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Dinesh records highest sale for an instrumental
Talented young music director Dinesh Subasinghe has set a record by creating the highest selling instrumental music compact disc (CD) tittled ‘Rawan Naada’ in Sri Lanka. Released under Tharanga label owned by Vijay Ramanayaka, the CD, Dinesh’s first solo album had already sold out 16,000 copies over the last six years. The album ‘Ravan Naada’ [...]
‘Sangeetabimana’ : Classical Music Concert
The ‘Sangeetabimana’, a Classical Music Concert, will go on stage at the Lionel Wendt Theatre, on March 10 at 6.30 p.m. Well-known oriental classical music promoter Visharad Chitral Pandita is presenting this concert to an invited audience. Three renowned Indian musicians are due to perform at this event. Sarathi Chatterjee with a vocal recital, Shilpi [...]
‘SKY FIESTA 2015’ ends successfully
‘Sky Fiesta 2015’, a gathering of aviation lovers with their aviation equipment, organised by the Royal College Aviation Society in collaboration with the ‘Aviation Voice’ was held on 28 February at Royal College Grounds. Aviation Voice is a voluntary group who are working hard in aviation to prepare Sri Lanka’s next generation to lead the aviation [...]
Come back of Cinderella
Cinderella, a live-action retelling of the classic fairy tale about a servant step-daughter who wins the heart of a prince inspired by the fairy tale Cinderella by Charles Perrault is now being screened at Savoy3D cinema, Wellawatta. Directed by Kenneth Branagh, the British/American romantic fantasy film borrows many elements from Walt Disney’s 1950 animated musical [...]
Cinema to celebrate ‘women’s day’
In celebrating the international Women’s Day a film festival discussing issues related to women and on society will be screened at 3.30 pm at International Centre for Ethnic Studies on March 10. Organised by the Embassy of France in Sri Lanka in partnership with the European Union Delegation, ICES, Agenda 14 and the Alliance Francaise de [...]
Antipodes captured by cinema
Monthly documentary film screening at the Digital Film Academy of Sri Lanka Foundation Institute will screen Victor Kossakovsky’s ‘VIVAN LAS ANTIPODAS!’ – Long Live The Antipodes! at 4 pm on March 12 at the SLF Digital Film Academy Studio. The film will be followed by a talk on the topic ‘drawing poetry from the visual’ [...]
Funny money’ with Sri Lankan touch
The Sinhala adaptation of British playwright Ray Cooney’s ‘Funny Money’ ‘Sadaya Maarai Salli Hamarai’ (While the cash flowed, the party was perfect!) will be staged at 3.30 pm and 7 pm on March 14 at the Lionel Wendt theatre Colombo 7. A story revolves around a Sri Lankan couple living in England for the past [...]
Kapuwa comes to Wendt
‘Kapuwa Kapothi’ Prof. Ediriweera Sarathchandra’s theatrical adaptation of Russian writer Nikolai Gogol’s ‘The Marriage’ will be staged at 3.30 pm and 7 pm on March 15 at the Lionel Wendt theatre, Colombo 7. The play stars Wijeya Nandasiri, Deepani Silva, Sarath Kulathunga, lalith Rajapaksa, Wasamtha Vittachci, Ariyaratne Kaluarachchi, Kumudi Prashanthi and Kumari Manike and behind [...]
Comedy of trio goes on the board
“Gutikaamata Niyamithai” a comedy play depicting how one loses one’s own identity in society will be staged at 3.30 pm and 7 pm on March 13 at the Lionel Wendt Theatre Colombo. Starring W. Jayasiri, Sarath Kothalawala and Dharmapriya Dias in the lead roles, the play is directed by Thilak Nandana Hettiarachchi and presented by [...]
Adventurous ‘Kalu’s Hideaway’
‘Kalu’s Hideaway’, one of the leading eco-friendly jungle re-treat hotels in Sri Lanka, was patronised by some of the leading ‘travel agents’ from around the world, who visited the resort in Udawalawe recently. ‘It was a wonderful opportunity to have them at the Hideaway and experience the services’ said the former Sri Lankan cricketer, Romesh [...]
Introduction of IP/SMART TV at Colombo Courtyard
Apart from being one of the most innovative and forward thinking business boutique hotels in the city, Colombo Courtyard has achieved another milestone as being the first in Sri Lanka to implement a WIFI based smart TV and IPTV solutions. This smart technology and versatile in- room entertainment solution offers relevant information, entertainment and services [...]