Art
Living our dream in the wilds
When my explorer buddy Minol Peiris and I finished our A’Ls, we could not wait to kick start our life as campers. Surfing the net, we came across the Lakdasun Forum(www.lakdasun.org) and a trip report to a mountain called Havagala. The pictures were so stunning, we felt we just had to see it ourselves. So after [...]
SLANA all set for Health Run
Applications have been coming in from all parts of the country promising a great turnout for the Sri Lanka Anti-Narcotics Association’s (SLANA) annual health run. The Health Run will hit the streets of Colombo next Sunday, August 3. This year is to be a little different according to SLANA Director Dharshinie Guniyangoda. After 15 health [...]
Mirror Magazine
A different take on a Shakespearean classic
Breaking down the misnomers surrounding Shakespearean drama and putting on a fun-filled show for audiences to revel in is what the drama troupe from Gateway College hope to achieve as the cast ready themselves to take on what will be their biggest challenge this year – ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream: The Musical’. The play follows [...]
Promising start up by Moratuwa Uni undergraduates
Soft Beetles – the latest start up from two promising young undergraduates of the University of Moratuwa, Faculty of Information Technology, is a company that has a vision to solve problems that affect university students . Working with one of the premier start-up guidance programmes in Sri Lanka, MIT Global Start-up Labs (GSL) 2014 powered [...]
Switching onto dance
At the Deanna School of Dancing (DSD) it doesn’t matter how long you’ve been actually dancing. What does matter is dedication to the form and absolute, unerring commitment for getting it right. We’re watching a small group rehearse an African tribal number and from the intense look of concentration it’s clear these girls are aiming [...]
Crafting life skills
Using the creative arts as a platform to develop life skills is what ‘Camp Kreativ’ is aiming at as five professionals prepare to bring the camp to life with their expertise . Conducting sessions in drama, dance, music, photography, cinematography and film-making – the team aspire to foster a spirit of learning, camaraderie and creative thinking [...]
TV Times
‘Hold you tight’ Hesh ready with his maiden video
Sri Lankan born Dubai based R&B artiste Hesh is now planning to release his highly anticipated debut English music video featuring Dubai based music producer/artist Jude Jakes. ‘I like to make music that makes people feel good’ he said when previewing new single ‘Hold you tight’ on few radio stations in Dubai and Colombo. He added furthermore “I’m [...]
GLORY SRI LANKA by Suppa feat. Chill Out
As an encouragement to the Sri Lankan athletes representing Commonwealth Games 2014 in Glasgow, Supun Ranaweerasinghe (Suppa) Sajee Lamahewa with Chill Out musical band have launched ‘Glory Sri Lanka’, the very first Commonwealth Game song last week. ‘This song was produced in just 7 days inspired by the feedback received from the friends and media [...]
‘Miss Earth –Air 2013’ in Sri Lanka
Katia Wagner of Austria, the reigning ‘Miss Earth – Air 2013’, will be in Sri Lanka on special invitation by TV Derana to crown the next Derana Veet Miss Sri Lanka for the Miss Earth 2014 beauty pageant. The finale of the beauty pageant is scheduled to be held on the 2nd of August at Citrus, [...]
Multi-talented Milroy celebrates golden jubilee in music
Journalist, film critic, subeditor, playwright, writer, music director, screenplay writer, lyricist and musician Milroy Dharmaratne of Dharmaratne Brothers fame celebrates 50 years in his musical journey with a release of his latest novel today, July 27 at 3.00pm at St Thomas’ Church Jubilee Hall, Kotte. Veteran songtress Nanda Malani will be the chief guest at [...]
Positioning Sri Lankan cinema in a Global Map
Making a historical move the first ever ‘International’ film festival in Sri Lanka under the title ‘Colombo International Film Festival’ will be held in Colombo from September 2 to 7. Organised by the Film Directors’ Guild of Sri Lanka the festival will provide a golden opportunities to all Sri Lankan film lovers, students and enthusiasts [...]
‘Theatre is still a place to share powerful messages
Celebrating the 10 year anniversary of ‘Bakamuna Weedi Basi’, a political satire Rajitha Dissanayake Theatre festival will start on August 1. The three plays produced by Rajitha include, ‘Sihina Horu Aran’, ‘Adara Wasthuwa’ and ‘Bakamuna Veedi Basi’ have won critical acclaims while they are highly enjoyed by the audience. Speaking about the reasons to conduct [...]
West End Broadway in Colombo with 70 musicians and dancers
Sri Lankan audiences are in for a huge treat this August with Toccata Musical Productions UK visiting Sri Lanka as a part of their Asia Tour 2014. Comprising a cast and crew of more than 70 professional musicians and dancers, this is arguably one of the largest entertainment contingents ever to arrive on our shores.The [...]
First Boutique Cinema by Ceylon Theatres
One of the oldest and pioneering film screening and distribution companies in Sri Lanka Ceylon Theatres combines history with modernity with its new boutique cinema, Empire Cineplex at Arcade Independence Square. The new Empire Cineplex offers a unique cinematic experience that is more intimate and luxurious than ever before. The Empire Cineplex is now the [...]
‘Kick’ kicks off
The blockbuster Bollywood fil m “KICK” released in Sri Lanka on July 25 was (same day released) at Majestic Ultra – Colombo, Premier Concord – Dehiwala, Exel World – Maradana and Himalee cinema – Kiribathgoda. Imported by “Reel Dreams Productions”, ‘KICK’ starring Salman Khan, Jacqueline Fernandez and Nawazuddin Siddiqui in the lead is a film [...]
Subway ready to open in Colombo
With the fast growing culinary experience in Sri Lanka, Colombo welcomes the arrival of one of the most popular food chains from the US. SUBWAY restaurant chain, the largest submarine sandwich chain with a presence of over 42,000 restaurants in 107 countries, is poised to launch its debut restaurant in Sri Lanka at R. A. [...]
Cinnamon Hotels host Miss Universe China finalists
Cinnamon Hotels and Resorts are preparing to host the 23, 2014 finalists of the Miss. Universe China pageant on a tour of Sri Lanka, flown courtesy of SriLankan Airlines. The tour will be a part of the pageant’s official agenda, following regional selections that will culminate in the Grand Finale of the Miss Universe China [...]
