Fairway Galle Literary Festival 2019 Children’s Programme
The Fairway Galle Literary Festival 2019 Children’s Programme will take place on January 19 and 20, at Thomas Gall School. Aimed at a range of children from ages 2+ to 12+, this weekend event features sessions with local and international writers and performing artists. Tickets for each day are priced between Rs. 1,500 and Rs. 3,500.
Events include live action re-enactments of parts of the Trojan War and the Ramayana, a Mission to Mars with the Game Masters from Lanka Comic Con, literary quizzes, a treasure hunt and a safari based on endangered species in Sri Lanka.
Younger participants will have storytelling sessions and interactive workshops with authors Nandana Sen, Shama Perera, Srianjali Gunasena and art therapist Shimali Perera.
Older participants will also have a workshop with activist Jake Oorloff on ‘The Girl Who Lost Her Country’, which is about the increasing number of global child refugees. The programme also features poetry sessions with Ohan Hominis and Larry T. Hill and theatre workshops with Tracy Holsinger, Brandon Ingram and Kimaya de Silva.
Participants will have music sessions that investigate different cultural traditions with The Soul, who will also be performing live from 6 to 7 p.m., on the 19th. To register for this free concert, email thechildrensprogramme.fglf@gmail.com
More details about all the sessions can be found on www.galleliteraryfestival.com
Free Festival for Children
Date – January 19
Venue – The Martin Wickramasinghe Museum, Koggala
* All events in Sinhalese and Tamil *
To register for this free festival call 075 887 0410
9.00 – 10.00 a.m.
An interactive workshop
based on the illustrated book, ‘The Girl Who Lost Her Country’.
10.00 – 11.30 a.m.
l ‘Saama’ by Power of Play -
A story performed with puppets
(in Sinhala and Tamil)
(Venue – Auditorium)
l A drama workshop (in Tamil)
by Aarohana Theatre College, Jaffna (Venue – Garden)
11.45 – 12.45 p.m.
l A Cartooning Workshop
(Venue – Ambalama)
l An interactive storytelling session (in Tamil) with Nandana Dev Sen (Venue – Auditorium)
1.45 – 2.00 p.m.
A presentation on Sri Lanka
(Venue – Auditorium)
2.00 – 4.00 p.m.
Arts and Crafts with the Serendipity Trust (Venue – Garden)
4.15 – 5.15 p.m.
l ‘Peyar’ a hilarious monologue
(in Sinhala) by students of the University of Visual and Performing Arts *
l The 2018 State Children’s Drama Festival award-winning play
(in Tamil) , ‘Vandippajanam’, performed by Aarohana Theatre College, Jaffna *
(Venue -Auditorium)
5.15 – 6.00 p.m.
An interactive musical performance by ‘No Names’, a Trilingual Band *
(Venue – Open Air Theatre)
6.00 – 7.00 p.m.
‘Labu Gediye Thovila’
by Power of Play – A famous
Sri Lankan folktale brought to life
(in Sinhala and Tamil) *
(Venue – Open Air Theatre)
* Parents are welcome to attend these events.