Art
A little slice of heaven
It’s a Thursday and Elinor Galapitage has been up since 5 a.m. baking cakes to bring to the Good Food Market in Battaramulla. Working together, she and her husband Yohan have also prepared quiches and crumbles; pies, tarts and little clay pots ready for takeaway, the creamy homemade yoghurt inside laced through with a swirl [...]
Does social media make us anti-social?
Technology no doubt has greatly benefited us. We live in a day and age where we can contact our friends and family from our computer screens. We can organise an event, virtual or not, and invite thousands of people, within a matter of minutes. We can play a game of Solitaire with a stranger from [...]
Mirror Magazine
Playing the digital age for laughs
Acell phone rings incessantly in a quiet café. A stranger at the next table has had enough. And a dead manwith a lot of loose ends. Sarah Ruhl plays the digital age for laughs in ‘Dead Man’s Cell Phone’, to be staged next weekend by the Theatre Junction group. Despite its rather morbid name Director [...]
Art
‘There is Something I have to Tell You’: A Gratiaen Prize reading
Madhubhashini Disanayaka Ratnayake will be reading from her Gratiaen award winning novel ‘There is Something I have to Tell You’ on Saturday, August 3, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Expographic Bookstore, 455, Pannipitiya Road, Pelawatta, Battaramulla. She will be accompanied on cello by Nuwan Vithanage, on guitar by Chinthaka Jayakody and by [...]
Mirror Magazine
The volunteering experience
Meet Ayanthi. She’s a 29 year old student in the English class I voluntarily conduct for teachers of special needs children. She’s tall, has a sweet smile that lights up her face, a very serious face when she’s involved in a lesson, and she dresses impeccably: blue earrings for her blue top, hair neatly pulled [...]
Explosive performances
Setting the stage alight with explosive performances, RnB and HipHop artist Taio Cruz and the multi-platinum, RnB and Reggae artist Sean Kingston entertained crowds gathered at the CR &FC last week . The artists were supported by up and coming Hip Hop artist Big Reeno while all three acts were part of the launch concert [...]
A place for local talent
As the finalists of TNL Onstage 2013 get ready to step into the ring to battle it out one last time, Minusha Wickremesinghe and Dino Corera, Co-Chairs of TNL Onstage give the Mirror Magazine the low down on what it takes to win. “It’s never an easy road to the finals!” The show is currently [...]
Remembering Cory Monteith: The best of Finn Hudson
Fans of the actor were devastated to learn that Cory Monteith had died at the age of only 31. Cory, who had checked himself in to rehab recently, succumbed to a drug overdose. He and the character Finn he played on the hit show Glee had much in common say friends and admirers – they [...]
TV Times
‘Punsanda Paaya’ shines bright
‘Punsanda Paaya-2013’ mega concert organised by Moratuwa Art Forum (MAF) was held for the seventh successful year on July 13 at the Holy Emmanuel Parish Hall, Moratuwa. International awarded actor Jagath Chamila (a memeber of MAF) was the chief guest at the event which was performed by over 140 singers, actor and actresses and dancers. [...]
Golden journey of Desmond
In celebrating 50 years in showbiz the legendary Desmond de Silva is billed to perform at his first sing along after a long silence at BMICH on Sunday July 28 at 7. 00 pm. The show is presented by the “Kandy Lamissi’ Mariazelle Gunathilake and backed by Rajiv and the clan led by Rajiv Sebastian. [...]
Kumar launches ‘The Bonsoir Diaries’
Kumar de Silva recently launched his story – The Bonsoir Diaries’ – as part of the month long French Spring Festival 2013 hosted by the Alliance Francaise in Sri Lanka and the Embassy of France. A Samaranayake publication, this book is a cocktail of explosive chapters, bursting at their seams, and, revealing everything you never [...]
Fishing on a ‘Flying Fish’ End of French Spring
Acclaimed filmmakers, independent artistes and film lovers have expressed concern over the recent ban imposed on the controversial film ‘Igilena Maaluwo’ or ‘Flying Fish’, an internationally awarded cinematic production by young filmmaker Sanjeewa Pushpakumara. The Media Centre for National Security (MCNS) has called for banning of the film following its screening for a limited invited [...]
‘Amdon’ a wholesome humour on Sunday
‘Amdon’, a comedy tele serial directed by Christie Shelton Fernando is now being telecast at 7 pm on every Sunday on Swarnavahini channel. Jagath Chamila, Koshila Madushani, Gihan Fernando, Duleeka Marapana, Sarath Kothalawala, Madhani Malwattage, Bandula Wijeweera and Sanath Karunaratne play in the 25-episode teledrama. Amdon or Costa lives in an urban shanty and he [...]
Sarathchandra goes on the board
A festival with two well-known plays by Professor Ediriweera Sarathchandra will be held from July 26 to 28 at the Lionel Wendt theatre, Colombo 7. ‘Sinhabahu’, one of the most revered dramas of Prof. Sarathchandra will be staged at 3.30 p.m. and 7.00 p.m. on July 27. Another master theatrical production by Prof. Sarathchandra “Hasthikantha [...]
Rajitha’s ‘Aadara Wasthuwa’ premieres at the Wendt
Rajitha Dissanayake’s latest play ‘Aadara Wasthuwa’ (Love Object) will have its premiere run at the Lionel Wendt theatre on August 2, 3 and 4 at 7.00 pm. The 90-minute drama seeks to question the notion of love; its boundaries and politics, and the extent to which it determines our behaviour when confronted by other overpowering [...]
Lester’s ‘Nidhanaya’ among restored Asian classics in Venice
‘Nidhanaya’ (The Treasure), legendary cinematic direction of Dr. Lester James Peries, father of Sri Lankan cinema is to be screened at the 70th Venice International Film Festival opened on August 28. The film will be screened under the Venezia Classici section where restored prints of nine Asian classics would be screened. The other directions to [...]
The Wolverine at Amity Lite
‘Wolverine’, American and Australian superhero film featuring the Marvel Comics character Wolverine will be released at Amity Lite cinema, Maharagama from July 31. Reprising his role from previous films, Hugh Jackman plays the title character with James Mangold as the director. Based on the 1982 limited series Wolverine by Chris Claremont and Frank Miller, the [...]
Exquisite Jungle Beach marks first anniversary
Jungle Beach Kuchchaveli the unique luxury beach resort of Uga Escapes celebrated its first year in operation. The second hotel by Uga Escapes, this is also the first hotel to be built in Kuchchaveli under the Tourist Development Area. Jungle Beach’s unique concept, location and indulgences have fast made it a popular choice amongst both [...]
Pegasus Reef Hotel unveils newly refurbished ballroom
Pegasus Reef Hotel recently unveiled its newly refurbished ballroom enhancing its product offering to its ever increasing clientele. The three month long refurbishment at a cost of Rs. 60 million has added exciting new fabric wall paper, brand new carpeting in tones of red with yellow and beige, a state-of-the-art lighting system and the installation [...]
Viewing Esala Perahera with Ebert Silva
Sri Lanka Tourism in collaboration with the special luxury packages offer given by Ebert Silva for both foreign tourists and local viewers to view the Kandy Esela Perahera, known to be one of Asia’s most spectacular cultural pageants. The packages are devised to view both Kumbal and the Randoli Peraheras from August 11 to 202013. [...]
