22 years of MAF
View(s):The chief guest for the occasion will be veteran dance guru Choreographer Chandana Wickramasinghe and Mrs. Dilhanai Wickremasinghe.
The first part of the ceremonial event will be graced by the dancers of Varuni Cooray Dance Academy, followed by a song by Dinesh Gamage with 9 year old Sony Mercedes.
Sony Mercedes is from Moratuwa Youth Forum and a contender for the Derana Dream ‘Star 2016 contest’.
‘As MAF is committed to uplift the hidden talents of Moratuwa, they thought of giving this opportunity to this young girl, who got a golden voice, with tremendous promise for the future’ said Hemaka Fernando, the President of MAF.
President Fernando will deliver the welcome speech and the chief guest Chandana Wickramasinghe will address the gathering and give his impetus to the up and coming dancers of Moratuwa. MAF will present him the membership for Moratuwa Arts forum on this special day.
Veteran Film Actor and comedian Tennyson Cooray will be awarded with ‘Asoka Peiris Award’ for his contribution and campaign Island wide against drugs and child abuse through his two dramas – ‘I am Sri Lanka’ and ‘Apaya’ .
Also special awards will be presented to Gunadasa Fernando and Pemsiri Fernando for their valuable contribution to the field of music.
IGP Pujith Jayasundara will grace the second part of the ceremony and he will address the artistes of Moratuwa.
There will be a memento presented to him by the Moratuwa Arts Forum in appreciation of this visit.