WALKING PATH
Walking Path is a play about the aggressive urban beautification drive that took over Colombo city in the immediate post-war years in Sri Lanka.
This play without words, written by Ruwanthie de Chickera, was created in response to the culture of unspoken intimidation that prevailed during this time in the country. The militarization of city parks, the surveillance of the populace which took place with the white-washing of the city, were matters that everyone knew but which could not be spoken of.
Directed by
Jayampathi Guruge
Written by
Ruwanthie de Chickera
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Walking Path: a play without words, is a wordless ensemble performance which examines the relentless, militarized, urban beautification drive which swept the capital of Sri Lankan immediately after the end of the 30-year civil war.
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Runtime
1 hour and 15 minutesLanguage
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Walking Path was first staged at the Lionel Wendt Theatre, Colombo, Sri Lanka in July 2014.
The staging was supported by Lilamani Dias Benson, The Neelan Tiruchelvam Trust, The Center for Poverty Analysis and The Suriyasena Trust -
‘… superb, fiendishly clever, masterly casual exploration of the universal post-modern condition, the human geography of modern urban civic life, post-war ennui and the insidious encroachment of the military mindset’
Dylan Perera, Daily FT
‘… the allegorical scope of the play is stunning’
Marissa van Eyck, Daily Mirror
‘In celebrating our new walking paths, we remain unable or unwilling to explore, just outside the familiar, why some doors remain closed, right in front of our eyes’
Sanjana Hattotuwa, Groundviews
‘It is a “must see” play which is a bold and insightful critique on the rapidly changing landscape of Colombo’
Rohan Roamer, Groundviews
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Director
Jayampathi GurugeWriter
Ruwanthie de Chickera
Cast
Poojana Dandeniya
Kanishka Fernando
Shanaka Fernando
Jeena Gheeth
Govinda Palagolla
Bimsara Premaratne
Thivanka Ranasinghe
Charith Dissanayake
Lakshitha Edirisinghe
Randhika Gunathilaka
Tharkana Kulathunga
Vidura Manoratne
Amitha Prasad
Nelum Chathurani
Eraj Gunawardena
Rajitha Hettiarachchi
Manusha Hirimuthugoda
Nadeesha Madushani
Minul Muhandiramge
Nipuni Sharada Pathirage
Gavin Ranasinghe
Kasuni Rangalla
Eshani Seneviratne
Thilina Udayaratne
Dinoo Wickramage -
Walking Path - Resource Pack (English)
Walking Path - Resource Pack (Sinhala)
Walking Path - Resource Pack (Tamil)
Trailer
Production Video
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