This Week: Amateur Comedy Night & Dance for Change!

See all our behind-the-scenes pictures on Instagram! DJ Barrister, Sparlay Rawail from Khumariyaan & Ammar Latif with the Capoeira performers brought a whole new vibe to our Drumming Circle on Wednesday, as part of our month-long Colours of Life Festival!  This week, for our Kuch Saaf campaign, the KK Team collected garbage from cars at traffic signals to discourage people from throwing their trash out of their cars. How many times have you seen someone throw trash out their car window? We had some wonderful responses from the surprised drivers. To see the Vimeo video of this initiative, click here. With Earth Day coming up on April 22nd, this month we are taking Kuch Saaf to the streets, by collaborating with schools, colleges and WWF Pakistan to clean up neighbourhoods, public spaces, plant trees and raise awareness against littering and wastage. If you want to join the movement and volunteer for the activities, email us at info@kuchkhaas.org  Click here to follow the online campaign as we add information throughout the month!   Colours of Life Festival Throughout April! In April 2014, Kuch Khaas is bringing you its Colours of Life Festival, a month-long event that includes workshops, community outreach activities and dance performances. This festival will promote the universality of this art form across cultural and ethnic barriers through one common language - the creative expression of dance. It brings individuals from all walks of life together through a positive platform that has no boundaries and cultivates imagination and passion. The festival brings together a local and international community of choreographers, performers, dance instructors, and for people who simply have a love of dance! We're bringing you a very unique Drumming Circle, a fun-filled Storytelling Saturday, extravagant dance performances, and a special edition of Marmalade Sessions. We also have several exciting activities lined up: ‘Beautiful Art of Dance’ promo video (a public message from Kuch Khaas reflecting unity and diversity through dance), which will be played the whole month on all of the dance festival events and via electronic partners of the festival. ‘Dance is for Everybody’ social media campaign - take part in this campaign by uploading your own dance videos onto Facebook or Instagram! Below is a list of all the events that will take place during the Colours of Life Festival: Storytelling Saturday: Mime! Drumming Circle: Celebrity Special Dance for Change Marmalade Session: Salsa-Jazz Fusion Night Dance Day Celebration This April we're also offering a number of dance classes, including some new ones to celebrate the colors of life through dance! To check out the instructors class pages, click the links below: Komal Jamil Khan - Bollywood Dance Ammar Latif - Capoeira Zain Sadiq - Hip Hop Dance Zulfikar Ali - Argentine Tango Faizaan Ahab - Contemporary Dance Jasmine Arandia - Kids Dance Program Jasmine Arandia - Dance Fitness Tehrima Mitha - Classical Dance   Drumming Circle Every Wednesday | 5:30 PM Kuch Khaas brings you our weekly Drumming Circle!  We are dedicated to using the universal language of percussive music and dance for creative self-expression. In doing so, we encourage cultural awareness, embrace diversity, and promote harmony through rhythm every Wednesday at Kuch Khaas. YOU MIGHT WANT TO KNOW No experience necessary.  Everyone has something to offer the circle and all are welcome. (Folks of every age and description.)  Drums are available but you may bring your own along. To get in touch with the circle, join the KK drumming circle group page. *FREE ENTRY. OPEN TO THE PUBLIC LOL Amateur Comedy Night! Friday 18th April, 2014 | 7:30 PM Djuice LOL Amateur Comedy Night is back at Kuch Khaas! Bringing you the long-awaited Amateur Stand-up Comedy Night! The the line-up of performers has been finalized and they are ready to make Islamabad laugh out loud. Come on over and enjoy the best of stand-up comedy that the twin cities have to offer. Click here to visit the event page. Farmer's Market Saturday 19th April |  11am - 2pm * To request consideration for a stall, please contact us by Tuesday - 12pm.  We regret that NO exceptions will be made.   Contact Details: 051 8357483 Selected farmers will be given their own space every weekend at Kuch Khaas, to promote their produce.  Stalls include: Isloo Fresh (Organic Reri, Ciao Cheese and Simli Farms) Rehana Fazli's Homemade Goods Swabi Farms Zeeny's Goodies O1 water and organic trout Himalaya Rock Salt Obaid Phulvari Organo Botanica Claus's Bread & Butter Las Colinas The Deli at Lime Tree + more! Whether you’re a farmer or a food enthusiast, come over to our Farmer's Market and bring the whole family to experience the true taste of nature. Coupled with the Lime Tree's brunch, it's the ideal way to spend your Saturday! NOTE: We encourage customers to bring their own cloth bags or backpacks from home, to help us keep our environment clean and green!  Also, our list of farmers varies and grows every week, so keep visiting! (Above images courtesy The Great Cookaroo) Storytelling Saturdays Saturday 19th April | 12:00 - 1:00 PM If you've enjoyed listening to last Saturday's storytelling session then drop by again this Saturday for another round of wonderful stories. This week our storyteller has chosen to entertain the young public with a number of children's favorites. Entry: Open to the Public. Parents are also welcome to join the storytelling session. Donation of Rs.120/- per person (Proceeds will be utilised for charitable causes.) Note: We would love to find new people that are interested in storytelling. Please contact us at info@kuchkhaas.org if you would like to be one of our regular storytellers. Click here to visit the event page. Dance for Change! Saturday 19th April | 7:30 PM   Kuch Khaas presents a one-of-a-kind dance performance, as part of our month-long Colours of Life Fest, called “Dance for Change”! Nighat Chaodhry's troupe will perform an East meets West fusion of Kathak and Salsa!  Amna Mawaz and her troupe will put on a classical fusion dance performance that is guaranteed to be a showstopper.  The inimitable Faizaan Ahab will perform a contemporary dance piece to knock your socks off.  And bringing his hip-hop moves will be Zain Sadiq, accompanied by the KK Dance Crew that Zain has auditioned and selected himself! With four different artists on the bill, this is guaranteed to be a smashing show! Join us at Kuch Khaas for an extraordinary dance show! Click here to visit the event page on facebook. Lip Sync Off - The Auditions 7th April - 2nd May, 2014 Kuch Khaas brings you the 4th edition of Lip Sync Off! Prepare your favorite song and come over to audition for a chance to perform live & win exciting prizes! The judges are looking for creativity, believability and sheer entertainment value. Come over to audition if you think you have what it takes to impress the judges and take home the prize! Click here to visit the event page. Facebook Website Email Twitter Instagram