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Dancing for peace in Sri Lanka
The Prince Claus Fund supported the two-year SINTAMU Dance Project in Sri Lanka that
lasted from June 2009 until June 2011. The project was organised by nATANDA, a bold and
energetic non-profit organisation situated in Colombo (Sri Lanka) founded by Kapila
Palihawadana, which pushes the boundaries of dance theatre in Sri Lanka.
The last three decades Sri Lanka has been plagued by ethnic polarisation and civil war. Since
1983 the minority Tamil population formed the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to
fight for separation from the Sri Lankan government that is dominated by the majority
Sinhalese community. After 30 years of ethnic conflict the LTTE admitted defeat after the
death of their leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran and other important commanders. However, hope o
f sustainable development and peaceful coexistence have decreased and the development of
young people has been limited. Mistrust and intolerance among different ethnic groups are
growing, leaving little room for building stable relationship.
With the SINTAMU Dance Project nATANDA wants to make a contribution towards conflict
transformation at a local level while at the same time establishing a permanent dance studio
and improving modern theatre dance. With workshops and trainings the organisers enabled
people of all ethnic, cultural and religious groups in Sri Lanka to work together, sharing a
common goal in the creative process.
nATANDA is Sri Lanka?s first contemporary dance company. It investigates the potential of da
nce for personal development, social inclusion and peace-building. The organisation goes
beyond contributing to contemporary art and the value of nATANDA lies in the social and
political issues that are addressed through dance. One specific event called Ravens was part of
the Prince Claus Fund?s support. Scroll down for reviews about Ravens and nATANDA.
nATANDA is currently implementing another project within the Culture and Conflict
Programme of the Prince Claus Fund and the Commonwealth Foundation. Click here to read m
ore about this collaboration.
nATANDA pushes the boundaries of dance theatre
Kapila Palihawadana
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