V Day 2019 comes to Colombo 7
VDay 2019: COLOMBO 7, will get underway today at Idea Hell from 7pm. Similar to its previous performances, the production will be based on interviews, discussions, and conversations on the varied manifestations of gender based violence in Sri Lanka.
This year the team behind V Day will focus on Colombo 7, to underpin that emotional and sexual violence is not limited to rural and provincial settings, and that gendered notions that lead to violence are well established even among the so called elite.
Organisers of V-DAY said that following previous productions, among the feedback that fascinated and amused them was that the message of the productions should be taken to the ‘villages.’ “As if rural communities remain the bastion of gender-based and intimate partner violence – so this year, we want to do just that! Welcome to the village of Colombo 7,” a statement quoting organisers said.
Since 2011 the Grassrooted Trust has performed V Day – Writings to End Violence against Women and Girls. Since 2012 Grassrooted has worked on original scripts based on interactions with survivors of violence and abuse.
Since 2016, Arinma Holdings has supported the initiative, including V Day 2016 TENDERNESS, V Day 2017 RESOLUTIONS and V Day 2018 PATRI(AN)ARCHY.
The cast this year includes Anuruddha Fernando, Ashini Fernando, Bhoomi Harendran, Danu Innasithamby, Dharini
Priscilla, Dino Corera, Dominic Keller, Gehan Blok, Kapila Rasnayake, Lihan Mendis, Pasan Ranaweera, Pia Hatch, Sharanya Sekaram, Tracy Jayasinghe and W. Jayasiri among others from Tamil, English and Sinhala thea
March 31, 2019
tre. Join the cast to laugh at how ridiculous we can be. The production is directed by Jith Pieris and Hans Billimoria, produced by Lihan Mendis; Written by Paba Deshapriya, Dharini Priscilla and Hans Billimoria.
Tickets are priced at Rs.1,500, with 50% off for students, available at the Barefoot Gallery, and are also available online via 444.lk. Students could email trust@grassrooted.net to reserve tickets. V Day 2019: Colombo 07 is suitable only for adults [18+].