EPISODE · Aug 22, 2022 · 59 MIN
S3 Ep 22 - Amna Mawaz Khan - Pakistani Artist & Activist
from Heartistry · host Farah Yasmeen Shaikh
Amna Mawaz Khan @amnadabbadoo is a performance artist trained primarily in Bharathanatyam, presenting her Arangetram under Indu Mitha (Pride of Performance Award, Pakistan) in 2013. Under her guidance, Amna also trained in Kathak and Uday Shankar dance forms. She studied choreology and choreography during a summer course at Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance. Since 2007, Amna has been a political organizer aligned with the Pakistani socialist- feminist movement, and is a founding member of Women Democratic Front, Awami Workers Party and Laal Hartaal. Amna is a believer in the transformational impact of Art, whether used as propaganda or whether as a form of resistance, within society.
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Amna Mawaz Khan @amnadabbadoo is a performance artist trained primarily in Bharathanatyam, presenting her Arangetram under Indu Mitha (Pride of Performance Award, Pakistan) in 2013. Under her guidance, Amna also trained in Kathak and Uday Shankar dance forms. She studied choreology and choreography during a summer course at Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance. Since 2007, Amna has been a political organizer aligned with the Pakistani socialist- feminist movement, and is a founding member of Women Democratic Front, Awami Workers Party and Laal Hartaal. Amna is a believer in the transformational impact of Art, whether used as propaganda or whether as a form of resistance, within society.
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