PEERZADAS, THE
No other family has done so much for the promotion of art and theatre in Pakistan, strating with Rafi Peer (born March 21, 1898) one of the pioneer of modren drama in the subcontinent. He abandoned his law studies in England and went to the Germany to study law language and philosophy. There he met theatre director Mex Reinhardt, who encouraged him to study theatre. Rafi Peer taught acting and direction at the Indian A cademy of Dramatic Art in the 1930s and in 1945 made film Neecha Nagar in which he was the main actor. After partition he settled in Lahore and set up Drama Markaz theatre group and wrote plays. After his death in 1974 his five sons and two daughters have continued their father's mission to promate art and culture. The Rafi Peer Theatre Workshop (RPTW) was set up to promote performing arts, puppets and folk theatre forms. Starting with puppet shoes, children art festivals and drama programmes RPTW has produced many international art festivals in Pakistan. RPTW in run by the twins Faizaan and
Sadaan, along with Usman, Imran and Salman while sister Tasneem looks after public relation. RPTW has to its credit four international puppet festivals, a national dance festivals and three international dance and drama festivals.
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