Creative Encounters

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A drama and creative activities program for children, by Somalatha Subasinghe’s Lanka Children’s and Youth Theatre Foundation

Lanka Children’s and Youth Theatre Foundation (LCYTF) popularly known as ‘Play House-Kotte’ presents its latest program for children named ‘Creative Encounters’ during the school vacation in August 2014. Creative Encounters allow your child to learn and enjoy the basic elements of different art forms such as drama, dance, music and painting. This program is aimed at enhancing the artistic taste, cheerfulness and playful sense of the child through creative activities and thereby develops 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 is the leading institution for children and youth theatre productions in Sri Lanka. It 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 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. In January 2007, LCYTF was incorporated by Act of Parliament No. 3 of 2007. Children between the ages seven and fifteen can take part in the program which is conducted on weekdays. The program 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 program, 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 10100. Details of the program are also available on www.playhousekotte.org. Details can also be obtained from the telephone number 011 2863306.