Art
Now it’s out with cupcakes and in with sweetmeats
With less than twenty four hours to the dawn of the Sinhala and Tamil New Year, presents are wrapped and waiting to be distributed, the nekath times memorised or scribbled down last minute and the all important Avurudu kevili standing by, in boxes or air tight packages. Anyone lucky enough to experience an intricately authentic [...]
Next stop!CFW resort wear
With another Colombo Fashion Week successfully behind him, Ajai Vir Singh is not resting on his laurels. The dynamic CFW founder is now planning for the Resort Wear show to be held this September and with applications now being called for, he talks about his vision for fashion in Sri Lanka How did you get [...]
Mirror Magazine
Visakhians make a splash with ‘Applause’
When Visakha Vidyalaya presents ‘Applause’ on from April 25-27 they’ll be cementing their status as one of the pioneer synchronized swimming school teams in the country. The school, with its considerably long history in the sport will host the event in aid of additional improvements to the Visakha pool. Rovini Illukkumubura was only six when [...]
TV Times
Power of people in filmmaking
In 1976 Indian film ‘Manthan’ (The Churning) became the first film in the world to be produced not by a single production house, but by the farmers of the Gujrat Co-operative Milk Federation who contributed Rs.2 each for the production of the movie. The movie directed by reputed Indian director Shyam Benegal was written by [...]
Mirror Magazine
That Avurudu feeling
As Avurudu rolls around it’s that time of the year when we all get to take a little breather from our hectic lives, relax at home without feeling too guilty about it and do the rounds visiting relatives we haven’t seen in months. It’s also a month for traditions and nostalgia, and this week the [...]
TV Times
Victor-Nanda in NY
Popular singers Victor Rathnayake and Nanda Malini, who have mesmerized music lovers in all parts of the world for several decades, will come alive in New York on April 20 at the Harbour Cultural Centre. Popular musician Suresh Maliyadde will be the music director for the concert. The Victor-Nanda duo is also presenting a popular series [...]
Mirror Magazine
Small movie miracles
Sachi Ediriweera’s ‘Wildlings Within’, a tale about a young tribesman who must defeat predators on his land to earn his rightful place in the tribe, is intensely gripping in the way only a short film can be. For 10 minutes and 57 seconds, you’ll chase the young boy through the dense woods and feel his [...]
TV Times
Lessons from legendary bassist Nathan East
Rajitha Rupasinghe and his team from the band Misty was in attendance at the Q&A session at the ‘Guitar Centre’ at Rockville Washington, DC conducted by the legendary bassist Nathan East. Band Misty is currently on tour to the US and Canada. They visited the ‘Guitar Centre’ at Rockville, Washington followed by the concert and the [...]
American Top 40 on TNL turns seven
One of the world’s longest running countdowns celebrates its 7th year on the air here in Sri Lanka with TNL Radio this year. The American Top 40 is hosted by world renowned Hollywood icon Ryan Seacrest, and has consecutively been voted Sri Lanka’s favourite weekend programme. AT40 features live and often hilarious interviews with celebrities [...]
Juniors’ Music Concert at RC
The Juniors’ Music Concert of the students of The Russian School of Music was held at the Russian Centre Auditorium recently Eighty students from the age 6 took part in the concert displaying their talents on Piano, Violin, Guitar, Flute, Recorder and Vocal. The students were taught and guided by the well experienced teachers attached [...]
French cinema at AF Colombo
1983 French movie ‘L’Argent’ directed by Robert Bresson narrates around a forged 500- franc note that is being passed from hand to hand will be screened at 3 pm on April 15 and at 6.30 pm on April 16 at Alliance Française de Colombo auditorium at no 11, Barnes Place, Colombo 7. The crime drama [...]
“Ballo” back in Borella
One of the longest running theatrical production in the recent time, “Balloth Ekka be” written and directed by Ravindra Ariyarathne will go on the boards at 3.30 pm and 6.45pm at the Namel Malani Punchi Theatre, Borella on April 25. The play stars Wijaya Nandasiri, Kumara Thirimadura, Roshan Pilapitiya, Gihan Fernando, and Ferny Roshini and [...]
Two Novel plays
Two new plays based on political and social themes “Double Game Kaarayo” and “Buddhikayage Jeewithe” written and produced by Dhananjaya Karunarathne will be staged on April 26 at 3.30 pm and 6.45 pm at the Namel Malini Punchi theatre, Borella. With Mayura Perera, Kalana Gunasekera and Buddhika Dhamayantha playing in the main cast, music, lighting [...]
AC focus on environment
On theme of environment, American Center, Colombo will screen ‘the 11th Hour’, a 2007 documentary film, created, produced and narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio, on the state of the natural environment at 6 pm on April 22. Directed by Leila Conners Petersen and Nadia Conners and financed by Adam Lewis and Pierre André Senizergues, and distributed [...]
‘Bombay Velvet’ in Yala, Sri Lanka
Bollywood movie ‘Bombay Velvet’ is one of the most awaited films of the year. It’s been spoken about for the last 8 years, because Anurag (Anurag Kashyap, the director) has been developing the script over that period of time, and it’s gone through multiple cast options and always the biggest names were spoken about. Currently, [...]