Colombo International Theatre Festival 2015

At this 4th consecutive Colombo International Theatre Festival (CITF), veteran Sri Lankan theatre
personality K. B. Herath will be felicitated for his decades long contribution to theatre.
4 – 9 April 2015 3.30 p.m. & 7.00 p.m. at the Auditorium of the British School in Colombo 

Introduction
The Colombo International Theatre Festival (CITF) was founded to bring together a choice selection of theatre works from all over the world, as live performances, to a central location in the capital of Sri Lanka. Launched in 2012, it has now entered its fourth consecutive year and promises to showcase over 6 days of quality theatre from inside and outside of Sri Lanka.

The main objective of this festival is to create a platform for globally reputed theatre artists to perform in a Sri Lankan setting, thereby raising the standard of local theatre performances and enable Sri Lankan Theatre audiences to witness and engage with a diverse range of theatre productions and communities from across the globe.
Furthermore, the showcasing of international theatre in Sri Lanka will help place the country in the
global map of theatre and boost the image of Sri Lanka, internationally.
Apart from the theatre productions themselves, the festival has always incorporated an information
sharing platform across the different countries incorporating the local theatre community, enthusiasts
and local student population engaged in theatre. Started on an ad hoc basis in the first year, each year a novel way of sharing thoughts has taken place and guaranteed success and continued engagement and new collaborative efforts taking place throughout the year. In addition to presenting a diverse range of theatre productions, the CITF 2015 will organize Colombo Theatre Forum to provide a platform for local an international theatre practitioners to collaborate and engage in broader discussions on the problems of contemporary theatre.
 
Ministry of Culture and the Arts, the British School in Colombo, Foreign missions in Sri Lanka, GOETHE Institute (German Cultural Centre), Mount Lavinia Hotel, media organizations and many other institutional and individual partners collaborated with us in our endeavour to make this event a success, through the years.
03rd April Opening Ceremony at Mt. Lavinia Hotel
 
Date      Country        Production                                                           Language
4 April  Sri Lanka     Jagan Ma (Mother Universe)                                    Sinhala
5 April  Russia          Light Puppet Show                                                Non verbal
6 April  India            The Dance and the Rail Road My Clay Mould           English
7 April  Bangladesh  Duratto (The Distance)                                           Bengali
8 April  Korea           Like Fireworks, Like Butterflies                               Korean with English subtitles
9 April Sri Lanka      Four Performances from Colombo Dance Platform    Non verbal
 
Pradeep Gunarathna: Kuvanna‘s Metamorphosis
Sumudu Virajini Lenora: Cikkana | Gilihiyama | Slippage
Akila Palipana: Pata Thalam
Priyanthi Anusha: Inner-Outer
Solo Performances from Goa - India
Artistic collaboration for solo performances project supported by the Directorate of Arts & Culture, Government of Goa – India.
3 solo productions Directed by M. Safeer of Sri Lanka
3 solo productions Directed by Prof, Vidyanidhee Vanarase of India
One of the above productions will be shown before the main performance daily.