Art
Flair and hard work hit the ramp
The weather gods unleashing torrents of rain on a bleak Monday night couldn’t dampen the buzz around the Grand Ballroom of the Galadari Hotel as the graduating class of the University of Moratuwa’s Department of Textile and Clothing Technology gathered for their Graduation Fashion Show. Four years of endless research, sketching, constructing and sleepless nights [...]
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Tale with a twist
Timberlake Wertenbaker’s ‘Ash Girl’ was brought to life recently, when the students of the British School of Colombo took to the stage with this new take on the classic Cinderella tale. Under the guiding hands of Angelo Pereira and Tracy Holsinger, students aged 12-19 handled the mature themes with a touch magic woven in. The [...]
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DJ RD opens Lankan stage to the world
Rajeev Dharmasena popularly known as a ‘DJ RD’ is a well known disc jockey in London, UK with years of experience behind him as a club DJ, music producer and an agent manager. TV Times met this popular DJ Rajeev was in Colombo last week, while on a tour of South Asia. ‘It was indeed a [...]
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A platform for Lankan volunteers
Volunteering comes in many ways, forms and faces. Whichever way you choose to make your contribution, one thing can’t be denied; you’re a better person for it, and you’ve brightened someone else day. There’s more to consider, weighs in Nipuna Ambanpola, founder of iVolunteer Sri Lanka. “Volunteering can make a positive impact on your life [...]
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‘Pedura’ from Priyankara
A new CD titled ‘Pedura’ comprising evergreen hits of the late singer J. A. Milton Perera will be launched in Borella on April 7. The CD produced by Jaliya Liyanage will comprise the yester year hits re-recorded by the late singer’s son Priyankara Perera while Thilina Thushara Wellalage has handled the music orchestration.
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That furry kind of love
Walking in, we’re greeted by at least ten dogs. Dogs, mind you, not tiny little puppies bounding up to you. They swarm around us and we admit to being slightly alarmed. “They don’t bite, right?” Soharni Tennekoon and Shilpa Samaratunge laugh. “These guys wouldn’t bite anyone,” they say, picking up a dog each for a [...]
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‘Yalui Api Yalui’ from Edward-Charitha
Visharada Edward Jayakody and Visharada Charitha Priyadarshani will launch their special song collection titled ‘Yalui Api Yalui’ which will include children’s songs they sang over the years. The launch of ‘Yalui Api Yalui’ will take place at the Ananda College Kularatne Hall on 6 April at 6.30pm to coincide with the Marambari concert held that [...]
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Work cultures that inspire and motivate
Have you ever met a growth artist? An impressionist? A firestarter? No? Head over to 361 Degrees and you’ll meet all three plus their Chief Visionary Officer. Rest assured the titles are all real and they have faces behind them too. 361 Degrees is the company that runs Wild Drift, a popular outbound training brand that [...]
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‘Premaya Nam’: proves a promising talent
“Premaya Nam” (Dirty, Yellow, Darkness), the maiden film of Kalpana Ariyawansa and Vindhana Ariyawansa brothers was recently screened at J.V. C. Studio of the Columbus College of Art and Design University, Ohio, the USA. The directors participated at the screening and the film was well received by the audience. Young talented stars Shyam Fernando, Samanalee [...]
Happy Birthday Dr. Peries
Father of Sri Lankan cinema, Dr. Lester James Peries celebrates his 96th birthday today, April 5. Undoubtedly Dr. Peries was the pioneer who shaped Sri Lankan cinema with his inimitable movie ‘Rekhawa’. At a time when the Indian film industry had a powerful influence on Sri Lankan cinema, Dr, Peries decided to make a change [...]
Multi-talented Nilan bags many awards at Ballet Festival
Choreographer Nilan Maligaspe’s full-length ballet ‘Thambapanni Pem Yuwala’ (The lovers of Thambapanni) won a number of awards at the recently held State Dance and Ballet Festival 2014. The awards his production won included the Best Actor (Pradeep Gunaratne), Best Actress (Chathuri Perera), and Best Music Director (Sanjeewa Paranamanna) Best Direction and Best Stage Designing both [...]
Films at Alliance Francaise de Colombo
1989 French film ‘Trop belle pour toi’ directed by Bertrand Blier will be screened at 3 pm on April 7 and at 6.30 pm on April 8 at Alliance Francaise de Colombo. The film story revolves around a man who married a woman who appears to be his mistress and falls for a mistress who [...]
Veteran actress Iranganie Serasinghe speakes about award winning teledrama producer Sandya Mendis
Iranganie Serasinghe, a vetran performing artiste in the Sinhala movie and tele world said that she wanted to write about Sandya for the service she has rended to the industry. But was unable to do as she never wanted any kind of publicity about herself. ‘Finally I came to a conclusion, I should do this because [...]
Eden Resort awarded TripAdvisor’s ‘Travellers’ Choice for 2015’
The Eden Resort & Spa was named as one of TripAdvisor’s Travellers’ Choice Hotels for 2015, amongst 25 listed in Sri Lanka alone. This award, now puts Eden on the map, amongst 8,151 hotels, B&Bs and inns around the world, which received the prestigious Travellers’ Choice award this year. Winners were determined based on millions [...]
Foreign pilots get float plane training from MFA
The Millennium Flight Academy (MFA) has completed and awarded float plane ratings for its first batch of foreign pilots, the flying school said in a media statement from MFA. The foreign pilots who are from India will go on to fly float planes in the Maldives, the Company added. The Millennium Flight Academy is approved and [...]
Easter Brunch at Water’s Edge
From an ‘Eggy-liciou’s Easter Brunch with ‘egg-citing’ entertainment for kids, Easter gourmet treats that everyone would love, to chocolate Easter goodies designed to satisfy even the most monstrous chocoholic cravings and Easter bunny making a grand entrance on a Helicopter – The Easter Brunch at Water’s Edge will be hatching with eggs-citment on the 5th of [...]
6th batch of Harpo’s School of Tourism from Galle receives certificates
Recently 15 students who successfully completed the certificate programmes on F&B Service, Culinary Arts and Hotel Operation from ‘Harpo’s School of Tourism and Hospitality Management’ Galle branch received their certificates from MD Harpo Gooneratne. The school currently conducts five courses, Food and Beverage Service, Housekeeping, Front Office, Culinary Arts and Hotel Operations. With Sri Lanka [...]