welcome to
kolamba kamatha festival (kkf)
march 27th – 30th
our people’s festival of the dramatic arts – is a nexus for celebrating and mentoring excellence in Sri Lankan theatre.
join us as we unite the undeniable talent, verve and ingenuity of Sri Lanka in staging our stories for the world.
‘kolamba kamatha’
our venue name recalls the space where farmers thresh and store their paddy after harvest – a place of activity & groundedness which we believe has a natural synergy to the act of storytelling and the passing on of our stories of everyday living and humanity through vibrant enactment and togetherness.
kolamba kamatha is made up of 6 performance spaces and was opened at the BMICH in November 2022 to provide professional and student theatre & dance practitioners of differing means with much-needed accessible performance & practice spaces within which they can create and present work that reflects Sri Lanka’s historical & contemporary productions in locally and internationally acclaimed theatre and dance.
kkf
highlights
kkf is a stage for…
ESTABLISHED EXCELLENCE AND RISING TALENT
professionals, rising stars & enthusiasts of the dramatic arts to congregate, create and collaborate.
TEACHING, LEARNING, TRYING
with insightful practitioner lectures and panels, workshops for students and enthusiasts, backstage insights & creative process demonstrations – this is theatre from all angles & where open and dynamic exchange is at the fore.
FOR ALL
kkf celebrates the diversity of Sri Lanka’s dramatic arts – showcasing theatre from across our island and diaspora, in all her languages, and of all her experiences.
A SCENE TO BE AT AND JUST BE
inspired by the EdFringe & Sri Lanka’s own warmth, we aim to foster a celebratory atmosphere within our theatre village where attendees indulge in the company of others – relaxing, engaging, eating and drinking together. perhaps even, spontaneously breaking out into their own performances.
kkf
feature plays
trilingual work, encompassing all genres, representative of the immense talent from page to stage and all in between.
kkf
actors & theatre co’s
Peter de Almeida
Tracy Holsinger
Kanchuka Dharmasiri
Veenadari Lakshika Jayakody
Ruwanthie de Chickera
Arunthavanathan Prashanth
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them all
kkf
Sponsors
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Electronic Media Sponsors
kkf
team
Bimsara P
Festival Curator
Chanchala G
Festival Director
Tharindu T
Festival Co-Manager
Shashika M
Festival Co-Manager
Madam CBK
Festival Advisor
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