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Credits

Dancer Designed for young people (especially teenagers) in the United States, Pakistan, and around the world to learn more about the arts and culture of this South Asian nation, this site is the result of a unique partnership between the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the Pakistan National Council on the Arts.


 

Image and Media Credits

Special thanks to the people and organizations who opened their libraries and, collections to this project.

Images

 

Home Page

Calligraphy image

Pakistan National Council of the Arts

Music image

Video still, Association of Pakistani Professionals

Mehfil image

Video still, Association of Pakistani Professionals, Shahid Mahmood

Dance image

Video still, Serendip Productions

 

The Nation

Images

Video stills, Serendip Productions

 

The Land

Image

Video still, Serendip Productions

Media Center

Political and relief maps from the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency.

Demographic, resource, population and historical maps from the Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection of the University of Texas at Austin

 

The People

Image

Video still, Serendip Productions

 

Culture and Daily Life

All images

Omar Yaqub

 

Friends and Family

Image

Omar Yaqub

 

Out and About

Image

Omar Yaqub

 

Arts of Pakistan
Except where noted, images of art works are provided courtesy the Pakistan National Council on the Arts.

Main image

“Peace Message to the Progressive World” by Rabia Zuberi

Music

Video still, Association of Pakistani Professionals

Theater

Video still, Pakistan National Council of the Arts

Dance

Image

Visual Arts

“Ram Chand & Lakshman” by Allah Ditta

 

 

Music

Main Image

Video still, Serendip Productions

 

Theater

Image

Video still, Serendip Productions

 

Dance

Image

Video still, Serendip Productions

 

Visual Arts

Two-Dimensional Arts image

Pakistan National Council of the Arts

Sculpture image

Pakistan National Council of the Arts

Architecture image

Serendip Productions

Decorative Arts image

Omar Yaqub

 

xTwo-Dimensional Arts

All images

Pakistan National Council of the Arts

 

Painting

All images

Pakistan National Council of the Arts

 

Calligraphy

All images

Pakistan National Council of the Arts

 

Miniatures

All images

Pakistan National Council of the Arts

 

Sculpture

All images

Pakistan National Council of the Arts

 

Architecture

Image

Omar Yaqub

 

Decorative Arts

Image

Omar Yaqub

 

VIDEO
Except where noted, video footage provided courtesy of the Pakistan National Council on the Arts, the Association of Pakistani Professionals, and Serendip Productions.

AUDIO
Music clips used in the Music Player:

Gulon Mein by Mehdi Hassan

Jhallan Pakhi Tey by Abida Parveen

Judai by Rahim Shah

"Mehndi" and "Tu Nawa Tu Sada" from the album Roshni by Hadiqa Kiani

Mustt Mustt by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Sayonee by Junoon

Tere Bin Nahin Lagda Dil by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Tu Mila To Mili Aisi by Noor Jehan

 

Acknowledgment of known copyrighted items is given wherever possible. Other media and images on this site are believed to be in the public domain, or are used under US Fair Use doctrine. To report the copyright status of an uncredited image, e-mail the ARTSEDGE staff and acknowledgments will be given, or the image will be removed.

 


 

ARTSEDGE, a program of the Kennedy Center's Education Department, is one of the nation's leading creators of free arts education materials for teachers, students and families, producing educational media resources delivered across multiple platforms—video, audio, interactive and print—that work together to create an immersive arts experience. From media-rich interactives, innovative performance guides and Podcasts for young audiences to free, standards-based lesson plans and guidelines for arts-based instruction for educators, ARTSEDGE serves teachers, students, and families by supporting teaching and learning in, through and about the arts.

ARTSEDGE is also a partner of MarcoPolo, a nonprofit consortium of premier national and international education organizations and the Verizon Foundation, dedicated to providing the highest quality Internet content and professional development to teachers and students throughout the United States.


THE KENNEDY CENTER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
The Kennedy Center has established one of the most extensive arts education programs in the world—reaching more than 11 million people across the nation each year. Since its establishment in 1972, the Kennedy Center's Education Department has dramatically expanded its education programs. Young people, teachers, artists, and families participate in and use the Kennedy Center's many innovative and effective education standards-based resources and programs in person, in print, via satellite and on the internet through performances, classes, lecture/demonstrations, open rehearsals, residencies, seminars, master classes, professional development, and advanced training for young actors, dancers, musicians, and arts administrators. The Kennedy Center's Education Department is committed to promoting higher standards for national performing arts education programs and policy.

PAKISTAN NATIONAL COUNCIL OF THE ARTS
The Pakistan National Council of the Arts is entrusted with the role of promoting the visual and performing arts throughout Pakistan. It safeguards the interest of the community, promotes and projects the national heritage and plays a crucial role in building a positive image for Pakistan on the domestic and international arena. Aims, objectives and functions determined by its founders are incorporated in the PNCA Act of 1973 that categorically give the council the posture of a policy-making and coordinating agency in the field of culture and the arts.

Original site and content development by Stove Boat Productions.

 

 

 

Special Thanks to

Video clips courtesy of Serendip Productions.

Special thanks to Huma Mustafa Beg, Dr. Farooq Beg and Kashif Jawwad

"Pakistan Today" video provided by the Association of Pakistani Professionals, New York.

Special thanks to Asif Alam

Special thanks to Mahnaz Anwar Fancy, Director, Arts of the Islamic World at The New School in New York, New York, for content advisement.

The following people and organizations provided support, guidance and resources in the development of this site:

Samina Quraeshi

Khadija Mustafa

Omar Yaqub

Adeane Alpert Bregman

Laurie Maguille

Bapst Art Library, Boston College