Sybil Nenda’s Kuda Hora performance

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An interactive performance of Sybil Wettasinghe’s classic, Kuda Hora (Umbrella Thief) conducted by Sulochana Dissanayake will be held on Saturday 8 February 2014 at 10:30 a.m., in the Expographic Bookstore located in Pelawatta.

Love Sybil Wettasinghe’s classics? Join Sulochana Dissanayake to watch the timeless stories spring to life with puppets, dialogue, music and movement. These interactive dramatic narrations are for all who are young at heart to experience the stories you love in a brand new, unforgettable manner. Join them

with your family for an ideal adventure to instil the joys of reading and re-live the magic of story-telling of an internationally renowned author. All participants are encouraged to bring their favourite umbrellas to join Kiri Mama on his delightful journey filled with mystery and discovery. Founder and artistic director of Power of Play Ltd., Sulochana Dissanayake is a graduate of Bates College, USA in Economics and Theatre ‘09 and a Watson Fellow ‘09/’10 (Thomas J. Watson Foundation, USA). She studied contemporary theatre/puppetry in South Africa/Indonesia and is currently promoting theatre as a dynamic tool of communication in educational institutes/corporate organisations while producing original works. An internationally renowned children’s author, Sybil Wettasinghe has written and illustrated over 300 stories that have won her numerous national and international awards. Her first book, ‘The Umbrella Thief’ was published in 1956 and raised the standards for children’s literature by intertwining her characteristic illustrations with a charming story that became a Sri Lankan classic. It won Best Foreign Children’s Story (Japan, 1986), Most Popular Children’s Book (Tokyo Children’s Library, 1987) and was published in 12 countries. Her ‘Vesak Lantern’ won the Isobel Hutton Award (Great Britain, 1965) and ‘Runaway Beard’ won the Best Designed Children’s Book (SAARC, 2003). She continues to write and inspire current generations with her love for rural village culture and unique illustrations.

Expographic Books Ltd., opened their new bookstore at 455, Pannipitiya Road, Pelawatta in November 2012. The bookstore with a floor area of 5,000 square feet offers the book lover a novel experience with a variety of books and stationery. Parents are encouraged to accompany their children and join them for the show or relax with a great read in this beautiful and spacious bookstore, architecturally designed to cultivate the love of reading with its multiple, overlapping spaces. For more details of the event, contact Expographic Books on 0112787140 – 141, 0773165894