Societies & Clubs
All societies and extra-curricular activities are organized through
students' Societies and Clubs. Their main function is to cultivate
the cultural and social life of the College through organized discussions
on the arts: film viewing, music classes, mime and puppetry workshops
and art exhibitions as well as excursions to places of artistic interest
are undertaken by the numerous societies and clubs.
Introductory
workshops are held at the beginning of the academic year so that the
incoming batch of students may join the clubs and societies of their
choice. Each society and club has a member of faculty presiding over
its activities as its Patron.
Puppeteers NCA
Puppeteers NCA was inaugurated in 1992 with the first director Imran
Qureshi and fellows.
The basic goal of this society is to exhibit and perform in different
mediums of puppetry along with researching new techniques. We perform
in the following puppet handling techniques:-
Finger puppet
Hand puppet
Muppets
We
use the following mediums:-
Black light
Shadow puppets
Claymation
We
have recently performed for Rafi peer Theatre, Nestle, Roll’em
society and for Cultural Dramatic Entertainment Society, GIK
Some
of our performances are:-
Bubloo
Lights Out
Last Supper
Josh Ki Inteha
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Skits
The most looked forward to performances in the summer and winter festivals
each year is by the Skits society. This society soared to new heights
under the direction of Mubashir Tahir and Kanwal Irfan.
Skits performances are based upon both satire and pure humor. Popular
figures of the college including the students and faculty and staff
are the main subjects whereas current social and political are also
not neglected. Skit performers are pushed to keep a keen observation
of the activities going on around the college. They are trained in
basic acting and vocal skills along with other theatre techniques
during the workshops lead by the directors themselves.
Nautankye/Alif
Adab
The "Nautankye" Society: this drama society was established
in September 1994. Its membership is open to students from all years.
The society adopts a comic experimental theatre style with a simplified
view towards presentation. Where necessary the students make the props
needed in the College workshops. One of the aims of the Nautankye
Society is to travel and produce performances in Lahore as well a
in other cities. The society also invites people in the performing
arts for workshops, such as puppetry.
Undraap Nexus
This is the society specializing in mime. It has several innovative
performances at the College and at other venues in Lahore.
Eastern Music Society
Members of this recently established but popular society is taught
how to play eastern classical instruments such as the tabla, sitaar
and flute. The society arranges concerts and performs at College functions.
Film Club"The End"
"The End" organizes regular film shows of foreign films
and documentaries, with the aim of providing a bank of information
which will help students to critically analyze and study technical
details of the art of film-making. Animation techniques are taught
to students, as well as knowledge of the latest techniques being employed
in the field of film- making. Members of "The End" have
currently written and acted in an amateur production of a film for
television.
Western Music Society
The society arranges concerts several times a year. As with members
of the Eastern Music Society, members of WMS also learn to sing and
play instruments belonging to western tradition of music such as drums,
guitar and the key-board etc.
Poetry Club
The Poetry Club of the National College Arts organizes poetry readings
and mushairas. Emphasis is laid on Urdu poetry and Literature. Members
of the Club contribute to the College magazine. The President and
General Secretary invite prominent poets to the College for readings
of their work. This is with a view to develop an interest in the other
creative arts which involve the work of visual artists.
Haroof
We, the members of NCA’s literary society would like the administration
to take into account our objectives which are as follows.
Our first and foremost objective is to establish NCA as a college
that is outstanding in literary as well as art circles in the country.
To do this we shall.
a) Publish our own magazine that will exhibit the literary talents
of the students.
b) Enter debating and poetry competitions.
c) Have poetry readings and recitals at the college premises.
d) Involve the students in activities that will sharpen their skills
as speakers and will create a love and awareness of the written word.
e) We would also like to help other societies with their scripts and
storyboard for their performances.
We hope that we will be given the support of the college in our efforts.
Patron
Nadeem Omer
Shakeel Qureshi
