The Alhamra Academy of Performing Arts boasts of a whole range of cources in the field of music, dance and drama with classes in fine arts, ceramics, photography and calligraphy. These are run according to the syllabus prepared by professionals in specified fields experience. The faculty is a mixture of talent and exThe faculty is a mixture of talent and experience. The AAPA offers a certificate course of three and a half months, which goes on to a diploma course and in future the Academy plans to offer a full-fledged degree course. The visting faculty is vast and varied with names that are well known and have been associated with their particular fields for decades and even generations.

The classes are held in the congenial atmosphere of Alhamra with top of the line facilities and the added advantage of being at the doorstep of all major art activities in the country. The Alhamra Academy of performing Arts has two campuses, one at the Alhamra Art Center, Shahra-e-Quaid-e-Azam & other at Alhamra Cultural Complex, Gaddafi Stadium.

The Academy has been established within Alhamra & would eventually move to a purpose built campus that would certainly be necessitated when it evolves into university.

The Lahore Arts Council is grateful to the Government of the Punjab for its unlimited support…financial, legal & administrative. The Lahore Arts Council also acknowledges the contribution of artists towards the firming up of the concept & prescription of curricula.

The Alhamra Academy of performing Arts is an academy for the education of music, dance and drama along with courses offered in ceramic, photography, drawing/painting & calligraphy. The Academy was established on October 7, 2002 in the premises of the Lahore Art Council. It consists of two campuses, one at the Alhamra Art center, Shahra-e-Quaid-e-Azam & the other at the Cultural Complex, Gaddafi Stadium. It is the pioneer institution in Pakistan for the education in these particular fields. The major aims & objective of the Academy include.

1. to promote & facilitate education in all fields of performing Arts:
2. to provide teaching, training & guidance in order to prepare students for the degree courses in various performing art.
3. to patronize & promote the cultural heritage of Pakistan;
4. to provide opportunities for professionals to improve their knowledge & ability through summer courses;
5. to have a wide & varied visiting faculty to provide a whole range of knowledge;
6. to eventually evolve into a university with facilities for Masters Degree programmes & research;

The prerequist academic qualification for admission in the courses offered is Matric:

Note: Any student, who was rusticated, expelled or whose entry in ant college/university campus was banned for any reason whatsoever at any time during his/her academic career shall not be admitted to the Academy.

Regular class attendance is an essential requirement for all courses at the Academy. Minimum attendance of class per courses is 80 percent, which is a prerequisite minimum requirement for appearance in examinations.

Requirement for the Award of Certificates/Diplomas

For the award of certificate/diploma, the student is required to pass all the prescribed courses, observe desirable standards of social behavior & have sound moral character. In addition, he/she must participate/perform at the end of the course in the prescribed performance by the students of the Academy.

Code of Conduct for Students

• Respect for order, morality, personal honor & rights of others.
• Honesty & integrity in all dealings with fellow students, teachers & staff.
• Protection of the Academy property & property of the fellow students
• Showing due respect to elders, teachers, staff members & visitors.
• Courteous & helpful behaviors towards all those with whom they come in contact.
• Hard work & completion of the courses of study.
• Proper/decent dress. No shorts are allowed.
• No mobile phones or smoking is allowed in the classrooms.

The student should deposit their full fee/dues with the Accounts Section by the 5 th of each month. The fee is Rs. 300/- per month. For new students, a registration fee of Rs. 100/- will be charged at the time of admission.