Creative Encounters to make creative children
Lanka Children’s and Youth Theatre Foundation (LCYTF) popularly known as Play House-Kotte presents its latest programme for children named “Creative Encounters” during the school vacation from August 11 to 15 in Kotte.
Children between the ages of seven and fifteen can take part in the programme which runs for five consecutive days from 8.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. at Lion’s Club Hall, Jayanthipura, Battaramulla. On the final day of the programme, children will perform in the presence of their families. For details send in a stamped envelope to the Coordinator, Lanka Children’s and Youth Theatre Foundation, No. 166/1, Buddhist Institute Avenue, Parliament Road, Kotte. Details of the programme are also available on www.playhousekotte.org and can also be obtained from the telephone number 011 2863306.
“Creative Encounters” allows the child to learn and enjoy the basic elements of different art forms such as drama, dance, music and painting and aim to enhance the artistic taste, cheerfulness and playful sense of the child through creative activities and thereby develop his/her abilities and self-esteem. While providing a valuable opportunity to learn basic forms of art, the programme encourages the child to explore human relationships, socio-cultural values and achieve world awareness. Therefore, taking part in “Creative Encounters” would certainly be a different and rewarding way for your child to spend his/her December school vacation.
LCYTF the leading institution for children and youth theatre productions in Sri Lanka was founded by Somalatha Subasinghe, the veteran playwright, actress and theatre director in 1981 to promote theatre production and performances specifically for children and youth, training of actors/actresses and research on theatre studies. Since its inception, the institution has produced a repertoire of mainly musical theatre for children and youth and award-winning mainstream art theatre productions, which were performed in the island as well as abroad.