Archive · 29 Jan 2026
Colomboscope 2026 Explores Rhythm and Kinship
Colomboscope is a big arts festival in Sri Lanka.
This year, it's called 'Rhythm Alliances' and runs until the end of January 2026.
It brings together over 100 artists, musicians, and filmmakers to explore music, dance, and shared memories.
The festival takes place in different places in Colombo, like Soul Studio and a special movie theater that was once damaged.
They have new art projects, performances, and even a solar-powered ship with musicians and activists.
The festival wants to bring people together, celebrate different cultures, and resist unfair stories that dominate society.
It's a way to connect with each other and the world through art and music.
Colomboscope 2026, titled 'Rhythm Alliances', runs until 31 January 2026 across multiple venues in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
The festival features over 100 artists, musicians, and filmmakers exploring sound, movement, and collective memory.
Notable venues include Soul Studio, Liberty by Scope Cinemas, and the Rio Cinema Complex, a Tamil-owned theater damaged during ethnic riots.
The festival includes 35 newly-commissioned projects and performances by international artists like Raven Chacon and Basma Al Sharif.
Colomboscope aims to foster collective solidarity, resist mainstream narratives, and connect with the wider Indian Ocean region.
- Who
- Artists, musicians, filmmakers, and cultural practitioners
- What
- Colomboscope 2026, a contemporary arts festival
- When
- Until 31 January 2026
- Where
- Multiple venues in Colombo, Sri Lanka
- Why
- To explore sound, movement, and collective memory, fostering solidarity and resisting hegemonic narratives
- Event Name
- Colomboscope
- Edition
- 9th
- Theme
- Rhythm Alliances
- Duration
- Until 31 January 2026
- Locations
- Multiple venues in Colombo, Sri Lanka
- Artists Involved
- Over 100
- Newly-Commissioned Projects
- 35
- Notable Venues
- Soul Studio, Liberty by Scope Cinemas, Colpetty Town House, Barefoot Café, Rio Cinema Complex