Art
Fusion music at its best
Madhavi Shilpadipathi’s artistry owes itself in equal parts to nature and nurture. Her mother, Kanthi Shilpadipathi sings beautifully and is famous for her rendition of Sri Lankan folk music. She also composes her own music, which she and her daughter sometimes perform together, most notably on a CD for young children. Madhavi’s father, Piyasara Shilpadipathi [...]
Have a blast with ‘High on Heels’ and local DJs
AXE Blast 2014 will see UK’s sensational all female band “High on Heels” as its headliner alongside some of Sri Lanka’s top DJs, Dhanushka, Jay Vibes, KC Grey, Wendell and Yazz on August 23 at the Kingsbury Hotel, Colombo. Consisting of a professional DJ, saxophonist, percussionist, vocalist and an electric violinist, the all-girl group High [...]
Hair do!
Sunsilk’s 24 hour party turned the Sri Lanka Exhibition and Convention Centre into a sea of purple as some 4000 people enjoyed the action from Saturday 26th to Sunday 27th. The party tempo increased with guest performances by Umaria and the sounds of live bands Flame and Audio Squad supported by a string of Sri [...]
TV Times
Getting the crowd on their feet
Voice.Print is set to take the stage on August 14, at the Hilton Colombo with their new concert – ‘Sounds Like; Voice.Print’. The first full concert in almost five years for the group. Voice.Print in a statement recently revealed what audiences could expect from their upcoming concert. On engaging the audience People come for concerts [...]
Mirror Magazine
Doodle art opening up a space for creativity
In a bid to celebrate local doodle artistes Red Bull Doodle Art opened entries in Sri Lanka, a statement from the company said.This year’s Red Bull Doodle Art, the competition’s eighth edition, will see the number of participating countries swell to 40. Besides Sri Lanka, the other newcomers are India, Costa Rica, Algeria, Japan and [...]
New take on a popular phenomenon
Ruwanthie de Chickera is seated cross-legged on the floor as she watches a scene being rehearsed in front of her. One can immediately tell that she is carefully dissecting the scene in her head. The light seeping through the blinds and her bright pink baggy pants are the only colours across the setting, as the [...]
Promoting cohesion through art
As throngs of people walked past photographs displaying powerful images of that day in July at the Viharamahadevi Open Air Theatre, recently – several of them took a minute to ponder at the displays put togehter under the title ‘No More July’ which was no ordinary show of art.“Our aim was for people to replace [...]
TV Times
Sunsilk’s paints Colombo purple with their 24hour party
Colombo rocked for 24 hours last weekend, when Sunsilk brought to life their new variant, Perfect Straight, in a 24 hour lock down party, at the Convention Centre in Fort, the most fashionable party of the year which took the city by storm. Over 50 celebrities made their grand appearances at all hours of the [...]
FOX News on 91.4
‘Fox News’, latest and update news and current affairs programme on Fox Radio 91.4 will be launching tomorrow, 4th August .7 months after their launch FOX 91.4 boasts an extensive listenership that is steadily growing. It is on the sidelines of this major accomplishment that FOX NEWS will officially commence broadcasting LIVE from Fox News [...]
Red Bull Doodle Art opens space for Lankan creativity
Be ready with your pen and paper, because after seven hugely successful years, Red Bull Doodle Art is lengthening its global canvas to cover Sri Lanka in its competitive celebration to take doodling to the next level with entries opening up on July 22nd. This year’s competition will culminate – for the first time in [...]
Janakaraliya 10th Anniversary in Anuradhapura
Celebrating its 10th anniversary Janakaraliya Drama and theatre institute has organized a Drama Festival at 7.00pm on August 5, 6 and 7 at the “Rangadharanie” theatre at the Janakaraliya Theatre Institute at Shravasthipura, Anuradhapura. “Hunu Wataye Kathawa’ which was created by Parakrama Niriella for Janakaliya, which won five awards including the best drama at the 2014 National Drama Festival [...]
Charandas journeys for 10 years
Multi awarded ‘Charnadas’ which began on July 29, 2004 under the shades of Janakaraliya mobile tent created great audience, budding creative crews, and most above all shared love, happiness and tears beyond racial boundaries over the last ten years. During the ten years of theatrical experience the award winning theatre group diverged into deep rural [...]
Bringing literature to living room
The ‘Bhawa Theertha’, telefilm series directed by Santhusha Liyanage who is famed for his previous teleserials ‘Vishwanthara’ and ‘Jeewanthara’ is now being telecast on Rupavahini. Santhusa’s previous two directions were based on world literature and a short story selection from Sri Lanka. The series will have different stories on themes like love, affection, suspense, mystery [...]
Rutnam honoured at Madrid
Filmmaker and producer of internationally famed Chandran Rutnam, whose film won three main awards at last year’s Madrid International Film Festival (MIFF), he received a special honour by inviting to make the opening address of the festival and to accept the award personally. The film, starring Sir Ben Kingsley, Ben Cross, James Koch, Patrick Rutnam, [...]
NETPAC Award Winners at forthcoming Colombo IFF
The International Film Festival of Colombo 2014 (IFF Colombo), the country’s first ever film festival with an international standard announced the NETPAC Award Winning Film package scheduled to be screened exclusively at its festival starting on September 2. The Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema, also known as NETPAC, is an organization founded in [...]
‘Thanha Rathi Ranga’ goes to Montreal Film Fest
Nilendra Deshapriya’s acclaimed maiden film ‘Thanha Rathi Ranga’ (Between Yesterday and Tomorrow) will have its Canadian premiere at the prestigious Montreal World Film Festival held from August 21 to September 1. The film will be presented at the MWFF under the section of “Focus On World Cinema”. Founded in 1977 MWFF is one of Canada’s [...]
Felicitation of cinematic talents
The first ever biannual film festival organised by Asia Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) Private Limited, titled ‘Hiru Golden Film Awards’ to felicitate Sri Lankan cinematic creations will be held in October. Almost 30 awards including Best Director, Best Film, Best Actor and popular awards like Popular Actor, Actress and film will be given away on films [...]
Creative Encounters to make creative children
Lanka Children’s and Youth Theatre Foundation (LCYTF) popularly known as Play House-Kotte presents its latest programme for children named “Creative Encounters” during the school vacation from August 11 to 15 in Kotte. Children between the ages of seven and fifteen can take part in the programme which runs for five consecutive days from 8.30 a.m. [...]
Demigod’s battle against a warlord
‘Hercules’ the tale of a Greek demigod whose life as a sword-for-hire was tested when the King of Thrace and his daughter sought his aid in defeating a tyrannical warlord, is now being screened at Majestic Platinum – Colombo and Empier-3D and Liberty Lite and Sky Lite -3D. The 2D version of the film will [...]
Pegasus Reef: Solution for all banquet needs
Pegasus Reef Hotel, Wattala was the first star class hotel in Sri Lanka to open its doors to visitors in the 70 s. Since entering the hospitality stream in the country, the hotel has recently undergone a massive refurbishment process and has upgraded all its services and amenities to modern star class grandeur. Bordering the [...]
French magic at Water’s Edge
Having given Colombo the taste of ‘Italian Altarmarca’ – spit roast , a culinary delight by Bocuse d’Or winner Chef Roland Debuyst, ‘Water’s Edge’ is once again ready to create an environment for the culinary savvy to all French food lovers to taste and experience authentic ‘French cuisine’. The arrival of Chef Florent Boivin in August [...]
Party on ‘ON14’
ON 14, Colombo’s most exciting rooftop bar and lounge of the OZO Colombo introduces a buy one get one free promotion on a selection of beverages by the glass, cocktails, and drafts every day from 5.00pm to 7.00pm. ‘Guests can drive away the traffic blues or simply delight in the stunning sunset views while enjoying [...]
