Recognising today’s young leaders
Sri Lanka’s younger generation seem to have a particular affinity for defiance. Defying norms, defying expectations and defying society’s preconceived ideas, this generation is unafraid to speak up and stand out, and they’re very vocal about it. In a bid to highlight such youngsters the Emerging Young Leader Award (EYLA) is presented to a select [...]
Art and the city
How exactly should art be defined? Is art susceptible to a definition? Is there such a thing as ‘good’ and ‘bad’ art? What is the role of an artist? These are some of the primary questions posed and grappled with in the second edition of the ARTRA Magazine. After the launch of ARTRA Magazine Endowment [...]
Do you remember the dance ?
The phenomenally successful movie made heartthrobs of its stars Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze and even though it spawned a whole series of dance movies it has remained the best of them all. How well do you know your trivia? Take the quiz and find out. 1. When Johnny Castle asks Baby to tell him [...]
Losing her heart to Sri Lanka
Brace yourself, Dani Venn’s back in the Masterchef kitchen! The season three contestant will be competing in the upcoming ‘Masterchef All Stars’. You never knew quite what you were going to get with the bubbly, creative Australian cook – fans will remember her liquorice ice cream and Korean rice burgers from Season three. Dani just [...]
Time for Shakespeare
This year’s Inter School Shakespeare drama competition did see some interesting surprises including a ‘bhairava yaka’ standing in for Oberon in an adaptation of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream in the girls round of competition. Starting things off with the girls – Sirimavo Balika Vidyala’s version of ‘A Mid Summer Night’s dream’ portrayed the tale as [...]
