Finding your online spotlight
If all the world were a stage then it’s yours for the taking. If you’re a talented performer waiting for your turn under the spotlight then the web portals of ‘StageYou’ might be just the thing for you. ‘StageYou’ is an initiative that attempts to replicate the world stage online. A first of its kind [...]
Braving the hurricanes of diplomacy and weather at the UN
For many it’s a passion that evolves into an ultimate dream, but for Jayathma Wickramanayake (21) and Aruthra Rajasingham (26), it was a calling. Being selected as the first Sri Lankan youth representatives for the 67th General Assembly Plenary of the United Nations, held in New York last month, was an experience worth their achievements. [...]
Let’s get loud in December
‘Stomp’ your way through the second weekend of December with some of the world’s best live Electronic Dance Music at the CH & FC Grounds Colombo 07. DJ acts including the legendary ‘Above & Beyond’, Asavajith, Shyam and Tim from Sri Lanka and a host of other top Indian DJ’s who are set to take [...]
Making mighty strides in dance
It was a pleasant surprise meeting up with a dance troupe of what we imagined to be 20-somethings, and instead encountered a small, but extremely eclectic bunch of 5-10 year olds. Tiny tots, they may be, but ‘tiny’ their dancing talents are certainly not. Meet the young faces behind ‘Mighty Steps’, a dance academy that [...]
Finally blessed
JNil never expected to find himself performing in Hollywood. The young Sri Lankan hip hop artist, performer and lyricist overcame more than one obstacle to get to where he is, not least among them his inability to speak English very well. JNil grew up in Moratuwa, where his father ran a spice mill and his [...]
Pleasure for your ears
Music fans yearning for variation in the local music industry will not be disappointed with Symphony Experiment X-rays. This rock n roll band who’ve been influenced by bands like Deep Purple, ACDC, Still Water, Air Bourne and Led Zeppelin, although just starting out, were adjuged winners in the band category at the inter university talent [...]
