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MOSAIC Festival
"Celebrate Diversity"

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About the Mosaic Festival...
Proudly presented by the Serendipity Trust, the Mosaic Festival offered children a day of world adventure, celebrating the diverse cultural communities living in Sri Lanka. The Mosaic Festival was held to celebrate the International Day of Cultural Diversity.

Why Mosaic?
A mosaic is a piece of art made from many colourful pieces of tile. Imagine a mosaic of different colourful pieces making a beautiful design, but also individually emphasizing the uniqueness of our world. Every mosaic piece is special and colourful in its own right, but when placed together, we find a whole more beautiful than its parts.

Activities for Children...
On arrival children ‘checked-in’ to collect their ‘Mosaic Passport’ which gave free entry to a diverse array of activity tents where they experienced the talents, vibrant colours and infectious sounds of the many cultural groups in Sri Lanka.

Throughout the day young participants had their passports stamped as they ‘traveled around the world’ immersing themselves in cultural traditions, crafts, costumes, dances, performances, songs and shared traditional and delicious foods with one another.

The day was an adventure of different traditions, vibrant costumes, dances, performances, songs and workshops. The heart of the festival brimmed with curiosity, harmony and playfulness. Through these new community connections, the children found a common ground between cultures and developed a richer awareness of the beautiful world around them.

When and Where...
The Mosaic Festival was held on Saturday 28th May 2016 at the Law Court Square, Galle Fort. 
 
Workshops
  • Indian Bollywood Dance, Mehendi, Kolam & Yoga
  • Japanese Origami, Calligraphy, Jump Rope & Games
  • German, English, Indian & French Language Games
  • French Art and Crafts
  • Sri Lankan Mask Making
  • North American Dream Catcher Crafts
  • Sri Lankan Eastern Music Workshops &
  • Korean Paper Crafts and Songs
  • Italian Carnival Masks
  • Global Arts Drop In Tent
  • Good Market Stalls

Performances
  • Cultural performances all day
Power of Play performing Sybil Wettasinghe's Classic Folk Stories:
  • 10am - Poddai Poddi
  • 2pm - Monster in the Well

Participating organisations...
The Serendipity Trust  partnered with various cultural organisations and groups operating in Sri Lanka to offer a range of workshops and activities for children.

The following organisations performed and ran workshops and activities:
  • Japan International Cooperation Agency
  • British Council
  • Korea International Cooperation Agency
  • Indian Cultural Centre
  • Goethe German Institute
  • The Good Market
  • Alliance Francaise
  • Podi Jobs
  • The Power of Play (Pvt) Ltd
  • Serendip Strings
  • International Youth Alliance for Peace
  • Sithuvili
  • Studio Stitch
  • Costume Craft for Kids
  • IMZYS Dance Loft

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