Bollywood Dance Classes

🌟 TOMORROW!!! 🌟 Celebrate the last day of South Asian Heritage Month, hosted by Jaymini Bedia at Colchester Arts Centre 😍

- Bharatanatyam by Bhadram School of Dance
- Live Music by Ruhani & Tejas
- Nepali-Pop by Kritika Sharma
- Chai Lates quiz by Kajal
- Idli Sambhar by Jashu's Kitchen
- Masala Chai freely available

😲 All this for ONLY £5! Bargain! 😲

📅 Friday 31st July
⏰️ 8pm-10pm
🎟 Colchester Arts Centre

Buy your tickets NOW for our first Chai Lates event!

Chai Lates is part of the Chai Mixers project, which is a collaboration between multi-disciplinary artist Jaymini Bedia and Colchester Arts Centre. It has been funded by Essex County Council's Arts and Cultural Fund.

🌟 TOMORROW!!! 🌟 Celebrate the last day of South Asian Heritage Month, hosted by Jaymini Bedia at Colchester Arts Centre 😍

- Bharatanatyam by Bhadram School of Dance
- Live Music by Ruhani & Tejas
- Nepali-Pop by Kritika Sharma
- Chai Lates quiz by Kajal
- Idli Sambhar by Jashu's Kitchen
- Masala Chai freely available

😲 All this for ONLY £5! Bargain! 😲

📅 Friday 31st July
⏰️ 8pm-10pm
🎟 Colchester Arts Centre

Buy your tickets NOW for our first Chai Lates event!

Chai Lates is part of the Chai Mixers project, which is a collaboration between multi-disciplinary artist Jaymini Bedia and Colchester Arts Centre. It has been funded by Essex County Council's Arts and Cultural Fund.

Get ready to be mesmerised by Bhadram School of Dance at our first Chai Lates evening of entertainment 😍 they will be performing Bharatanatyam - a form of classical Indian dance.

Add this to a spicy blend of Nepali-Pop, live music, masala chai and Indian snacks...and you have a delicious Friday evening for all the family!

🎟 Tickets are ONLY £5!
Book NOW at www.colchesterartscentre.com

📅 Friday 31st July
⏲️ 8pm - 10pm
📍Colchester Arts Centre

Bhadram School of Dance Colchester Arts Centre

WOW! What an incredible kick-off to our first ever Chai Makes event! 🤩 The Painted Wild creative workshop, led by talented artist Sonia Ali, drew inspiration from the wild animals of Asia. The time flew by in a whirlwind of colours and collage on canvas 🎨

It was absolutely brilliant to welcome people of all ages, ethnicities and artistic abilities - and we learned that there is no such thing as being "bad at art!"

Thank you to everyone who came along - can you spot your masterpiece in the photos? Comment below! More photos from this fantastic event coming soon 😉

If YOU are looking to try out a creative skill, then come and join us on 3rd October at our next Chai Makes: Glorious Garba! Bangin' Bhangra! where you will be swept away in the rhythms of traditional Gujarati and Punjabi folk dance 😍

But in the meantime, remember to BOOK NOW for our very first Chai Lates - an evening of entertainment, not to be missed. There will be singing, dancing, live music, tasty treats...and plenty of Chai ☕️

📅 Friday 31st July / 8pm start
🎟 £5 www.colchesterartscentre.com

Chai Mixers is grateful to have received support from Essex County Council's Arts and Cultural Fund. It is a collaboration between Colchester Arts Centre and multi-disciplinary artist Jaymini Bedia; a project centred around challenging exclusion, breaking down cultural stereotypes, nurturing skills and bringing joy.

Colchester Arts Centre Jem Kanna

Community, conversation and creativity 💛 This is what Chai Mixers is about! Following on from a fantastic first event, we now bring to you Chai Makes: The Painted Wild 🎨 THIS SUNDAY 21st June, 12pm-2pm. A family-friendly art workshop where you will paint your very own canvas, inspired by the colours and patterns of the wild animals of Asia! 🐅 led by the talented Sonia Ali

This event INCLUDES drinks and delicious Indian snacks lovingly made by ...and there will also be more tasty goodies to purchase if you fancy a little something extra for the afternoon (or maybe as a Father's Day gift...) 😋

Tickets are pay-what-you-can. Don't miss out! Book now at www.colchesterartscentre.com

Chai Mixers is funded by Essex County Council's Arts and Cultural Fund.

Colchester Arts Centre

☕️ What's masala chai without a tasty snack? We are super excited to be teaming up with for Chai Talks TOMORROW, when we will be spilling the tea on all things related to life as a British Asian. And eating samosas of course...

Join us for our first Chai Mixers event!

✨️ FRIDAY 5th JUNE 11am-1pm ✨️

Do you need to have Desi heritage to attend? NO! Come and join me to share your own stories or simply to listen to the experiences of others!

🎟 Book NOW via www.colchesterartscentre.com

Please share - let's make this the first of many memorable events.

This was such a special event, with wonderful contributions from the community ☺️ an absolute pleasure to host with Colchester Arts Centre 🙏🏽💖

Flashback to this beautiful evening, which closed the fantastic Diwali 2024 Celebrations at Colchester Arts Centre 🥰

I warmly welcome you to DIWALI 2024! Sunday 3rd November.

I am so excited for these special events, with hosting our first ever Diwali celebration! 🎉 😁

Join us during the day for a true community celebration, with performances from a fantastic range of local talents! Tickets are only £5 and include FREE food, FREE Mehndi and FREE kids crafts activities! 🤩🤩🤩

In the evening, settle down for an EXCLUSIVE performance by nationally acclaimed musicians Gurdain Rayatt and Jonathan Mayer - immerse yourself in tabla beats and sitar sounds. Tickets only £15!!! 🥳🥳🥳

I feel privileged to be part of a community who celebrate each other - it is so important and I hope you can join us 😁

Tickets are limited and available to book via Colchester Arts Centre - BOOK NOW!!!