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Finding a voice through theatre
Dr Wolfgang Schneider speaks to the Mirror Magazine about youth theatre and his experience at the recently concluded Colombo Theatre Festival Wolfgang Schneider can’t mask his enthusiasm for youth theatre: “theatre for young audiences (TYA) respects its young audiences by presenting their hopes, dreams and fears,” he says. “It develops and deepens experience, intelligence, emotion [...]
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Good question
Why should we volunteer? In our hectic schedule where we run between work/school and home why should we make some time for volunteering? For me volunteering is a recreational activity where you take time not only for others but to refresh yourself and develop your personality. When thinking of volunteering in the big picture people think [...]
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Musical diversity
T he Galleon International Group will present a multi cultural music festival titled – Galleon International Music Festival. This event is all about diversity, different countries, different cultures and different music. The Galleon International Music Festival hopes to offer a unique musical experience while saving a potion of the proceeds to develop and support cancer [...]
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Rocking it for a cause
On April 27, 2013, prepare for a musical tempest at the auditorium of the British School in Colombo, featuring some of Sri Lanka’s finest home grown talent. ‘Ragnarök’ (significantly known in Norse mythology as the “Fate of the Gods” or “Twilight of the Gods” respectively) promises an evening of eclectic and intense music ranging from [...]
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Taking on ‘Socrates’
Director Pujitha De Mel on his thoughts on directing ‘Socrates’ at the Professor Ediriweera Sarachchandra Open Air Theatre in Peradeniya ‘Socrates’, a theatre production was staged this month by the Fine Arts Department of the University of Peradeniya. The play was originally written and staged in 1994 by Dr. Sunanda Mahendra, and was adapted with [...]
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Readying for the Electric Peacock Festival
The excitement will hit fever-pitch once again, as the Electric Peacock is ready to take flight, this time with British rap sensation Tinie Tempah making his way to centre stage. The young 24 year-old Tinie Tempah really is living the dream. No one, least of all himself, could have predicted the scale of success created [...]
