Art
Exploring the contemporary
The Mesh Academy of Dance joins the gamut of local dance institutes offering a choice of largely contemporary dance lessons for students. The academy will officially launch this July, following Mesh’s inaugural concert ‘Genesis: the Awakening’. Founder and creative director Umeshi Rajeendra spoke to us about influences, contemporary dance in Sri Lanka and her plans [...]
Inter-uni action
On the very first day of their journey, they had to face the city romp – taking on tasks within the metro city areas of Colombo, Pettah and Fort. Challenging tasks were successfully completed by all ten teams and the second day saw them at the picturesque Kithulagala adventure camp where the biggest thrill was, [...]
You are my sunshine
I must be one of a very few 30-year-olds who enjoy the music of the late and great Jimmie Davis. I will never forget the day back in 1999 – it was Easter Sunday – when I was listening to a popular country station which broadcast in Canada at the time, and there came a [...]
Mirror Magazine
Ancient tale told through dance
Vijaya, the first settler of Thambapanni, and his fierce queen Kuveni may not have moved with as much grace and musicality as Pradeep Gunarathna and Chathuri Perera do but then again, what’s dance without a bit of artistic license? ‘The Lovers of Thambapanni’, the tale of Vijaya and his first queen Kuveni will be re-enacted [...]
Horror as an evolving genre
Ananda Drama gear up for an adaptation of a Bram Stoker classic “Dracula” When Bram Stoker penned Dracula in 1897, he would not have expected three young writers to see the humour in some parts of it 118 years later. But that was the reaction the Gothic horror novel elicited from Nishantha de Silva, Rajitha Hettiarachchi [...]
TV Times
‘August Madness’ with Gypsies at CPB
‘August Madness’, a dinner dance with a difference, will come alive with the Gypsies at the Club Palm Bay Hotel in Marawila on Saturday, 15th August. ‘August Madness’ is a a journey of a dance extravaganza organised by Club Palm Bay Hotel in association with Mobitel. ‘Join us in a journey of a dance extravaganza with [...]
Canadian Natalya shines at Curve Tapas Bar
Sri Lankan born Canadian Jazz star Natalya will be featured at the Curve- Tapas Bar at Park Street Mews on Wednesdays and Thursdays till the end July as part of their jazz promotion. Curve- Tapas Bar at Park Street Mews is now known for authentic Tapas and excellent live music and with the launch of the [...]
New Gospel CD totally free
‘Suwa Karanna Ma’ (Heal Me Lord), a new Gospel CD will be released by musician Lucky Deva and his team on Wednesday, 1st of July. Lucky Deva with his Team in ‘Army for the Lord’ (Saminduta Hamudaawak ) will be presenting a new Gospel CD titled ‘Suwa Karanna Ma’ with a variety of Gospel musical [...]
Tribute to the Legends
In memory of yesteryear musicians, Keerthi Pasqual has organised ‘Tribute to the Legends’ an evening of music at the BMICH on July 11. The musical show will feature 24 songs which were created with the participation of 21 singers, eight musicians and 12 lyricists. They include Sunil Shantha, Neville Fernando, H. R. Jothipala, Clarence Wijewardena, [...]
A party in town
A Sinhala adaptation of British playwright Ray Cooney’s ‘Funny Money’ directed by Dharmapriya Dias as “Saadaya Maarai Salli Hamaray” goes on the boards, at 3.30 pm and 6.45 pm on June 28 at Punchi Theatre , Borella . The cast consist of Gihan Fernando, Jayani Senanayke,Giriraj Kaushalya, Dayadewa Edirisinghe, Anuradha Perera, Aloka Sampath, Anuradha Mallawarachchi [...]
Ever popular Musical play goes on the boards
Punyasena Gunasinghe’s “Dhikthala Kaalagola”, a drama that introduced a number of popular songs written by Charles Silva Gunasinghe will be staged at 3.30p.m and 6.45p.m on July 10 at Y.M.B.A theatre, Borella. The cast comprising a leading artistes include Richard Maanamudali, Jayanath Bandara, Thushari Gunarathne, lsuru Weerasinghe, Upali Bandara, Upali Thiwanka Hewage, Saman Nishantha Gunasinghe, [...]
Return of Indian dance
Following the immense success of ABCD or Any Body Can Dance, ‘ABCD 2’, the story revolving around the journey of an Indian dance troupe, a motley assortment of boys and girls who come from the backstreets of a Mumbai suburb is now being screened at Liberty Lite (3D), Majestic Ultra, Colombo and Concord (3D) Dehiwela [...]
Inside out; Battle of emotions
Computer-animated fantasy comedy-drama film ‘Inside Out’, features how emotions like Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness of a young girl conflict after she is uprooted from her Midwest life and moved to San Francisco. The film is now being screened at Savoy 3D and Excel cinema, Colombo 10. Directed by Pete Docter and Ronaldo Del [...]
Janakaralaiya in Maharagama
Janakarlaliya (Theatre of the People), a mobile theatre festival with award winning plays will make a stop at Maharagama Central College Auditorium from June 29 to July 3. The festival will also mark the premier of new drama creation ‘Wata Oluwo Saha Ul Oluwo’, a translation of Bertolt Brecht’s ‘Round Heads and Peak Heads’ at [...]
Celebrity Fashion Photographer Nigel Barker in Sri Lanka
American Celebrity Photographer and TV personality Nigel Barker will be on a tour of Sri Lanka from the 15th to the 23rd of July, hosted by Cinnamon hotels. Cinnamon Hotels and Resorts, as Sri Lanka’s premier Hospitality brand has been spearheading the process of taking Sri Lanka to the world over the recent past by organising [...]
‘Paradise’ gets TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence
The Paradise Resort & Spa recently received a TripAdvisor® Certificate of Excellence award. Now in its fifth year, the award celebrates excellence in hospitality and is given only to establishments that consistently achieve great traveller reviews on TripAdvisor. Certificate of Excellence winners include accommodations, eateries and attractions located all over the world that have continually [...]