Common Ground - Inclusive Arts Space
MAS Galle Children's Festival
Sunday 17th January 2016 - 1.30pm to 5.30pm
Presented by the Department of Disability Studies, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya in collaboration with the Department of Fine Arts, Department of English and the English Language Teaching Unit.
Inclusive Children’s Theatre
Four inclusive theatre pieces in Sinhala, Tamil, English and Sri Lankan Sign Language. Our aim is to move away from the portrayal of children with disabilities as ‘gifted’ or ‘special in spite of the disability’ or even ‘differently-able’ and move toward inclusive theatre productions where the individual’s unique contribution to the production is appreciated and the collective experience valued.
Inclusive Art Session
Art session for children with a variety of art projects including a multi-sensory group mural with recycled items, collage and hand and finger-painting connected to children’s storybooks, culminating in a mobile art exhibition. The art activities will be interspersed with children’s drama games.
Performance Poetry
This session will include a presentation of undergraduate poetry in Sinhala, Tamil, English and Sri Lankan Sign Language. In addition, the undergraduate students will undertake simple small group poetry activities with children. This session will end in a ‘poems for sale’ presentation.
MAS Galle Children's Festival
Sunday 17th January 2016 - 1.30pm to 5.30pm
Presented by the Department of Disability Studies, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya in collaboration with the Department of Fine Arts, Department of English and the English Language Teaching Unit.
Inclusive Children’s Theatre
Four inclusive theatre pieces in Sinhala, Tamil, English and Sri Lankan Sign Language. Our aim is to move away from the portrayal of children with disabilities as ‘gifted’ or ‘special in spite of the disability’ or even ‘differently-able’ and move toward inclusive theatre productions where the individual’s unique contribution to the production is appreciated and the collective experience valued.
Inclusive Art Session
Art session for children with a variety of art projects including a multi-sensory group mural with recycled items, collage and hand and finger-painting connected to children’s storybooks, culminating in a mobile art exhibition. The art activities will be interspersed with children’s drama games.
Performance Poetry
This session will include a presentation of undergraduate poetry in Sinhala, Tamil, English and Sri Lankan Sign Language. In addition, the undergraduate students will undertake simple small group poetry activities with children. This session will end in a ‘poems for sale’ presentation.
