‘Cinnamon Colomboscope 2015’
View(s):‘Cinnamon Colomboscope 2015’, Colombo’s biggest multidisciplinary Arts Festival, will come alive on 22nd and 23rd in Colombo at four selected venues.
Natasha Ginwala.
The locations that will play host to the festival includes the Rio Hotel and Cinema complex, Slave Island; 8 Degrees, Cinnamon Lakeside; Victoria Masonic Hall, Galle Face; and Castle Hotel, Slave Island.
‘Cinnamon Colomboscope 2015’ of consist of two segments-’The city. Identity. Urbanity’, a talks and literature programme, will span on the 22-23 of August. This segment comprises of an introductory reading and a book signing, feature in talks including but not limited to urban development, social media, identity and belonging, gender, sex and sexuality as well as spirituality and religion. This two day programme will also include guided walks and curated dinners.
The second segment will be ‘Shadow Scenes’. This is a group exhibition curated by Natasha Ginwala and Menika van der Poorten. The Regional and International artists participating have been allotted rooms at the sprawling Rio Hotel and Cinema in Slave island, where they will present their works in an array of mediums from painting, installation, sound and text-based works, photography, film and performance.
With an impressive number of participants scheduled to contribute at the event from a potpourri of disciplines including authors, architects, artists, journalists, actors, directors, musicians, economists, corporate and business leaders, innovators, gourmands, political commentators, city planners and citizen historians, Cinnamon Colomboscope promises to be an enlightening experience for even the most discerning connoisseur.
Cinnamon Hotels and Resorts are the title sponsor of Cinnamon Colomboscope 2015, and the festival is conceptualized and implemented by EUNIC.