Art
Synergy of energy
It promises to be a thrilling night of hardcore high energy dancing when the Danceworld School of Modern, Jazz and Ballet presents their annual show ‘Jazzin’ – Rhythm of the Soul’ on August 10 and 11 at the Lionel Wendt from 7 p.m. This is the school’s seventh production directed by the school’s founder and director Sureka [...]
Playing many roles
US-born actress Anjani Perera is perhaps best known for her role of Queen Prajapathi Gauthami in the 2013 film Sri Siddhartha Gautama—the epic motion picture whose Maha Sanga approved script tells the story of the Lord Buddha. The film was first screened in January 2013, with a re-release last month. Though her father is from [...]
Bringing on the Mehendi magic
She did Mehendi on her first client when she was 14. “It started out as a leisure pursuit since I was really good at art and design but it takes up all my time now,” says Farhath Haady, busy drawing an intricate design on one of her clients even while talking to us. While “Mehendi [...]
TV Times
Italian cusine at Bayleaf with Italian Chefs
The Bayleaf , Colombo’s finest Italian restaurant- will be featuring two Italian Guest chefs from Turin to offer authentic Piedmont cuisine at an exclusive food promotion from 8 to 18 August. Alessandro Gioda and Stefano Malvardi from the cozy Quanto Basto Ristorante in Turin will feature their unique cooking skills and Piedmont flavours with a [...]
Ulagalla Three years of excellence
Ulagalla lies on the Anuradhapura-Dambulla road, among green paddy fields and forests full of wildlife and exotic tropical flowers. There are wild elephants here, roaming free along jungle corridors established by their ancestors thousands of years ago. Nestled amidst these tropical splendours is Ulagalla, an exclusive honeymooners’ and holidaymakers’ retreat that sets an example of [...]
Ananda’s Aesthetic journey
Multi-talented artist and award-winning playwright Ananda Senaratne will release his first album while launching five books written by him on August 16 at 3 pm at the Colombo Public Library auditorium. Tittled ‘Wessa’ (Rain), the CD contains 12 songs written and music composed by Ananda which were sung with a number of female singers including [...]
‘The Cherry Orchard’ goes on the board
‘Idamedi Wikine’, a stage play produced by E. M. D. Upali based on Russian writer Anton Chekov’s ‘The Cherry Orchard’ will go on the boards on August 18, 19 and 28 at Lumbini theatre, Colombo. ‘Idamedi Wikine’ marks the 30 years of theatrical journey by E. M. D. Upali who had earlier made five plays. [...]
Rangapema Ivarai in town
‘Rangapema Ivarai’ (Adieu to Acting) theatrical performance of seasoned actors Kamal Addararachchi and Sriyantha Mendis will be staged today, August 4 at 3.30 pm and 6.45 pm at Namel Malini Punchi Theatre, Borella. Rangapema Ivarai is produced by Udayasiri Wickremaratne who earlier made ‘Suddek Oba Arnathai’ (A White man addresses you), a stage play which [...]
Shake your booty ELDA Championship
The third consecutive ‘El Latino Dancesport Championship’ 2013 organised by the El Latino Dance Academy which was held at S. Thomas’ Sports complex in Mount Lavinia recently drew keen interests among dance enthusiasts. Awards were given for 24 different categories of dances for the students from four dancing schools that competed at this Dancing Championship [...]
Surf Club is back in Mount Lavinia
Popular Surf Club in Mount Lavinia has opened its doors to all the activities and a series of entertainment after many years of defunct status. The Surf Club in Mount Lavinia has a rich history and dates back to around 1965 when a group of life savers who used to frequent the beach around the [...]
Kids in action
A concert organized by the Montessori Sub-Committee of the Archdiocesan Education Commission will take place at the KPC Hall Kadawatha on 6 August, starting at 9.00 am. Twenty eight Montessoris and Pre-schools from the Archdiocese of Colombo are taking part in this Concert names as ‘Pipena Kekulu’. This is the second consecutive year for the [...]
‘This Is It’: Choro Calibre in action
‘This is It’- the ultimate Choral Concert organised by Choro Calibre Youth Choir together with the All Saints Parish Community will come alive at the BMICH on 22 October to celebrate their fouth anniversary. Choro Calibre is a unique, diverse and versatile 20 member youth choir comprising talented singers- both male and female who have all [...]
Miss Earth 2012 at the Kingsbury
The beautiful and eco-passionate, Miss Earth Tereza Fajksová arrived in Sri Lanka on last week and has made The Kingsbury her home during her stay. Miss Tereza Fajksová of Czech Republic was titled Miss Earth 2012 and serves as the Ambassador to environmental protection campaigns worldwide. Miss Fajksová was the Chief Guest at the ‘Derana [...]
Mettasena enters cinema
Veteran photographer Mettasena with his vast experience in the art of still photography, has entered the world of cinema with a short film. His maiden venture, yet-to-be-named 20-minute film with no dialogues, revolves around the life of the owner of a private printing press. It narrates around a vacancy for a young boy to work [...]
Mirror Magazine
Nathan Eardly speaks to the Mirror Magazine about his TNL Onstage experience
Q: When did your musical journey begin, and when did it take a competitive turn? I’ve been singing since I was 8 or 9, and it evolved around church till 5 years back, where I realised that I could do more. That’s when I was introduced to Derek Wickramanayake. He took me with open arms [...]
Starry starry night
It started on an ominous note with the rain pouring down and the wind howling wildly. Everyone had to think twice before making it to the Grand Finals of TNL Onstage. But think twice they did, making the right decision by turning up in masses despite the rain. It was only fair by the persistent [...]
Dealing with the bigger issues SLMUN 2013 gets underway this week
A group of 50 young people will find out soon enough if their six month preparation will stand the test of a three day trial. Either way the organising committee of Sri Lanka Model United Nations know that whatever happens, they’ll have these six months of madness to remind them that even the most daunting [...]
The year for biopic films
Jobs Jobs:The Steve Jobs biopic starring Ashton Kutcher became the first trailer ever to debut on the social networking and photo sharing site Instagram. Directed by Joshua Michael Stern, it first premiered at Sundance but is now generating more hype as its release date draws close. Abysmal ratings on sites like rotten tomatoes (where it [...]
Celebration of music and art
Last year’s fantastic Pettah Interchange brought Bordermovement and the Goethe Institut together in an epic celebration of music and art. Dancers colonised a basement which had been transformed into a great party space. This time around it’s the turn of the old town hall market, the historic place from which Colombo started to expand. Among [...]
