White Rabbit, Red Rabbit

White Rabbit, Red Rabbit by Olomopolo will feature at the World Culture Festival – Karachi. Performed by Nadia Jamil & Sarmad Khoosat. Written by Nassim Soleimanpour and Produced by Kanwal Khoosat.

The World Culture Festival – Karachi, presented by the Arts Council of Pakistan, Karachi, features 450+ artists from nearly 40 countries. The festival will feature music, theatre, dance and fine arts.

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Date: 27 & 28 Sep, 2024

Time: Gates Open 07:00 PM – Gates Close 07:15 PM

Venue: Auditorium 1, Arts Council Karachi

Ticket Price: PKR 1000 (50% discount for students and ACP members. Discounted tickets only available at Arts Council Karachi)

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Mega Music Concert

Mega Music Night featuring Khumaariyan, Akhtar Chanal Zahri, Nafees Khan, Bashir Khan, Imran Momina, Lee Dia, Peace Joils, Delah Dube, Gasasira Rugamba Serge, Sahib Pashazade, Kamran Kari Mov, Madan Ghopal and ACMA the Band at the World Culture Festival – Karachi.

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Date: September 28, 2024

Time: 08:30 PM onwards

Venue: Arts Council Karachi

Ticket Price: PKR 1000 (50% discount for students and ACP members. Discounted tickets only available at Arts Council Karachi)

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Generation 25- Tragedy Drama

Generation 25 is a theatre play by Mashrika Performing Arts and Media Company will feature in the World Culture Festival – Karachi. Directed by Hope Azeda and Kamanzi Yannick

What if the walls we live behind were built on illusions? The walls of prejudice and hate we create for others may one day trap us. This story explores the power of reason and courage to break down these barriers while questioning the narratives we’ve been told. What if beyond these walls of fear and despair, lie hope, survival, and the strength to overcome? It challenges us to see the hero within ourselves, to recognise that the walls separating us from goodness and virtue are our own making, and asks: what is our truth, and how can we rewrite it?

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Duration: 30 minutes

Group: Mashirika Performing Arts and Media Company

Country: Rwanda

Directors: Hope Azeda & Kamanzi Yannick

Date: 29-September-2024

Time: 8:00 PM (Gates open at 7:30PM & gates close at 7:45PM)

Venue: Auditorium 1- Arts Council Karachi

Ticket Price: PKR 1000 (50% discount for students and ACP members. Discounted tickets only available at Arts Council Karachi)

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Waiting for Train

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Date: September 29, 2024

Time: Gates Open 8:00 PM – Gates Close 8:15 PM

Venue: Arts Council Karachi

Ticket Price: PKR 1000 (50% discount for students and ACP members. Discounted tickets only available at Arts Council Karachi)

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Dance for Peace – Dance Show

Dance for Peace features Jazz Art Dance Theatre (South Africa), Street Dancers DRC (Congo), Jihadi Urbansong (Rwanda), Bhawani Karki (Nepal), Sikander & Raina (Pakistan), Adnan Butt (Pakistan), ACP Students (Pakistan).

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Date: September 29, 2024

Time: 9:00 PM onwards

Venue: Amphitheatre, Arts Council Karachi

Ticket Price: PKR 1000 (50% discount for students and ACP members. Discounted tickets only available at Arts Council Karachi)

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Karachi Ka Bicchu – Farce Comedy

Karachi ka Bicchu is a farcical comedy reimagining Molière’s classic Tartuffe in a modern-day Karachi setting. The story follows two neighbouring families, the Khaans and Sindhis, whose daily lives are turned upside down by their mischievous servants. The servants’ antics drive the humour, creating chaos and laughter throughout. With its witty dialogue and clever twists, the play offers a lighthearted take on family dynamics and deception.

Karachi Ka Bicchu directed by Khalid Ahmed is coming to the World Culture Festival – Karachi.

Duration: 60 minutes

Language: Multilingual

Date: September 30, 2024

Time: 8:00 PM (Gates open at 7:30 PM and close at 7:45 PM)

Venue: Auditorium 1, Arts Council Karachi

Ticket Price: PKR 1000 (50% discount for students and ACP members. Discounted tickets only available at Arts Council Karachi)

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Taleem-e-Balighan 2.0 – Comedy & Satire

Taleem-e-Balighan 2.0 is a modern-day adaptation of Khawaja Moinuddin’s iconic 1956 satire, which humorously critiques society through the lens of adult education. While updated for contemporary audiences, the play highlights how little has changed since its original debut, shedding light on persistent societal flaws. The sharp wit and comedic brilliance that made the original a classic remain intact, resonating with viewers today. Taleem-e-Balighan 2.0 combines humour and reflection to offer a timeless commentary on the absurdities of social and educational systems.

Taleem-e-Balighan 2.0, a modern take on the classic play penned by Khawaja Moinuddin, is coming to the World Culture Festival – Karachi . The play has been directed by Farhan Alam Siddiqui.

Duration: 60 minutes

Language: Urdu

Country: Pakistan

Date: October 1, 2024

Time: 8:00 PM (Gates open at 7:30 PM and close at 7:45 PM)

Venue: Auditorium 1, Arts Council Karachi

Ticket Price: PKR 1000 (50% discount for students and ACP members. Discounted tickets only available at Arts Council Karachi)

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Slaver: Aaj Ki Taza Khabar – Dark Comedy – Theatre Play

In this dark comedy, four friends Kashif, Faisal, Billy, and Goonga, find refuge in a graveyard while evading the police. To their horror, the dead rise as they confront modern issues like terrorism and counterterrorism. As the story progresses, they grapple with making the right choices in a rapidly changing world.

Slaver: Aaj Ki Taza Khabar directed by Younas Khan and written by Nasir Saleem from Pakistan is a dark comedy and will be showcased at the World Culture Festival – Karachi.

• Duration: 75 minutes
• Language: Urdu
• Date: October 02, 2024
• Time: Gates Open 07:30 PM – Gates Close 07:45 PM
• Venue: Auditorium 1, Arts Council Karachi
• Ticket Price: PKR 1000 (50% discount for students and ACP members. Discounted tickets only available at Arts Council Karachi)
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Put Your Heart Into It – Cabaret Puppetry – Puppet Theatre

Without words, only glances, music, and smiles. ‘Put Your Heart Into It’ is a charming and poetic cabaret-style puppet show. With grace and gentleness, the actress breathes life into puppets and objects, transforming them into endearing characters. Elegant and heartfelt, ‘Put Your Heart Into It’ is a family-friendly performance that touches the audience’s heart, inviting them to smile, dream, reflect, and marvel at the beauty of life’s simple joys.

Put Your Heart Into It, a cabaret puppetry performance by Nina Theatre from Italy will be featured at the World Culture Festival – Karachi

Duration: 50 minutes

Genre: Cabaret Puppetry

Date: October 3, 2:00 PM, Auditorium 2, Arts Council Karachi

Date: October 4, 8:00 PM, Auditorium 1, Arts Council Karachi

Venue: Auditorium 1, Arts Council Karachi

Ticket Price: PKR 1000 (50% discount for students and ACP members. Discounted tickets only available at Arts Council Karachi)

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V-Gen – Error 404: Not Found – Satire/Sci-Fi – Theatre Play

n a desperate attempt to mask failure, a ground breaking Ai project in process becomes a reflection of the chaos it’s meant to conceal. Inspired by newspaper headlines, V-Gen…Error 404: Not Found is a satirical exploration of denial, delusion, deception, decay, despotism and despair.

Duration: 60 minutes

Language: Urdu & English

Date: October 3, 2024

Time: Gates Open 07:30 PM – Gates Close 07:45 PM

Venue:Auditorium 1, Arts Council Karachi

Ticket Price: PKR 1000 (50% discount for students and ACP members. Discounted tickets only available at Arts Council Karachi)

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Are You Lovin’ It – Comedy

Are You Lovin’ It? is set in an imaginary theme park, WacDonald’s Land, and explores the fast food industry as a symbol of globalisation and its global impact. The story delves into contemporary social issues in Japan. By blending traditional theatrical techniques like Kabuki and Japanese swordplay with modern pop culture elements such as Gothic Lolita, the production offers audiences a unique glimpse into contemporary Japanese culture.

Are You Lovin’ It by GUMBO Theatre Japan will feature at the World Culture Festival – Karachi. The play is directed by Kayo Tamura and has a PG 12+ rating attached.

Date: October 05, 2024

Time: Time: 07:00 PM (Gates open at 6:30 PM and close at 6:45 PM)

Venue: Auditorium 2, Arts Council Karachi

Ticket Price: PKR 1000 (50% discount for students and ACP members. Discounted tickets only available at Arts Council Karachi)

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Qawali Night

Fareed Ayaz and Abu Muhammad will perform at the World Culture Festival – Karachi

Date: October 06, 2024 09:00PM onwards

Venue: Arts Council Karachi

Ticket Price: PKR 1000 (50% discount for students and ACP members. Discounted tickets only available at Arts Council Karachi)

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Suicide Incorporated- Drama/ Comedy

Jaffar’s having a tough week at work. Profits are down, lawsuits are up, and worst of all, his boss has begun to suspect the truth: that Jaffar’s trying to ruin the company by keeping its customers alive. See, Jaffar’s been hired at Legacy Letters to help clients craft the perfect suicide note. But he seems to have his own agenda… A subversive, darkly comic play about opportunism and that elusive thing called redemption.

Suicide Incorporated will be featured at the World Culture Festival- Karachi. Directed by Rayyan Khan.

Language: Urdu

Date: October 7, 2024

Time: 8:00 pm (Gates open at 07:30 and close at 07:45)

Venue: Studio 2, 3rd Floor, Ahmed Shah Building, Arts Council Karachi

Ticket Price: PKR 1000 (50% discount for students and ACP members. Discounted tickets only available at Arts Council Karachi)

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Clue – Mystery/Comedy

Clue brings the classic board game to life as six guests, each given an alias, are invited to a mysterious dinner party hosted by a blackmailer. Armed with weapons and a choice—pay double or kill the butler—the guests must unravel the identity of the blackmailer. The evening spirals into a fast-paced, comedic murder mystery filled with twists, laughter, and intrigue.

Clue will be featured at the World Culture Festival in Karachi. Written by Jonathan Lynn and Directed by Farhan Alam Siddiqui.

Duration: 80 minutes

Country: Pakistan

Date: October 08, 2024

Time: 8:00 PM (Gates open 07:30PM and close at 07:45PM)

Venue: Auditorium 1, Arts Council Karachi

Ticket Price: PKR 1000 (50% discount for students and ACP members. Discounted tickets only available at Arts Council Karachi)

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Circle Mirror Transformation – Dramatic Comedy

In a community center’s six-week acting class, a quirky group—including a hippie, a former actress, a teenager, and a carpenter—engages in innocent theater games that gradually unravel deeper emotional conflicts and personal realizations. The play is a touching exploration of vulnerability and human connection.

Duration: 90 minutes

Language: English

Date: October 9, 2024

Time: 08:00 PM (Gates open 07:30 PM, close at 07:45 PM)

Venue:Auditorium 1, Arts Council Karachi

Ticket Price: PKR 1000 (50% discount for students and ACP members. Discounted tickets only available at Arts Council Karachi)

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Hamlet Ki Khudkalami – Interpretive Exploration

This performance reinterprets Shakespeare’s Hamlet, focusing on its seven famous soliloquies and linking them to modern global and Pakistani contexts. Through a narrator’s life journey in seven stages and visual projections, the play blends classic literature with present-day reflections on personal and societal struggles.

Hamlet Ki Khudkalami from Pakistan, an interpretive exploration of Hamlet’s soliloquies through a contemporary lens, will be showcased at the World Culture Festival – Karachi. Directed and written by Peerzada Salman.

Duration: 45 minutes

Language: Urdu

Date: October 14, 2024

Time: 08:00 PM (Gates open 07:30 PM, close at 07:45 PM)

Venue: Auditorium 1, Arts Council Karachi

Ticket Price: PKR 1000 (50% discount for students and ACP members. Discounted tickets only available at Arts Council Karachi)

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Chaturaee – Drama

Who wins the battle of wisdom and cunning? The story of two women, one who lives with wisdom and the other who is cunning, now shows who will win and who will lose the fate of the situation.

Chaturaee will be featured at the World Culture Festival- Karachi. Written and directed by Shahnawaz Bhatti.

Duration: 60 min

Country: Pakistan

Language: Urdu

Date: October 8, 2024

Time: 8:00 PM (Gates open 07:30 PM, close at 07:45 PM)

Venue: Auditorium 1, Arts Council Karachi

Ticket Price: PKR 1000 (50% discount for students and ACP members. Discounted tickets only available at Arts Council Karachi)

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The 39 Steps – Comedy

The play follows Mirza Baig, an ordinary man whose life takes a drastic turn when a mysterious woman, Erum Rafiq, is murdered in his apartment. Wrongly accused of the crime, Mirza finds himself caught in a conspiracy involving a secret organization. His cross-country adventure to clear his name leads him through a series of comedic encounters with eccentric characters, hidden plots, and non-stop twists, all while he uncovers the truth in a fast-paced, thrilling narrative.

The 39 Steps from Pakistan, a comedic thriller full of intrigue and suspense, will be showcased at the World Culture Festival – Karachi. Directed by Mazhar Suleman Noorani and Syed Muntazir, and written by Patrick Barlow.

Duration: 90 minutes

Language: Urdu & English

Date: October 16, 2024

Time: 08:00 PM (Gates open at 07:30 PM and close at 07:45 PM)

Venue: Auditorium 1, Arts Council Karachi

Ticket Price: PKR 1000 (50% discount for students and ACP members. Discounted tickets only available at Arts Council Karachi)

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Salgirah – Theatre Play – Family Drama

The play delves into the emotional landscape of a couple in a long-term marriage who, after years of routine, must confront their unmet expectations and societal pressures. Through their journey of space and separation, “Salgirah” reflects on the nature of relationships, asking if love’s quality can outweigh the years spent together. With intense performances, the play offers a touching, thought-provoking portrayal of marital life.

Salgirah from Pakistan, a family drama exploring marital complexities, will be showcased at the World Culture Festival – Karachi. Directed by Paras Masroor and written by Javed Siddiqui.

Date: October 17, 2024

Time: 08:00 PM (Gates open at 07:30 PM and close at 07:45 PM)

Venue: Auditorium 1, Arts Council Karachi

Ticket Price: PKR 1000 (50% discount for students and ACP members. Discounted tickets only available at Arts Council Karachi)

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Ghuriya ka Ghar – Theatre

The story centers on Tehmina, a typical Pakistani middle-class woman devoted to her husband, Murad, who secretly longs for something more meaningful in her life. While engaged in social work at a shelter, she forms a bond with Sakina, a working-class woman who ignites Tehmina’s spirit of justice and prompts her to confront the inequities in her marriage. Ultimately, as Tehmina leaves behind her “doll’s house,” she embraces a vision of freedom, declaring that true relationships between men and women thrive on equality and honesty.

Ghuriya ka Ghar, a theatre play by Tehrik-e-Niswan, is set to be presented at the World Culture Festival – Karachi. Directed and written by Anwer Jafri.

Language: Urdu

Date: 20 Oct, 2024

Time: 08:00PM (Gates open at 7:30 PM and close at 7:45 PM)

Venue: Auditorium 1, Arts Council Karachi

Ticket Price: PKR 1000 (50% discount for students and ACP members. Discounted tickets only available at Arts Council Karachi)

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Khawboon Ki Nautanki – Comedy Play

Set in Karachi, the play follows Asad and Shiren, a couple with contrasting views on psychoanalysis. Shiren, an avid believer in the field, becomes obsessed with interpreting the suppressed desires of those around her, particularly focusing on Asad and her sister Huma. As misunderstandings escalate, Shiren’s psychoanalytic zeal creates comedic tension, driving Asad to frustration.

Khawboon Ki Nautanki Written by Babar Jamal and Directed by Uzma Sabeen will feature at the World Culture Festival – Karachi 2024.

Duration: 60 minutes

Date: 21 Oct, 2024

Time: 08:00PM (Gates open at 7:30 PM and close at 7:45 PM)

Venue: Auditorium 1, Arts Council Karachi

Ticket Price: PKR 1000 (50% discount for students and ACP members. Discounted tickets only available at Arts Council Karachi)

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Shakespeare’s Fool- Musical – Theatre Play

This performance blends Shakespeare with Debussy’s Sonata for Cello and Piano, highlighting quirky moments and abrupt mood changes. Six talented eurhythmics, along with actor Jan Martin, pianist Alan Stott, cellist Bob Davey, and Artistic Director Maren Stott, bring this unique movement art to life. Eurythmy merges live music, spoken word, and expressive choreography, offering audiences a vivid and immersive experience.

Shakespeare’s Fool by Eurythmy West Mainlands from UK will be featured at the World Culture Festival in Karachi. The play is directed by Maren Stott.

Language: English

Date: October 23, 2024

Time: 8:00 PM (Gates open 07:30 PM, close at 07:45 PM)

Venue: Auditorium 1, Arts Council Karachi

Ticket Price: PKR 1000 (50% discount for students and ACP members. Discounted tickets only available at Arts Council Karachi)

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Berlin nach Lahore

Date: October 23, 2024

Venue: Auditorium 1, Arts Council Karachi

Ticket Price: PKR 1000 (50% discount for students and ACP members. Discounted tickets only available at Arts Council Karachi)

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Inspiritus

Date: October 25, 2024

Time: Gates Open 07:30 PM – Gates Close 07:45 PM

Venue: Auditorium 1, Arts Council Karachi

Ticket Price: PKR 1000 (50% discount for students and ACP members. Discounted tickets only available at Arts Council Karachi)

For details visit ACPKHI or call 0300-0802391. Get your tickets from Arts Council of Pakistan, Karachi or purchase them online .