Karachi’s creative community comes together

Published December 5, 2014
Display at one of the pop-up art stalls at the festival.
Display at one of the pop-up art stalls at the festival.
Truck art and metal decorations by Haider Ali and his crew.
Truck art and metal decorations by Haider Ali and his crew.
Rivaayti Qawwali left the audience spellbound.
Rivaayti Qawwali left the audience spellbound.
Saturday Studios hosted art activities for children throughout the day.
Saturday Studios hosted art activities for children throughout the day.
ElectroBeats featuring electronic music producer Dynoman.
ElectroBeats featuring electronic music producer Dynoman.
An absolutely amazing musical experience by Chand Tara Orchestra.
An absolutely amazing musical experience by Chand Tara Orchestra.
Looking up at the sky with the Astronomers Society.
Looking up at the sky with the Astronomers Society.
A happy festival-goer.
A happy festival-goer.
Daastaangoi: Dramatic Readings from Tilism-e-Hoshruba.
Daastaangoi: Dramatic Readings from Tilism-e-Hoshruba.
Muhammad Uzair’s interactive installation ‘Tree of Knowledge’.
Muhammad Uzair’s interactive installation ‘Tree of Knowledge’.
Truly, a buzzing wonderland.
Truly, a buzzing wonderland.
"She Flies with the Swallows" - a solo dance performance by Joshinder Chaggar.
"She Flies with the Swallows" - a solo dance performance by Joshinder Chaggar.
Kids listening intently to Nuzhat Kidvai’s enchanting tales.
Kids listening intently to Nuzhat Kidvai’s enchanting tales.
The Faraar Shop display of arts, crafts and design at the festival.
The Faraar Shop display of arts, crafts and design at the festival.
Gumby & the All-Stars liven up the stage with 40 years of jukebox hits.
Gumby & the All-Stars liven up the stage with 40 years of jukebox hits.

The Second Floor (T2F) has yet again managed to show the unique quality it has in bringing people and creativity together in uncommon spaces with the Creative Karachi Festival, held at Alliance Française last weekend.

The aim was to have an outdoor day and night party in the park with a lively and vibrant ambiance, focusing on the showcase of arts, crafts, great music, delicious food, interactive art activities and mostly to bring the creative community closer to exhibit and sell their work, host an inventive workshop or present a wild staged reading or performance.

Covering all of this, the Creative Karachi Festival agenda was dense, full of ideas and activities that spanned all tastes and genres where there is a lot of dialogue and exchange, unceasing frenzy and of course, the serendipitous discovery of just being there.

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