Theatrical Dialogue"
iii. Psychological Thriller - "Insanity"
v. Electro-Vintage Shakespearean Drama - "The Ides of March"
vi. Hypnotic Courtroom Drama - "Aik Commercial Play"
vii. Theatre of Cruelty - "Khel"
viii. Screwball Farce - "Psycho-Social"
2. Arts & Cultural Events Management (Till date, we have organized 3 All Pakistan Performing Arts Festivals and Filmmaking competitions, hosted a number of professional theater workshops and on-campus social events like bonfires, welcomes and farewells)
3. Operation Renaissance (Setting up a premium theatre society in FAST Isb and inculcating dramatic sense in the campus students)
4. The First Act (Our theatre workshops focusing on Acting, Stage Dynamics, Direction, Script Writing & Production. Till date, we've given trainings in FAST-NU Isb, Air University, SZABIST, Iqra University, Headstart A'Levels Branch Isb & Froebels Rwp)
5. The Kahloon & Ramay Experience (FAST Islamabad's first ever stand-up comedy duo)
6. Cinematography (We make Short Films, Feature Films, Music Videos, Animations and Documentaries)
7. The Last Act (Our Official Improv Comedy Troupe, featuring Stand-up, Mimicry, Parodies, Pop Culture Spoofs, Impersonations, Sketch Shows & Observational Gags)
8. The Celluloid Buzz: Our social media project to familiarize the masses with some of the finest films that have moved our molecules and educating them in world cinema & film history (January 2013 till date)
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