-20 Guyanese artistes will be providing entertainment, says Melissa ‘Vanilla’ Roberts

THE Kross Kolor School Show will soon be returning after a number of years. The popular show for school children, which was hosted at the ‘Sports Hall’ for 11 years, will feature performances from about 20 of the biggest artistes in Guyana.

The ‘KKR School Show’ started in 2005 with the aim of highlighting the work of the artistes under the Kross Kolor label and it continued successfully on an annual basis until the promoters decided to take a break.

“I like to call it the rebirth of the Kross Kolor School Show,” President of the show committee and events co-ordinator Melissa ‘Vanilla’ Roberts told Buzz this week.

“The aim is to provide entertainment to school children; what they would not be able to experience just because they cannot get to go to certain events,” she informed, adding, “We tailored the school show for school children while still creating the atmosphere of a show.”

While the event is open to any school across the country, the promoters have found that the majority of children who turned up in the past were from Georgetown, the East Coast and the East Bank of Demerara. This time around, though, children from other out of town areas will be given an opportunity to attend.

“I mentioned it to Berbice this time and they want to bring down two bus-loads,” Roberts shared.

Billed for the National Park in Georgetown on July 5, the ticketed show (prices will be announced later) will feature Guyanese acts only; no foreigners are involved.

“It’s really highlighting whom we have, who’s doing what. We want to create an excitement about our own people and our own thing.”

Because it’s a school show, the dress code is very specific.

“The idea is for students to come with their school clothes, or games’ clothes. The most we would push is if you come with jeans, you have to wear your school shirt and badge or school jersey,” Roberts explained.

The target audience is usually ages 10 to 18 and this time around, teachers and parents will be allowed in.

“But you can’t get in without a student. It’s really for school children but we’re allowing it this time; they’re going to be supervised.”

The promoting team is trying to get a diverse group of Guyanese creatives to be a part of the show.

“We have at least 20 of the biggest Guyanese artistes that will be on the show. We’re really trying to make it a big event for Guyanese artistes and for school children,” Roberts shared.

With 11 years of experience hosting the show, the promoters know just what they need to do to make it a success, in terms of the content, rules at the venue, and safety of the children, especially since the show is usually sanctioned by the Ministry of Education.

“We have both the police and private security. For the 11 years, we’ve never had an incident but we understand that the children now are different,” Roberts noted.